67 Sebring 350 barn find project-now RUNNING!

[mibi]

Finally got my barn find running. Cleaned the carb, lined the tank, rebuild the stopcocks, and found a no spark situation. Eventually traced it to the points-to-coil wire having exposed insulation and shorting out inside the case. once repaired, she started within a few kicks but demolished my leg until I retarded the timing and figured out the best starting sequence. Bike only has 6K miles and suspect when it shorted out, bike was put out to pasture, as everything on it seems pretty original. Had to replace a fuse and a bulb too.

Once running, I found the Clutch would not work. Turned out to be 45 years of grime rust and muck sticking all the plates together. simple removed and cleaned and replaced the surflex discs and all is good.

This weekend I finally took her for a ride- and got into 2nd gear but rear brake is stuck and I need to address that. didn't want to push my luck with no rear brake. But the bike sounds fantastic, and pull strongly up the hill in front of my house. attached a few pics.

Next plan is to work on rear brake, adjust the carb and throttle cable so it idles perfectly, attach fenders and tool box, etc.. Bike even came with original Ducati tools!

Once I have it all together and running, I am going to dismantle and repaint, chrome, etc. Haven't decided if I am sticking with stock handlebar, paint, or maybe going a bit custom, with colored frame, and cafe bars. The underside of the tank is a beautiful cherry red metallic

if you want to see a video of her running the 3rd time I got her started a few weeks ago , check it out.
she runs much better now that I have the timing correct, and changed the oil again etc. Starts ( sometimes) first kick. Michael

https://youtu.be/xzOjz_TxL9M

[Nick]

Congratulations! Looks like you found a great bike.

The Sebring is one of my favorite all-time motorcycles. I've put thousands of happy miles on mine, using it mainly as a daily driver. Mine has been extremely reliable: starts right up, runs perfectly, never breaks down. Only mods I've made are a 28mm Mikuni, and 12V wiring, although it ran well enough on 6V. Still using points, never had problems with them.

You sure you want to clean it up? Patina is a valuable commodity these days and they're only original once!

Keep us updated.

[Old Cog]

Stroke (or several) of luck there alright! Well done. And all that fettlin' without asking here for advice

Brian

[mibi]

I am still trying to get my rear brake to work. I need some help. the "brake cam", #4 in figure 61 of Bailey's WSM is stuck. it appears to just slide into the cover and the rear brake lever (#2) keeps it in position. But I cannot get it out. days of heat and solvent, lube etc. Can i just use a hammer or hydraulic press to push it out? probably corroded if its like other parts of bike. Michael

[mibi]

got it out polished and reinstalled ,,, all ok