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Hey folks!
Had a thread going in the member introduction section, but thought I'd migrate over to the project log space.
New to the forum and to bikes in general! I recently came into the possession of a 1975 CB360T, when I was chatting with a friend of mine who now lives out of province. He asked if I wanted his bike as he had no more use for it and didn't want to see it collect dust. So with that, I now have this beauty sitting in my garage.
While traveling Vietnam a few years ago, I bought a 110cc Honda WIN and rode it down the country! Had never ridden before, and wasn't sure if I'd make it my first two days on the bike, but soon after, I fell in love and have been wanting to get back on one every since!
To my knowledge, it hasn't run in about 5 years, but has been kept stored in a garage. I have no mechanical experience whatsoever, but willingness to learn and get my hands dirty!
So far from checking out this forum, I believe my first steps are to run a compression test, adjust valves if needed, rebuild the carb, and clean out the gas tank which has a bit of surface rust inside. Hopefully, I can get her running with that, and then dig deeper.
- Compression is good, reading about 165-170psi on both cylinders.
- Valves are adjusted (though I stripped the screw heads a bit stripped because I didn't use an offset wrench. Oh well.)
I'm going to try and clean the carbs tonight. I bought spray carb cleaner, so I imagine I just:
1) Disassemble the carb
2) Remove all plastics and o-rings
3) Spray the cleaner on thick (What's the best way to clean around the diaphragm?)
4) Wipe clean with a towel (do I need to rinse off with water? do I wipe dry or let dry by itself?)
5) Reassemble carb using the rebuild kit I ordered
Let me know if this looks accurate or if I'm missing any steps!
Thanks and looking forward to all the support!
Had a thread going in the member introduction section, but thought I'd migrate over to the project log space.
New to the forum and to bikes in general! I recently came into the possession of a 1975 CB360T, when I was chatting with a friend of mine who now lives out of province. He asked if I wanted his bike as he had no more use for it and didn't want to see it collect dust. So with that, I now have this beauty sitting in my garage.






While traveling Vietnam a few years ago, I bought a 110cc Honda WIN and rode it down the country! Had never ridden before, and wasn't sure if I'd make it my first two days on the bike, but soon after, I fell in love and have been wanting to get back on one every since!
To my knowledge, it hasn't run in about 5 years, but has been kept stored in a garage. I have no mechanical experience whatsoever, but willingness to learn and get my hands dirty!
So far from checking out this forum, I believe my first steps are to run a compression test, adjust valves if needed, rebuild the carb, and clean out the gas tank which has a bit of surface rust inside. Hopefully, I can get her running with that, and then dig deeper.
- Compression is good, reading about 165-170psi on both cylinders.
- Valves are adjusted (though I stripped the screw heads a bit stripped because I didn't use an offset wrench. Oh well.)
I'm going to try and clean the carbs tonight. I bought spray carb cleaner, so I imagine I just:
1) Disassemble the carb
2) Remove all plastics and o-rings
3) Spray the cleaner on thick (What's the best way to clean around the diaphragm?)
4) Wipe clean with a towel (do I need to rinse off with water? do I wipe dry or let dry by itself?)
5) Reassemble carb using the rebuild kit I ordered
Let me know if this looks accurate or if I'm missing any steps!
Thanks and looking forward to all the support!