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Is the throttle slide turned 180 deg. out? This will cause a really high idle.

Oil filter and chain for sale on ebay right now.

It's like Dianne said. You have a very weak and thin spring to overcome all of the friction of moving parts.
The newer bikes have a pull spring and a separate push spring which work great. These older bikes just don't have the capability.

Dan, They won't snap back like newer bikes. The best you can hope for is a slow return. Most of the time I would just roll the throttle back manually. Did you try the nut and screw adjustment on the underside of the throttle?

There are thousands upon thousand shades of red. Good luck finding an exact match in a spray can. I had a 1965 Honda cb 160 in 1965. There was no orange in the paint. They were cherry red. The orange comes from being baked in the sun.
Thank you for completely blowing off and ignoring my advice.

I used GM bright red on my Dream. Looks really nice and is readily available at Advance Auto parts and Autozone.

I tried to track previous ownership of my 65 Dream a few years back. Pennsylvania tracked it for me but records only go back to the 1970's. I don't remember the fee.