Knoxes
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I've been a member here since 2014, when I bought these bikes and I've never posted before. I've been pretty active on another forum more specific to these bikes, but I think it's time to transition a bit to a place that may be a better fit at this point in the build.
So a quick recap:
This is how I found them in April, 2014.
I paid $300 for one titled, another on a bill of sale and a 68 CB175 in even worse condition. Both 350s were seized and wouldn't roll or shift gears. Both engines had holed pistons. The brake shoes had delaminated from the backing and re-laminated to the drums. Bolts and screws were rusty, stripped, bonded to parts, etc. Rubber parts were dry, brittle and crumbled. Tires had to be cut away. They were basket cases, but mostly intact. Many months later, I finished the rebuild on one engine:
And started working on the frame:
I only work on it a few hours every weekend, and it's taken a long time to get this far (hundreds of hours polishing parts):
Almost everything on the bike has been completely rebuilt. Absolutely everything has been disassembled and cleaned, at the minimum. I've learned a lot in the process and really enjoyed some tertiary projects. I built a parts tumbler, electrolysis tank and learned to weld.
Right now, my goal is to get it running before stripping it back down and sending it out to powdercoat the frame. So it's time to buy a bunch of parts. I have a wiring harness, rectifier/regulator, ignition switch,coil packs, etc. I need clip ons, throttle, grips, cables and switches right now.
This is what I'm working towards:
So a quick recap:
This is how I found them in April, 2014.
I paid $300 for one titled, another on a bill of sale and a 68 CB175 in even worse condition. Both 350s were seized and wouldn't roll or shift gears. Both engines had holed pistons. The brake shoes had delaminated from the backing and re-laminated to the drums. Bolts and screws were rusty, stripped, bonded to parts, etc. Rubber parts were dry, brittle and crumbled. Tires had to be cut away. They were basket cases, but mostly intact. Many months later, I finished the rebuild on one engine:
And started working on the frame:
I only work on it a few hours every weekend, and it's taken a long time to get this far (hundreds of hours polishing parts):
Almost everything on the bike has been completely rebuilt. Absolutely everything has been disassembled and cleaned, at the minimum. I've learned a lot in the process and really enjoyed some tertiary projects. I built a parts tumbler, electrolysis tank and learned to weld.
Right now, my goal is to get it running before stripping it back down and sending it out to powdercoat the frame. So it's time to buy a bunch of parts. I have a wiring harness, rectifier/regulator, ignition switch,coil packs, etc. I need clip ons, throttle, grips, cables and switches right now.
This is what I'm working towards: