Starting Our Project 1970 Honda CB350
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 พ.ย. 2016
- After eight issues of updates, the Project 1970 Honda CB350 is finished and ready to get back out on the road. Watch us fire it up!
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I owned and rode a 1971 350 twin. Actually I owned 2 of them, one had extended forks, coffin Gas tank, 15 inch rear tire, cobra seat and pull back bars. It probably looked bizarre but I loved that thing. Straight pipes were extremely obnoxious. I was 16 and thought I was something on a stick when I was riding it. I'm 70 years old now and had many Bikes and still riding. God bless y'all and keep riding!
That’s sick
That's a beautiful bike !!!!!
Great video. The sound brought me back to High School 1981. The CB350 was my first vehicle, and one of my favorites to this day. Thanks for the memories.
Great video, great job!!
So pleased that you didn't use it as a cafe racer project!!
Wow! That is exactly my 1970 Honda 350!!! Exactly the same paint job, too. I think I sold it in late 1971. Since then, I have often regretted selling it. Whoever owns this one, may you be be blessed with many safe and fun miles.
What fun! Watching that video was almost like being there. Nicely done Richard and the team at MC.
Great video. I had a nice little 350 way back when...loved it! Thanks for sharing!
Got here via Joe Berk @ CSC Motorcycles. Thanks for sharing this video, saw that gold K2 and was immediately transported back to my days working at Alameda Honda. So many of those were on the road that I could do a full routine tune & service in about 20 minutes. Got to love those eccentric shaft valve adjusters.
A Great Motorcycle of my Era--Back then there were 350's and 750 Honda's Everywhere. I owned a 305 Super Hawk that I converted to a Trail Bike, a Little Heavy but still a Good Machine. Thank you Guys for Restoring a Bit of History...
Well done. Sounds like I want one
It reminds me that my brother had toured La péninsule Gaspésienne on this machine
I owned this exact motorcycle. I was 14 when I bought it in 1976. It was red and the paint on the tank was starting to fade. Repainted it metallic blue.
Had a 350 K4 back in the day but my camshaft broke at 20,000 miles. Got a new one and rebuilt it. 3 years a go bought a 450 for old times sake, man l love old Hondas.
Beautiful bike!
I owned this bike and you can't kill it. This was my first bike but mine was a kick start. Now i have a Heritage Softail.
By chance do you know where I could get a 4carb for this type of bike? I'm asking everyone.
I drovr my old girlfriends CB250 ,and it was a blast. fun bikes.
Nice! My first bike was a brand new 1970 CB 350. One day when I'm rich and famous, I'll get another. Mine had points for ignition. Electronic ignition sounds nice.
Yea and they needed resetting alot if you remember as mine did too and those bikes didn't like water like the new ones don't mind it as they're sealed better but my brandnew CB350 was pure gold until about 2300 miles and then after their brake in then you gotta keep the Points & Ignition and carberators calibrated all the time unless you just take it real easy and don't gun it up too much and ride carefully & smoothly THEN..IF you change the Oil & Filter much more often than usual..these bikes can last for three decades
Havesamebike.
25 years no go
Goes mint
Good luck
Nice video
Wish I still had my 1965 Model ,, looks good
Obviously toot tall's memory is a bit clouded as the 1965 CB77 looks very different to the 1970 CB350 (325 cc). The only similarity is they are parallel twins and I doubt that there are many parts that are interchangeable.
She's beautiful!!
My dad took me to Beasley Honda of Enterprise Alabama to buy me this same bike BrandNew and we should have gotten the CB 450 as it has more HP & Torque and looks more sexier however the 1970 Honda CB 450 is heavy as hell because it's a way heavier engine but had my dad had a good $1200 to spend on a bike..he would have bought the CandyApple Gold CB450 instead..but i really have always been attracted to the CL scrambler line rather than the low to the ground CB road/hwy bikes.Anyway, i remember that i kept my Gold CB 350 clean and covered with it bike cover when ever it was just parked at night or if it was raining outside always kept it covered.folks these bikes are much better suited for girls as they are smooth and responsive but really not powerful enough like a 450 or 500cc bike..however the Brand new 1970 Honda CB 750's were absolutely gorgeous and i was so hoping upon hope that my dad would just go ahead and get me the 750 for my birthday present but he couldn't swing the ($1600) they were asking back in 1970..(boy those were much better days back then as everything was more simply and analog and folks seemed more friendly and sociable, too!Motorcycles are always the best conversation breaker no matter who you're talking to.
