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The early Honda 350 twins
The two pictured here are sold
as a pair with assorted extra parts.
And the repair manuals Ken has 7 bikes and must get some space back in
the garage. They are good working
bikes and mechanically in good order. The new owner will have some good
mechanical ability and be comfortable with vintage machines. These are not for
an experimental kid to take apart and make into apple box cases. The price is way too cheap at $2200.oo
for all. You come to North Burnaby to pick up all. As they are special bikes and not easily found I am in no
rush to send them away. Fun to ride around town, they always get folks stopping
to ask and chat, See below for
parts replaced.
The Honda Super Sport 350 designated CB350K0 was sold
in 1968-69. Three colors were available: Candy Blue with White, Candy Red with
White, and Green with White. The fuel tank is two-toned with white on the
bottom half. The tank also had rubber knee pads. The upper forks were painted
one of the basic colors. The side covers and headlight shells were white. The
seat cover was not pleated. The taillight lens was oval-shaped. The engine was
a 325cc 4-stroke OHC parallel twin with two CV carburetors. The transmission was
a 5-speed. The serial number began CB350-1000001.
The CB350K3 Super Sport 350 was sold in 1971 in one of three colors: Candy Gold, Derby Green Metallic, or Light Ruby Red. The gas tank, side covers, and upper fork were the basic color (gold, green, or red). The headlight shell was also the basic color. The gas tank stripes were black. The engine was a 325cc 4-stroke OHC parallel twin with two CV carburetors. The transmission was a 5-speed. The serial number began CB350-3000001.
In 1965 Honda, always eager for a new
market, jumped into the big leagues
with their first big, fast production motorcycle, the innovative
43bhp CB450 twin. This was a
double overhead-camshaft machine with torsion bar valve springs that would do a genuine 104mph, a machine to
challenge the 500cc-plus
bikes. Despite its performance, sales of the CB450 worldwide were Poor. A number of
engineering changes were made, in 1967 a
five-speed gearbox was added. In 1967 Honda
had their first big off-road win
in the "first" Baja 1000.
In 1968
Honda stopped production of the CB72 and CB77 and produced a new line of high
performance SOHC twins with five-speed gearboxes, called the CB250 and CB350, with the CB350 able to hit
106mph.
Work done on the 1968 K) model.
Found in a Bicycle Store window display, the bike had been used a bit for racing. The Carburators were gone, and replacements were located at ÒBentBikesÓ in Aldergrove
Fork seals & 8wt fork oil.
Engine oil 20-50
First oversize pistons and rings at 12,000 miles, June 2004
New brake shoes last year,
New custom made swing-arm bearings at 13,ooo miles as the old ones had dried out and had too much free play.
The Carbs still get the occasional speck of dirt in the jets and could be better flushed out.
New Battery
The Starter motor cam bearings were replaced but it still slips when cold-so kick start in the morning.
The tires are still as new.
New brake cable and tach cable.
Needs a new handlebar, mirrors perhaps.
Muffler is now a 2-1 into a supertrap that cost 300.oo custom made. The old High Pipes are here but need a rebuild.
Work Done on the 1971 Honda K3
Purchased from a farmer in Chilliwack, It had lived in a Barn unused.
Carbs flushed and cleaned a lot.
The tires near new and are more for a scrambler Ð but that was a farmer Eh ?
New Battery
New Brake shoes brake cable,tach cable & and speedo cable
The mufflers were long gone. So some strait glass pack pipes have been added with a center baffle for a quiet ride. But the main noise is form the Carbs cranked open.
Links:
Honda CB 350 1970; http://www.bikez.com/motorcycles/honda_cb_350_1970.php
All
the models history
http://www.sweetmarias.com/thompsonowen/moto/honda/hondapics.html
Honda Motorcycles
Super Sport CB350
http://100megsfree4.com/honda/h0300/sport350.htm
Canadian Vintage MC Group
Honda CB350 Road Racer Project
http://home.brisnet.com.au/~jmiller/honda/engine.html
http://home.brisnet.com.au/~jmiller/honda/index.html
Parts
http://www.crc2onlinecatalog.com/petcock_rebuild.htm
http://www.crc2onlinecatalog.com/misc_carb_parts.htm
Stories
http://www.mourneman.co.uk/motorbikes/bikes/honda_cb350/gall01.shtml