1973 CB350G Canadian Noob Build (Gotta start somewhere!)

Some pics and video for you guys. Enough novel writing haha.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfzoD-I7JfA
 

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God damn, as I said on instagram last week but it needs reiterating....the rims and tyres look mega! Keep up the good work!
 
Green199 said:
God damn, as I said on instagram last week but it needs reiterating....the rims and tyres look mega! Keep up the good work!

Cheers bud!!


Just a quick update this wk!

Feeling pretty good about everything with the project. The top clamp is still off at the machinist/anodizer but I'm really hoping it will show up in the next few days! I am dying to get this frame rolling and slap those beauty wheels on to see how she looks on legs!

Things have been a bit random on the build. I have been trying to complete odd jobs until I can continue on the straight path but things like this are never straight and that's what makes them awesome and life changing! My brain likes to work down a certain path and I've been feeling a little frazzled lately due to the fact I have hit some walls and it's forced me to stray from said path. There is a certain succession to things with my particular build. I can't install the wheels until I install the forks, until I install the top clamp, etc etc.. Things like that. I have a feeling though soon things will go well from here on out.

I got the spacers sorted out for the Race Tech springs in the forks. It turned out I needed at 20mm preload spacer in order to give the spring a 15mm preload (as recommended by the manufacturer). I can always visit this measurement later once I get a few test drives in. I also went ahead and installed the carb boots and mikuni vm30s onto the engine. They look very sweet I must say. I used a dremel to elongate the mountain holes on the boots to make them fit the cylinder head perfectly. I finished 1/2 of my throttle cable until I realized I had the wrong throttle. I got a single pull throttle and will finish installing that this weekend or whenever the top clamp decides to show up. I will also route the cable properly since as you will see in the pics/video that I do not have it set up properly.

I also installed the rear wheel to measure the distance at which the tire will make contact with my custom seat pan at 9.625" or approx 244mm. Now I can give these measurements to a shock builder and get some rear shocks ordered. I am looking for a shock that will fully compress at a distance greater than when my wheel and seat make contact. A 1/2" or more should be enough when you factor in heat expansion. So a shock that fully compresses at 10.1" or more should be good for my application. Now, in my research I have only found a few shocks that are suitable for my particular application. Hagon makes a shock that is 335mm or 13.2" standard length that fully compresses at 10.2", but is not height adjustable. Gazi also makes a shock that is 330mm (approx 13") with a 5mm adjustable height that can be modified for me to fully compress at 10.2". I personally like the look of the Hagon much better but am a bit worried about the standard height (13.2") when stock height is 12.5". My question is: How much will a 0.7" difference affect steering? Will it possibly make it too nimble? Anyone have any experience with this ride height?

I want to get those ordered asap bc they take 3-6wks from Merry Old England. Both are good shocks in a good price range. If anyone has any other recommendations for twin rear shocks please let me know.

Other than that I may have solved the rear wheel issue or maybe not! lol I guess I have to wait until I put the chain on. Once I get that top clamp so many things will happen.

Here is where I am currently at:
- Starter motor has been fully disassembled and cleaned! it's looking awesome. Heading back to put it together this wknd
- Tank is currently sitting stripped with a belly fully of vinegar! Hoping this will eat up the rust inside. If not I guess I may have to splurge and buy a few liters of Metal Rescue
- Battery Box design is in full swing! I've measured everything up and have been drawing them out on the computer. I measured every single component that I plan to have sitting in the box and have been playing with set ups on the computer. This is not an easy task and I am really surprised my friend Rob and I even attempted to make one when I visited his shop last May! They take a lot of serious consideration. I will mock one up with cereal boxes and see how everything fits this wknd also

Until next time! I better get back to work.
 

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more pics..
 

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even more! weee
 

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CJDisaffected said:
Hey how did you get your hands on a Probe Eng CB350 ignition? Those have been out of production for quite some time now.
Not too long actually.. I bought one last spring right before they discontinued them. I'm a bit nervous about the fact they did that but I read on their website that they will still honour warranty. Know much about them? I decided to get one after reading a few blog posts on their site about how they work and what they're capable of. I was impressed.
 
