Brendami
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minidriver8 said:jump in with both feet! the 350's are cheap....they're easy to work on even if at times they do the weirdest things. i got mine for free hadn't been run in 17 years tank full of old rust gas, carbs gummed with the same crap. i pulled the carbs tore them apart cleaned everything out put them back together put some gas in them, new battery and 5 kicks she fired up and idled! over the next 3 months i proceeded to beat the crap out of it and the rubber cam chain tensioner disintegrated wrecking the motor. so i tore it apart and found parts really cheap on craigslist from a guy on this forum.....and i fixed it.
my point is, who cares if you trash one, personally if people didn't trash these things, there'd be no parts. i am not saying you will trash one either. these cb/cl350's are not bulletproof but they are fun as heck to ride, there are plently of trashed ones out there where you can steal parts and learn more about what makes a bike tick without worrying about breaking the bank or ruining a one of a kind.
get two or three and cut and paste them all together and feel the pride of making something run and let it be your fault. trash one while your at it, jump curbs if you get a chance. they ride like a heavy pedal bike and will make you smile when you least expect it and give you the "holy crap these drum brakes suck" too!
if you're ready for a little work, they'll work with you and part of the time against you....go for it, old 350!
THATS WHAT IM SAYING! i mean im bound to wreck it, and even if i dont someone in this city is going to plow through it with a street sweeper or something! so id much rather buy a bike that costs 2k that might* get me to school and work and back. and like you i want to learn how to work on these things because in a year a friend and i are going to europe, meeting up with another friend in spain, buying 3 crap bikes (theyre cheap as dirt in spain) and doing a tour. its stupid but im young and alive so i figure what the heck.
@axeugene27 thank you thats really what im looking for, something fun.