1969 CL350
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A friend sent me this heads up today. A short history of my ‘69 CL350 is featured in the latest issue of the VJMC North America magazine, along with photos I provided. Pretty cool!
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My 350 featured in VJMC magazine
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ballbearian
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Definitely cool. And the story continues...
Good stuff Dale, congrats on getting the Chameleon in the VJMC magazine. I love that they showed all iterations of it over the years. Excellent!
Boomer343
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As much as I like the internet having a print magazine still works best for me.
Well deserved and a walk down memory lane.
Well deserved and a walk down memory lane.
Congratulations Dale, looks like a nice write up.
1969 CL350
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I received my hard copy a couple weeks ago. Here’s the article, and most of it is correct…lol
ballbearian
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What's on the clock after 50 years?
1969 CL350
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It went from 1971-1975 or so with the instruments off, so the odometer isn’t accurate. It shows about 34,000 miles, but I’d guess the bike actually has over 40,000 miles on it.
ballbearian
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I find that very impressive. Good times.
I'm curious about what isn't quite accurate in the article.
You've never been into the engine in all that time?
You've never been into the engine in all that time?
1969 CL350
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I took the head off back in 1971 to fix a suspected head gasket oil leak, which turned out to be the tach drive seal leaking, a stupid teenager snafu. So, yes, it had a new head gasket installed in it 51 years ago…lol
So all the parts in the top end have the roughly 40,000 miles on them, that it itself is quite the success story for the 350 engine.
1969 CL350
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Yes, and the cam chain tensioner still seems to be in good condition, too. Not too worn, and no junk in the oil or “filter”.
ballbearian
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This, and the rest of the story just makes me smile.
2BrokeBikes
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Very cool!
1969 CL350
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The cam chain tensioner is probably a ticking time bomb, though…lol