Hello!
My first post.
I have always wanted a classic twin, so recently, I got myself a Honda CB360. On the first look, it wasnt really nice. It was probably shipped to the Netherlands from USA, and then brought to my country, Slovenija (sorry for my bad English...).
Someone had it in a garage for about two years, and in that time, the garage was also flooded with water. I got the bike in an exchange.
Fortunately, it wasnt flooded completely, and the engine wasnt touched by the water. I brought it home. It started on the first kick. So I started cleaning it. All the dust that was on it, somehow protected it from rust, so the bike is in a really nice shape, except for the wheel, cause some of it was in water... I like the bike so mutch, that i polished the whole engine by hand
I looked around on the internet, and was suprised to see, that they started to make them in 1974, so this must be one of the first models, since its '73.
The problem for me is getting the parts, cause shipping from america is really expencive. But the bike is in a really good shape, so i think i could fix most of the things.
I have a question about the color. Is it Candy topaz orange? If it is, what is the color code of it?
I need to repain the tank. The color is awesome at the sides, but someone wrote a price with an alcohol marker on the tank (the bike was probably sold on a fair in Italy), and the color faded, but the price is visible, cause it didnt fade under the marker. It looks really ugly, and ruins the look of the whole bike.
I also need to get an original, nice seat cover..
I also have a question about the brakes. What is better, disc or drum brakes? I have drum brakes, and they look awesome, but im curious about the functionality... I doubt those early disc brakes are better than those double drum brakes, though.
Also, when i tried driving it, it was really nice, untill at 5000rpm, the engine began coughing. I cleaned the carbs, and a membrane had a hole. I fixed it, but I havent had time to test it yet. Could that be the problem? Or could it be something else? The compression is 9 in both cilinders. The sparks are beautiful...
I wanna drive the bike daily, so i need to be shure in it. Can you tell me the usual problems it has?
My first post.
I have always wanted a classic twin, so recently, I got myself a Honda CB360. On the first look, it wasnt really nice. It was probably shipped to the Netherlands from USA, and then brought to my country, Slovenija (sorry for my bad English...).
Someone had it in a garage for about two years, and in that time, the garage was also flooded with water. I got the bike in an exchange.
Fortunately, it wasnt flooded completely, and the engine wasnt touched by the water. I brought it home. It started on the first kick. So I started cleaning it. All the dust that was on it, somehow protected it from rust, so the bike is in a really nice shape, except for the wheel, cause some of it was in water... I like the bike so mutch, that i polished the whole engine by hand
I looked around on the internet, and was suprised to see, that they started to make them in 1974, so this must be one of the first models, since its '73.
The problem for me is getting the parts, cause shipping from america is really expencive. But the bike is in a really good shape, so i think i could fix most of the things.
I have a question about the color. Is it Candy topaz orange? If it is, what is the color code of it?
I need to repain the tank. The color is awesome at the sides, but someone wrote a price with an alcohol marker on the tank (the bike was probably sold on a fair in Italy), and the color faded, but the price is visible, cause it didnt fade under the marker. It looks really ugly, and ruins the look of the whole bike.
I also need to get an original, nice seat cover..
I also have a question about the brakes. What is better, disc or drum brakes? I have drum brakes, and they look awesome, but im curious about the functionality... I doubt those early disc brakes are better than those double drum brakes, though.
Also, when i tried driving it, it was really nice, untill at 5000rpm, the engine began coughing. I cleaned the carbs, and a membrane had a hole. I fixed it, but I havent had time to test it yet. Could that be the problem? Or could it be something else? The compression is 9 in both cilinders. The sparks are beautiful...
I wanna drive the bike daily, so i need to be shure in it. Can you tell me the usual problems it has?
