1974 Honda CL450 K6
Service
Owner: Ryan T. of Virginia
COMMENTS: The customer's dad originally owned the bike which was given to him by a friend. It's stock with original paint. Now our customer owns it and needed the following service: clean & seal inside of gasoline tank & gas cap, replace gasoline cap gasket, clean petcock/fuel valve, replace fuel line, clean 2 carburetors, set points timing & adjust timing chain, replace front fork seals & fork oil & boots/gators, install new turn signal flasher, straighten both rear turn signal mounts, change oil & service oil slinger, paint 2 side cover emblems, replace front & rear tires, replace high beam indicator light lens, polish handlebar levers & locate a new, spare key. This service took over 10 hours of labor.
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3.5 minute video showing this Honda running & additional photos of the service work
Rotten fuel residue & patches of rust in gasoline tank & cap
Leaky front fork seals ... ... ... Seen here being worked on
Rear tire had electrical tape used a rim strip
Randy changing a tire
Loose debris from the gasoline tank clinging to the petcock/fuel valve tube
Carburetor bowl dirty with old fuel
Side cover emblems - Before
Side cover emblems - After
Carburetors - Before
2 cracks in the carb float
Dirty carburetor needle
October 10, 2011 email from the customer: "Hey Randy and Ursulina, I just wanted to let you know the bike has been running really well since I got it back."
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video of this service
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