Bikes looking great! I want to thank you. I'm currently working on a 1972 CB350. And I've been able to tear it down based on your video. You given me great insight into these bike. You definitely got a friend in Miami.

Thanks a Million!!!
 
Fa$tFreddy100 said:
Bikes looking great! I want to thank you. I'm currently working on a 1972 CB350. And I've been able to tear it down based on your video. You given me great insight into these bike. You definitely got a friend in Miami.

Thanks a Million!!!
Awesome! Thanks for the shout out man. If I'm ever down there we can go for a rip and you can show me some beach spots where they serve good Cuban food.. I'm basing that solely on the show Dexter. Haha cheers man!
 
hey Tony better watch out for the "Bay harbour butcher" if ya go down there man haha :eek:
 
Saturdays Wrench said:
Awesome! Thanks for the shout out man. If I'm ever down there we can go for a rip and you can show me some beach spots where they serve good Cuban food.. I'm basing that solely on the show Dexter. Haha cheers man!

That sounds like a plan brother. You have any recommendations on where to get a nice brown leather style Brat Seat?
 
Fa$tFreddy100 said:
That sounds like a plan brother. You have any recommendations on where to get a nice brown leather style Brat Seat?
I've seen a few on the Dime City Cycles website. There's also Chappell Customs.. Tuffside makes some alright ones too.
 
Saturdays Wrench said:
Not too long actually.. I bought one last spring right before they discontinued them. I'm a bit nervous about the fact they did that but I read on their website that they will still honour warranty. Know much about them? I decided to get one after reading a few blog posts on their site about how they work and what they're capable of. I was impressed.

No need to be nervous, that's a sweet setup. It's my understanding that the cost of components made them basically impossible to manufacture profitably. I've never run one, but sure as shit would be grabbing one for the bike I am currently building if I could. :)
 
CJDisaffected said:
No need to be nervous, that's a sweet setup. It's my understanding that the cost of components made them basically impossible to manufacture profitably. I've never run one, but sure as shit would be grabbing one for the bike I am currently building if I could. :)
Ya I had a good feeling they were nice little units. I'm excited to get it running! I'll do a full evaluation on it.
 
Over the past few weekends I have been working hard on getting the bike together. I thoroughly cleaned and rebuilt the starter & installed that on the front of the engine then installed the new coils into place. As some of you know the Rick's Coils do not come with a timing mark for some weird reason so you have to make your own. We did this at Busche's Garage when I was there getting my engine rebuilt. We simply installed the old coils, rotated the crank shaft to the LF or LT mark (either one will do), carefully removed the coils making sure not to move the rotor then installed the new coils and scratched a mark in the coil plastic where the timing mark was knowing it was perfectly aligned with the old mark. I then just took a fine tipped sharpie and got some ink in the scratch.

For the starter rebuild, ApexSpeeds post here came in SUPER handy! Thanks again bud!!

All in all the process went pretty well. I did not have the proper tools to remove one of the bushings, so I left it. There were no visible signs of wear so I wasn't too worried about it. I also did not take the bearing part of the starter apart because I felt like I didn't need to. It's the part of the motor that actually sits inside your engine, where the chain from the starting clutch sprocket fits on to. After some inspection I felt that the part was in perfect working order and after having removed the circlip and it not coming apart naturally, I did not feel confident to force it apart.

I also did some other random things like installing the electronic ignition plate and polishing my cam chain tensioner unit.

Here are some pics and video of that process:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IELZjICbtHg
 

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Looking good Tone. ;)
Were at about the same place in our builds which is so cool.
I look forward to seeing your posts and vids as you seem to come across the same issues as me. :) :)

Not sure if you've seen my build pics on here. Check them out if you've got time between photo and video shoots. :D
 
Andyp said:
Looking good Tone. ;)
Were at about the same place in our builds which is so cool.
I look forward to seeing your posts and vids as you seem to come across the same issues as me. :) :)

Not sure if you've seen my build pics on here. Check them out if you've got time between photo and video shoots. :D
I didn't know you had a build thread brother!! Send me the link! Cheers mate.
 
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