This site is GREAT, by the way. It took me a little bit of time to actually find an active forum that had the correct, current information that I was looking for. I'm going out to the garage & I'll upload pics later today.
A young kid dropped off a 305 Scrambler in pieces to me, for help in getting it running. It has emotional significance to him and it's cool he wants to get it going again. It has been disassembled for an estimated 15-20yrs. I laid it all out and it looks like it's all there. Seems to be complete.
It looks like just a pile of parts, but I'm going to "mock it up" today and take an assesment of it. I'm excited to have the project and excited to have found this site of hardcore enthusiasts.
Pics soon & Thanks in advance for all the help you guys give to others!
A Scrambler Was Dropped off in PIECES to me today!
There are vintage Honda dealers out there like Western Hills Honda. If you go to their website, they have microfiche on-line for the CL77 that will be a great help to you as you build the bike. There were changes made over the production run of bikes and those changes are normally denoted by frame numbers. I'm talking parts changes for the most part, here.
If you do a search, there was a link to a '66 parts manual posted here some time last winter. The service manual for the bike is is really a CL72 manual, but for the most part, it is the same engine. The experts here will help you with the differences if you need it. Knowing what year yours is will be helpful. If you have no paperwork, look for a white tag on the main wiring harness. It will have a manufacturing date that normally corresponds to the model year, although the same build year has been known to be sold as a subsequent model year. Frame numbers and engine numbers will also be a helpful reference. It's great that you are helping his youngster revive this bike. Better to see him learning how to wrench than getting a fat arse playing video games or eating Twinkies at the mall. regards, Rob
As it turns out, it hasn't run in 31 years. It's all there except for a few little things, but the real issue is the engine. It's siezed up. Rather than fight with the engine & "unobtanium" certain hard parts, he's going to buy a running CL77 305 Scrambler and swap the motors during the restoration. He'll have some spare parts left over and will still get the bike he wanted, to run. Cheaper & easier in the long run. I'll put up a few pics in the next day or so.
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