tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4536236546909059330.post818823815656838418..comments2023-09-07T10:26:29.542+01:00Comments on You can't tour on a single!: CL350 updateNormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08561928102855867969noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4536236546909059330.post-45415304587019045012012-02-12T21:20:13.902+00:002012-02-12T21:20:13.902+00:00Oh yeah, and that 'pipe-clamp and mount' t...Oh yeah, and that 'pipe-clamp and mount' that grabs both exhaust headers....Hairy Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07561143328956868685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4536236546909059330.post-70183953354822629722012-02-12T18:51:46.739+00:002012-02-12T18:51:46.739+00:00Bringing back all kinds of memories about working ...Bringing back all kinds of memories about working on 350's. That left-side air cleaner cover was always a hassle, and as that aging plastic gets more brittle with age... In the 'time was money' days at the shop I worked at, all kinds of short cuts were used by the mechanics. (most of which I wouldn't use at home on my own bike...). If you loosened the bolt that fixed the carb choke linkage and slipped it over, and also the screws on the rubber manifold boots, you could pivot the carbs and access the screws to the float bowls and top covers. Then you could perform an 'on the bike' carb clean-out. If the carbs aren't too encrusted with barnacles this could be a time saver. For jet changes this is a handy trick. One I never liked was the 'adjust the valves with the engine running trick'.Possible, because of the eccentric adjusters. I always took the time to do it right. I always had a good laugh when guys would tell me they had perfected the method and could 'hear' the right clearances... Another one was taking a cutting torch to the frame above the motor and making a 'notch' in the frame that would allow the head to be removed without pulling the engine. Another one I wouldn't do. I had pulled so many motors by that point, that it hardly seemed a time-saver. Come to think of it, I started working on my own bikes after suffering from the effects of ham-fisted Honda mechanics. I'm trying to remember about that cover. You might be able to loosen the collars at the exhaust and remove a muffler hanger nut and pivot the works enough to access that cover for removal. Good luck and have fun!Hairy Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07561143328956868685noreply@blogger.com