Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

Honda CL350 part 6 Detective work

Welcome back! By this stage I had the engine in the frame so it was time to look at the wheels. Starting at the front, one point I had noticed was that the brake did not work because there was far too much slack in the cable, though that was simple enough to diagnose as the adjuster was missing (Photo 1). I did have a spare in my oddments collection and the cable was in good shape; after a bit of lubrication it worked perfectly.

One interesting design point here is that the front stop switch is incorporated in the cable rather than the lever

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