stl360+450
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Two of my friends reached out to me in November 2019 about an old Honda in the wife's parents' shed. They sent a couple of pictures of what looked like a CB350, buried amidtst a wide array of items one typically finds in a shed forty years after move-in. Fast forward two and a half years to last week and I checked in about the status of the bike. There is a title, but (a) it was never transferred from the previous owner and (b) the VIN on the title shows CL, while the VIN plate on the frame shows CB. The numbers on the title and frame match otherwise. It has what appears to be a CB seat and tank, but has high pipes. I understand it was a fairly common mod for CB owners to adopt high pipes back in the day and the title was issued several years after manufacture, so my guess is that someone incorrectly titled it as a CL after a sale due to the high pipes. The last registration seems to be 1979. The current owner recalled that the timing was off way back when and that it was never fixed. That's how it ended up in the shed. The exhaust was not on the bike, nor were the covers for the rotor, points, and valve adjustment. The frame welds for the left foot peg support failed at some point in the past. The rear brake linkage is very bent. It is also missing lots of little things, like the spacer for the rear axle, center stand, air boxes and side covers, rotor/points covers, engine mounting bolts/brackets, etc. The motor turns easily and currently has plugs in it, so I was hearing some oil sloshing around as I turned it over by hand while also feeling some yet to be measured level of compression.
The husband and I disassembled the bike enough for me to load it in my . . . VW Golf. It's now home and I am hoping that the current owners will complete the title transfer if I cover the fees (including late fees), which would then allow for a legal sale to me. If I end up taking this project on, it will probably sit on the back burner for a little while.
The husband and I disassembled the bike enough for me to load it in my . . . VW Golf. It's now home and I am hoping that the current owners will complete the title transfer if I cover the fees (including late fees), which would then allow for a legal sale to me. If I end up taking this project on, it will probably sit on the back burner for a little while.
Thread Links:
Motor #1: Start — Borescope Valve Pictures — Borescope Video — Bent Exhaust Valves — Cylinder & Pistons — Vapor Blasted Components
Motor #2: Pre-inspection — Transport to Basement — Top End Teardown — Cam Bearings — Ring End Gaps — Clutch Side — Alternator Side — Shift Forks — Sludge in Lower Case — Lower Case — Coke Bath for Baffle Rust Removal — Cylinder, +0.5mm Pistons, and Head — Starter Plug — Top End Assembly — Cam Chain Tensioner — Camshaft Side Clearance — Cam Timing (Rick's Electric Rotor) — Vapor Blasted Clutch Plates — Frame Over Motor — Assembly of Head
Damaged Frame: Original Frame — Salvage Frame — Frame Straightening — Steering Stop Repair
Miscellaneous Components: Gauge Cleanup — Gauge Installation — Gauge Lighting (Sparck Moto) — DIY Tank Paint — Tank + Covers — Hubs & Frame Parts — Lacing Front Hub — Lacing Rear Hub — Powdercoating — Fork Seal Installation — Shock Bushing Installation — Seat Inspection — SCI Seat Foam — Refurbished Seat — Steering Stem Measurement — Steering Stem Installation — Rolling Chassis — Rear Fender Repair — Chain Guard Installation — Rick's Electric Rec/Reg Installation
CL Exhaust Repair: Inspection — Damage — Amateur Welding Repair — Heat Shield Damage — Heat Shield DIY Paint
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