Took the exhaust off and polished the burnt Penetrol off with soapy water and OOOO silver wool.
I like it.

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Mounted the exhaust in a different spot. The muffler mount was a bit bent, middle mount doesn’t want to line up and I forgot to take the old exhaust gasket out.

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I think the plug cap is letting the spark find a shorter route. The plug caps are not OEM but I thought they looked period. Got hem off eBay. OEM ones are Grey which aren’t made. There is a OEM equivalent in black but thought I’d try these for the look. Didn’t work.

Seems a bit close?

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Before

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After

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This is before take a good look at its general demena then after and I think they are the same just refreshed and ready to go on.

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That’s a win

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This two will get vintage plates and occasional club ...

Time to put the exhaust on. The exhaust is the reason I put the side stand on the other side. Hondas first scrambler exhaust.

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Side covers go on next

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Before

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After

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Rear hub before

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Deglazed the front pads and put them on the back

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This is where it’s going to rest for a bit.

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Thank you for looking, I hope 2025 is a good year for you. See you ...

Thanks whitehillbilly

It’s a shame is some ways you make these things play them for awhile then look at them for a while and it’s time for them to go. We will see where this one goes if it does.

A link to YouTube where I go through the start up process

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I think all of us have a list of bikes ...

Not much happening with the CL77. I’ll winch it up to put the exhaust on

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I do other projects most are documented somewhere some aren’t. This is one.

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I was looking for my next project and had this idea. Supercharged Nos Postie bike. Say that with out smiling. I ...

Hay whitehillbilly thanks for following the build. The time consuming part (and rewarding yes I have a problem) was the cleaning how it comes together is the reward and so far the process is working for me.

After

I bought 4 aftermarket brake shoes and I’m not impressed.

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Rough and poor everywhere

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I pick the best two and sand them to shape

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The best of the old ones were the front hardly used. Cleaned them up to use on the back.

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