Project 1970 Honda CB350 — Part II

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by Richard Backus
Our project 1970 Honda CB350

The is the second in a series on our 1970 Honda CB350 build project. Start at the beginning with Part I, and read Part III, Part IV, Part V,Part VI, Part VII and Part VIII for the later installments. You can also watch video of our Honda running for the first time.

Constructive deconstruction. It’s the tear-down phase of any project and usually the most fun, whether it’s a bathroom rehab or, in this case, our basket case 1970 Honda CB350. Given the appearance of our project bike, that bathroom analogy turns out to be oddly apt, because frankly, our Honda looks like, well, you know …

When we unveiled our Honda project bike last issue, we gave a quick rundown of its attributes, listing the good, the bad and the ugly. There’s lots of ugly, no question, but the deeper we get into this old Honda the better it looks. For one thing — and it’s a major thing — we’ve proven it actually runs. Not only that, it actually runs quite well, blessedly absent any ugly smoke out of the tail pipes and with almost zero mechanical noise. Will wonders never cease?

  • Published on Oct 8, 2015
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