Congratulations!! Can you tell us about your set up? Are those XL600r forks & wheel? Is that an oil cooler in front of engine? What swing arm & shocks? I still have 72 SL350 from my dad when he bought used, a year old. It still only has approx 4,400 miles on it.
Hi and thanks for asking. It actually a front fork from a donor XR600. We were not quite crazy enough to want to race 1300 miles on a front drum brake. The swingarm is stock but was lengthened a bit in our shop to get a bit more suspension travel on the Ohlins shocks. The oil cooler was a summit racing off the shelf unit our mechanic plumbed in. This bike has raced the NORRA 5 times in Vintage Light and has finished every race. Our top speed is about 97 mph and the thing is un-stallable even in deep sand and silt. We have been rebuilding the motor every other race.
rebelcav huh I understand more travel in the forks for sure, and disc brakes are an upgrade, but the drum brakes are probably up to the task.... Do you have a site detailing the build? Did I miss it somehow? I’m interested, too. I’m running a CB350F right now (love it) but I really want to sell it and build an SL350 for adding the option of non-road forays. (No interest in new bikes)
Awesome! I was 21-22 in 1971. Wanted that bike so bad, couldn't afford it...
i still rock my stock 71 sl350.. ride in the hills of wayne national forest. greatest vintage enduros ever!!!
Love the sound of that thing!
Her name is Honzilla partly becuse of the raucous sound she makes at full song.
Congratulations 👍
Congratulations!! Can you tell us about your set up? Are those XL600r forks & wheel? Is that an oil cooler in front of engine? What swing arm & shocks? I still have 72 SL350 from my dad when he bought used, a year old. It still only has approx 4,400 miles on it.
Hi and thanks for asking. It actually a front fork from a donor XR600. We were not quite crazy enough to want to race 1300 miles on a front drum brake. The swingarm is stock but was lengthened a bit in our shop to get a bit more suspension travel on the Ohlins shocks. The oil cooler was a summit racing off the shelf unit our mechanic plumbed in. This bike has raced the NORRA 5 times in Vintage Light and has finished every race. Our top speed is about 97 mph and the thing is un-stallable even in deep sand and silt. We have been rebuilding the motor every other race.
@@rebelcav how long are the rear shocks?
rebelcav huh
I understand more travel in the forks for sure, and disc brakes are an upgrade, but the drum brakes are probably up to the task....
Do you have a site detailing the build? Did I miss it somehow?
I’m interested, too.
I’m running a CB350F right now (love it) but I really want to sell it and build an SL350 for adding the option of non-road forays. (No interest in new bikes)
Oh- and one way or another I’ll have a front disc lol
It would be interesting to know the bikes overall gearing in each of its 5 gears. Just curious.