Comments on: Honda CL350 – loves to rev! maybe a bit too much.

By: CafeKid

CafeKid — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:13:53 +0000

Dale made some good comments. If you have not figured it out yet the revving and exhaust issues sound like two different problems. The idle if its not throttle cable issue its carb related. air or fuel mix problem. That might cause one cylinder to misfire and cause temp problems, maybe check spark or timing. Keep troubleshooting! Good luck…

By: Dale

Dale — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:48:08 +0000

Ryan’s right – first check the throttle cables. Most bikes have two – one ‘push’ and one ‘pull’ – when you twist the throttle and let go, it should ‘snap’ back to idle position. If it doesn’t, you’ve got a safety issue. Next on the list is (like you said) the carb sync’s. Depending on your resources, you can either “eyeball” them or use a sync gauge. Eyeballing will get you very close, but you have to take the carbs out and look down the throats to make sure the butterflies are set the same. Next on the list would be the IAC or Idle Air Control screws. They’re tiny flat-blade screws on the side of the carbs – they’ve gotta be set pretty close to the same or you’ll have problems. Take a look at the spark-plugs to see how each cylinder is burning – that’ll tell you alot too. Good luck – that’s an awesome bike (was my first)!

By: ryan

ryan — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:57:34 +0000

Make sure it’s not the throttle or choke (including cable). You’d be surprised how much weirdness can be tracked to that.

By: Bruce McIntire

Bruce McIntire — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:19:31 +0000

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