i have what i think is a 66 350 but it has the same exhaust what bike do i have did they make 350s with that exhaust or is it a 450 it dosnt run and is missing a gas tank and seat so its hard to tell what it is any ideas
You had a CL 350. CL's, with the chromed side pipes, were Scramblers. The Honda's with the upswept black pipes were and SL's were called Motosports.
I had a 68 CL450. The first year and first model Honda to have a 5 sp tranny. And, yes, they were sexy as hell, literally. Not to be nasty, but I got more, um...sex, because of that bike than a football team of jocks in my HighSchool did. LOL
I'd let Mike Tyson whip me and bite my ear off to have that bike back.
The '72s were kinda ugly, the muffler was too quiet and cam timing was mild. The following year Honda used the forks, wheel and brakes from the 750 and the 450 became a sled. The 68-69 models were the baddest and the best!
Actually we started seeing CB450s with the 750 frontend in 1971. Our sales manager told us Honda was phasing out all of the CL models in favor of the new SL models. I owned a total of 7 450s but only one was a CB, the CLs made 2 less HP for a gain of 3# in torque and better mid range response. This made them perfect for city riding and stoplight to stoplight racing.
Either the idle jets are plugged or your points are set wrong. Open up your points a couple of thousandths and remove and clean the carbs and add an ounce of injector cleaner to your tank every other fill up.
are these pretty good little bikes? i'll be buying a bike in a few months to learn on and i've been thinking about getting one of these
tapoutish 1 year ago
I just picked one of these bikes up, they are a ton of fun
2wheelmonster 1 year ago
sweet sounding bike ahhhh
theeroom 2 years ago
what do they sound like straight piped?
spikonaleash 2 years ago
i have what i think is a 66 350 but it has the same exhaust what bike do i have did they make 350s with that exhaust or is it a 450 it dosnt run and is missing a gas tank and seat so its hard to tell what it is any ideas
na6drifter 2 years ago
@na6drifter
You had a CL 350. CL's, with the chromed side pipes, were Scramblers. The Honda's with the upswept black pipes were and SL's were called Motosports.
I had a 68 CL450. The first year and first model Honda to have a 5 sp tranny. And, yes, they were sexy as hell, literally. Not to be nasty, but I got more, um...sex, because of that bike than a football team of jocks in my HighSchool did. LOL
I'd let Mike Tyson whip me and bite my ear off to have that bike back.
pizamoto 2 years ago
I had a 72 cL 450,it was pretty fast for the cc and age,kool ride,I bought a basket case and restored it in 1987,took a year in my spare time
boatmoter 2 years ago
I totally agree.. that's one sweet bike! Sexy too. :) I'd love to have one!
(The new ones are nice but not the same.)
vccranker 3 years ago
Why? just buy a new bike :)
Front2422 4 years ago
do you still have a CL 450 to sell? =)
fanlord2 4 years ago
The '72s were kinda ugly, the muffler was too quiet and cam timing was mild. The following year Honda used the forks, wheel and brakes from the 750 and the 450 became a sled. The 68-69 models were the baddest and the best!
Bullettube 4 years ago
Actually we started seeing CB450s with the 750 frontend in 1971. Our sales manager told us Honda was phasing out all of the CL models in favor of the new SL models. I owned a total of 7 450s but only one was a CB, the CLs made 2 less HP for a gain of 3# in torque and better mid range response. This made them perfect for city riding and stoplight to stoplight racing.
Bullettube 3 years ago
Thats in amazing shape!, i have a 74 cl360, it looks the same as that!(except green) I can never get it to idle.
isaacteague 4 years ago
Either the idle jets are plugged or your points are set wrong. Open up your points a couple of thousandths and remove and clean the carbs and add an ounce of injector cleaner to your tank every other fill up.
Bullettube 4 years ago
nice
tsal01570 4 years ago
ace ride, it can be hard to find cool old rides like that for a reasonable price in australia.
adeptacheese 4 years ago
ah, that's frigging nice!
jigmesam 4 years ago
beautiful bike, i want one
atomicsaladbowl 5 years ago