Back from the dead
Lots of interesting discoveries on the CL77 so far, (ie) condenser wires ran to wrong side coils, simple wrong fix cross the plug wires. Some of the wiring involved lamp cord and wire nuts, when the shift rod splines became worn, easy fix, braze the shift pedal to the end of the rod. The previous owners apparently were not real big into preventive maintenance or apparently never possessed an owners manual. I will bet hard cash the oil slinger had not seen human touch since 1967. Honda contributed too, lets change from JIS thread pitch on main jets in the the middle of the three year run, best of luck on the correct carb rebuild kits. There are different seat attaching points, tail light brackets, and exhaust systems, all in the three year run this bike was produced.
All that being said, the damn thing went around the block today, and it runs good even with eyeball synced carbs and no air filters. After a complete rewire, setting the points, valve lash, and timing, installing rebuilt carbs with right jets finally, it fired on the fourth kick. No blue oil smoke and it will start every time with one or two kicks. The charging system even works as much as can be expected. My initial goal has been achieved, check the condition of the engine before starting to make it pretty. A number of parts have been collected, correct tail light, actual OEM horn that fits in the headlight bucket, complete uncut front fender and stay, skid plate, and other bits here and there. Parts are rare and damn expensive but I check Flea Bay daily. The next step will be complete tear down, for cleaning and paint. It is always a good feeling when you hear one come back to life......