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by jsmith1107
Wed Mar 30, 2016 8:02 am
Forum: Honda Scrambler - CL72 | CL77
Topic: Done for now
Replies: 6
Views: 4910

How much are you hoping to get?
by jsmith1107
Mon Mar 28, 2016 11:17 am
Forum: Honda Scrambler - CL72 | CL77
Topic: Beginning Restoration
Replies: 133
Views: 71043

I am not trying to bash his company--just saying MY experience with him has not been good in the past and because of it, I won't go back.
by jsmith1107
Mon Mar 28, 2016 9:03 am
Forum: Honda Scrambler - CL72 | CL77
Topic: Beginning Restoration
Replies: 133
Views: 71043

I never had any luck with DSS. I ordered a couple of what I thought were nice looking cables from him when I was restoring mine and they were not the correct ones. I try and stay away from his stuff.
by jsmith1107
Tue Mar 22, 2016 4:19 pm
Forum: Honda Scrambler - CL72 | CL77
Topic: Beginning Restoration
Replies: 133
Views: 71043

Paul, Just a heads up before you powder and you may know this or you may not---if there is anything you don't want to have powder in it at all, tape it off or put a rubber stopper or something in that spot--such as anything that has threads or maybe even where your races are going to go on your stee...
by jsmith1107
Mon Mar 21, 2016 3:58 pm
Forum: Honda Scrambler - CL72 | CL77
Topic: Beginning Restoration
Replies: 133
Views: 71043

He is looking for a part number for the bushing that goes in the swing arm for the shocks to mount. I have never taken one of them out--
by jsmith1107
Mon Mar 21, 2016 2:38 pm
Forum: Honda Scrambler - CL72 | CL77
Topic: Beginning Restoration
Replies: 133
Views: 71043

Paul, Are you using Bill Silver's manuals? Reason I ask is because all of the part numbers are in that encyclopedia. Like I said, leave the swing arm ones, tape over them. And Ed is right regarding the shock arm bushings--leave them and I know, you already wrecked the other one. I had the book but I...
by jsmith1107
Mon Mar 21, 2016 8:14 am
Forum: Honda Scrambler - CL72 | CL77
Topic: Beginning Restoration
Replies: 133
Views: 71043

Paul,
In terms of the swingarm bushings, you don't have to remove them---if you have the right guy doing your powder, he will make sure he tapes it--or like you said, do it yourself and let him know you did it so he doesn't take it off.

JS