I love the CB350F. The 4 cylinder revvy lump sounds awesome. Shame this one is the 350T but still looks good.
My very first bike!
Good bro
Nice
Super
Returns to idle a little slow. Auto advance may need new springs. Try resyncing the carbs and adjust idle mix equally on both sides by ear. Have carbs been rejetted for the aftermarket exhaust? Do the carbs have the revised vacuum pistons in them with the thicker rubber tops? The original ones tore. I worked on tons of these.
What?? You put that much effort in it and didn't even bother to open the engine? So there are still the 45 years old cam chain rollers in there.. Man if you'd opened it up you'd know why that's an issue...
That surprised me also. And one of the gaskets went after riding for a few minutes. Sure it's all fine in there...
Indeed.. good luck with those disintegrating rollers
Exactly my thoughts!
just stands on er to eh.... i guess thats why after his test ride when he kills it says, òne hit, fires rite up`... lol, friken better if yer showen yer work on youtub... but ya, i guess it is amazing it started rite back up.... soon wont, naw its a honda....smoke for years first
I had one of those in the late '60's. I don't remember it making that much noise. Great ride. (Then got a BMW R50, and had a Honda 160 before it).
Beautiful bike. Have the same one.
Do run a splitter between the two fuel outlets from the tank so that when you remove the tank the fuel doesn't flow? I know they exist however - can't find em
I'm surprised how good it sounds. The CL350 I had didn't sound anything like that. Nice color choice too.
Yes they changed the exhaust to a better performance & tuned exhaust as the original are quiet and look better than these CB360 pipes
Looks great, but needs a bottom end rebuild for sure. Who knows what the bearings and clutches look like. 🤦♂️
Haha… not to mention 50 year old gaskets.
What did you do with the carter/cilinders/head to make it like that?
Which paint is it?
I'm working on a '73 cb350f myself
Honda sold 650,000 of the cb350 twin. It sold three times better than the cb450 twin. Hondash biggest bike was it's worst seller. The Trident came out at the Birmingham show in England along with the rocket 3, mr. Honda shed to his engineers that he wanted a 4-cylinder 5-speed 750 Honda with a disc brake on the front end to show up BSA/ Triumph. He also wanted it at the price of a Bonneville Triumph. In spite of his cheapening measures he could only get it down to the price of a trident. The reason the original CB750 Honda 4-cylinder motorcycles had sand-cast cylinders was because they did not want to invest the money for the diecast equipment because their biggest fight their cb450 Honda was a poor seller and they didn't want to take such a gamble if the 750 was taken as too big. They ended up building a new Factory that just built CB750 fours and I believe one came off the assembly line every 1.8 minutes or something like that if I remember right. BSA took 3 Rocket 3 motorcycles, and took them out of the crate on the infield of Daytona. With a 4-speed gearbox and typical excellent British handling manage to run at 130 miles an hour stock out-of-the-box. The Honda CB750 for handles like a pig. It has worthless shock absorbers, and tires that everyone said was made out of recycled rubber bands because they were so horrible especially in the rain. Beyonce Rocket 3 and the Triumph Trident had good suspension and good tires. You didn't have to spend money because the company cheapened out certain components, making you have to spend money on good components. That's why Rickman made kits for the Honda 750 four cylinder motorcycle. Peter Egan said in one of his columns and Cycle World that the 750 Honda was the first motorcycle he had that it was cheaper to buy another bike then to fix the one he had.
Sounds similar to my 1974 Honda CB125S.
