New member with a CL77 (1965)

qwerty · Post by **qwerty** » Tue Jul 09, 2013 11:14 pm

I like the way that solo seat looks on there - is it pretty securely mounted? Any idea who made the seat and what mounting hardware was used?

Thanks and cobgratulations!

qwerty · Post by **qwerty** » Tue Jul 09, 2013 11:20 pm

I meant "congratulations" - it was a typo, not a corn related jab at a yellow bike...

Spitfire151 · Post by **Spitfire151** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 5:47 pm

Haha the pun would've been worth it!

As for your questions, no clue on who makes the seat, looks pretty basic.

No, the silver bracket is part of the seat frame but the PO drilled a hole in the bike frame in order to secure it but never did. I will have to find some sturdy and somewhat low key mounting hardware (a black bolt, nut, lock washer, and rubber bushings). I will also add rubber bushings under the seat to stock it from smacking the frame/battery and to better secure it to the bike.

sixtiescycle · Post by **sixtiescycle** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 3:41 am

Spitfire151 wrote:Another update on this bike, took the carbs apart and dipped them.

Found the jets to be mismatched:

Left carb 38 and 130; right carb 42 and 135.
The kit had 39 and 130. Both carbs are 26s.

Left carb has CL jetting, right carb has CB jetting. You need to check the jet needles as CB and CL are different, CB #24231, CL #24304

Spitfire151 · Post by **Spitfire151** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 6:05 am

The left is CL and the righ is CB...any reason to do that?

Spitfire151 · Post by **Spitfire151** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 6:36 pm

Also, I should add that one of the jets isn't seating as flush as the stock jet did. I got the kits off ebay, weren't marked as Sudko.

Spitfire151 · Post by **Spitfire151** » Mon Aug 05, 2013 8:10 pm

Another update: all wiring is completed minus the brake switch. I fabbed up a makeshift gas tank (mine is full of rust currently) and hooked it up to give'r a test start...annnnnd nothing. I got one putt (I think).

Carbs were previously completely cleaned/parts replaced, I had spark on both plugs (both had proper gap), however the battery was quite low (11ish volts) and the taillight would not illuminate and the horn wouldn't do a thing (as a result I'm assuming). So it's on the charger and I will try tomorrow.

Also, the throttle stops were both set to allow the slides down as low as possible and the air screws were both turned out one turn from stop. Using the stock air filters from classichondarestoration.com

New throttle cable installed.

I scrounged some screws from an old battery jumper box and they fix my handle bar controls and I am only missing the long "cross screw" for the throttle fixture. The headlight dimmer switch/horn unit needs some tweaking as the dimmer switch kills the light if pushed slightly off track (grounding I assume).