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Greasey Harley · 06-11-2022, 10:18 PM

'67 Honda CL 160. Someone dropped this off at my house asked me if I could get it running.
I made no promises. It was parked in a wood shed in 1988, it took me a week of spraying "stuff" in the carbs before the slides would come out.
Been running the left carb through the ultrasonic cleaner all day. We'll see if it's a hopeless case or not.
I do like a change.

Greasey Harley · 06-13-2022, 12:05 AM

Well, a couple rebuilt battery cables, another 5 hours of carb cleaning, new fuel line, a new condenser and some fresh Rotella 15w40.
Son of a gun, it light right off.
First time that engine has ran since 1988. The thing sounded good. It still needs one of everything, but it lives again. That was easier than I expected.

franken · 06-13-2022, 01:31 AM

Nice. It's great to revive old stuff.
Weren't these in the you meet the nicest people on a Honda ads?

Greasey Harley · 06-13-2022, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by franken

Nice. It's great to revive old stuff.
Weren't these in the you meet the nicest people on a Honda ads?

Not sure, that was a little before my time. Looking forward to riding it though.

67C10Step · 06-13-2022, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by franken

Nice. It's great to revive old stuff.
Weren't these in the you meet the nicest people on a Honda ads?

That is a nice old bike and I think the timeframe for that saying was 64-70 or so.

I revived this one for a guy back a few years ago. Been in a barn for about 20 years and at least 10 with the spark plug out. Never had one this stuck. Was his wife's first motorcycle. Old Hondas are hard to kill.

06-11-2022, 10:18 PM	#1
Greasey Harley Registered User Join Date: May 2013 Location: Post Falls, ID Posts: 900	Bike Resurrection '67 Honda CL 160. Someone dropped this off at my house asked me if I could get it running. I made no promises. It was parked in a wood shed in 1988, it took me a week of spraying "stuff" in the carbs before the slides would come out. Been running the left carb through the ultrasonic cleaner all day. We'll see if it's a hopeless case or not. I do like a change. Attached Images __________________ Insert clever text here: Last edited by Greasey Harley; 06-11-2022 at 10:33 PM.

06-13-2022, 12:05 AM	#2
Greasey Harley Registered User Join Date: May 2013 Location: Post Falls, ID Posts: 900	Re: Bike Resurrection Well, a couple rebuilt battery cables, another 5 hours of carb cleaning, new fuel line, a new condenser and some fresh Rotella 15w40. Son of a gun, it light right off. First time that engine has ran since 1988. The thing sounded good. It still needs one of everything, but it lives again. That was easier than I expected. Attached Images __________________ Insert clever text here: Last edited by Greasey Harley; 06-13-2022 at 12:21 AM.

06-13-2022, 01:31 AM	#3
franken Registered User Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Somewhere Posts: 3,128	Re: Bike Resurrection Nice. It's great to revive old stuff. Weren't these in the you meet the nicest people on a Honda ads? Last edited by franken; 06-13-2022 at 01:40 AM.



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