You must be tone deaf. Vastly different sound. I have owned or ridden CB 100, CB 125S, CB 175 twin, CB 200 twin, CB 250 CB 350, CB 450, CB 500T, CB 500F, CB 750 K2. How could a 125 single sound like a 350 twin? My CB 125 S was modded to 138 cc with a Yoshimura kit then to 150 cc with a Burt Kingston kit. It was heavily modified in other areas and was timed at 88 mph, a fair speed for a "125" commuter. These early Honda 4 strokes were far superior to outdated British and American motorcycles of that era. They were the death of several British manufacturers and almost put Harley to the sword. They had electric start, started first time, every time, had good economy, were reliable, had good performance and usually didn't leak oil unless high mileage and neglected. It took Triumph and Harley Davidson 30 years to catch up. The only down side of the Hondas of this era is the handling could be a bit squirrely when any more than 8/10ths and over bumps. They were also a little heavy for their capacity.
ya just can't kill the motors, everything else may get crusted rusted and wasted away... but those motors were tough.
So this is where the newly launched, "honda highness cb350" got its idea, design and exhaust sound are identical.
CB series is legendary.....Finally they are bringing it's adaptations to india
Waaaaaaw
Bragging about all the work they did but they didn't even open the engine. Old clutch, oil filter with decades of gunk, seals, tensioner, etc but at least it's shiny
I had three of these in the 70's, all 350 CBs. Really, I don't understand why the effort to restore one of these. OK bike to go back and forth to work maybe. A little fun to ride on the weekends yes. But restoring one of these seems like restoring an '80s Toyota Tercel or something. I finally ended up ditching my Hondas for a '70 Triumph Bonneville, then a '69 Bonneville. I can see restoring those, but not a crappy little Honda 350.
Farley Musclewhite I like the designs of the 350 and yes a restored one can go for $5,500-7000 range. People grew up on these bikes and love them. I own one and get thumbs up all the time.
This was my first bike. A Honda 360/CL. It goes 60 mph, but after that is too interesting. It has english style and a proven engine.
Honda is reliable.
Just curious, but shouldn't this start off outside the shop or garage that it was done in? Roadside by a farm or pasture seems strange to me. Oh well, Nice work all the same. Thanks for posting.
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I hate the crossover pipe on the fuel tank, not many people are familiar with the oil filter on these.
How much did it sell for
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So, how did you get the muffler parts re-chromed? Most Chrome shops refuse to touch old exhausts.
He's a loud-mouthed salesman with a sales pitch. They didn't re-chrome the mufflers. I noticed that right away. Those are chinese reproduction mufflers. The original mufflers look slightly different and the exhaust openings are different on the originals.
I would love to have it... wonder what it sold for?
I'm sure it sold for way too much. That guy is a fast talker, a salesman with a sales pitch, never to be trusted. If they never opened the engine, then you know it's not a good deal, whatever they sold it for.
Where are the mirrors?
pity it didint have the originial exzausts , it sounds very unlike a cb350
fred blogs that was the only thing that kept me from falling in love with the bike... only one question, what was the sweet machine in the last seconds of this video ?
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why is the front tire on wrong
Is this a Mustie1 buy..
Dunstall megs?
For your daily commuting driver, what more can you really need?
Fuel injection
It must have been very low miles.
Yo my nugga! I want that Shit yo! Gimme dat bike my nugga!
The front tire looks like it's backwards.
i have one of this how get to repair
Did it sell?
Doesn't look like it based on the Bonhams website.
These were seen as good value and the 350 was more pleasant to ride compared to the 250 twin because of the increase in torque. The 110 mph mentioned in Wiki seems far fetched as the 250 I rode struggled past 85 mph and the 350 was all done at 95 mph. They were after all only 325 cc and not 350 as the model name suggests. They evolved into the 360 version which was a different motor although still a parallel twin.
They sold well and from Wiki "With its reliable engine and dual Keihin carburetors, it became one of Honda's best-selling models. More than 250,000 were sold in five years, with 67,180 sold in 1972 alone." In respect to Bonham's what is the relevence to the actual Honda sales of the late 60's, early 70's?
Please the model of the sunglasses that he wears??
Les garde-boue avant et arrière ne sont pas d'origine et encore moins les pots.
I bet it sold for 3500
Please get a better helmet you're not going to last if you land on your face