rbass87
Active Member
hi guys, my name is Russell and ive been looking around this site for some time now getting some useful info, so i thought it was time to post up what ive been working on. i picked up a 1972 cb350 a couple of months back with a locked up motor, looking at having a bit of fun with it and turning into a bit of a cafe/brat style bike. the bike was near complete when i got it, though it was missing the left hand side header and exhaust. ive stripped the bike back to the frame and dismantled the engine. unfortunatly the engine had a little more damage than first thought, with 1 piston rusted in the bore and all the cam chain tensioner gear broken and worn out. it also looks like the cam and rockers are a bit worn out, starved of oil at some point maybe. though the bottom end seems to be in good condition. so ive cleaned it all up and put the bottom end back together with a new cam chain, just bought some 66mm wiseco pistons off ebay (hope they work well) and the top end is at the machine shop getting cleaned up and bores oversized when i receive the pistons. just need to find a new cam and rockers now which is a shame. i have the frame getting modified at the moment and also a seat and battery box getting made, so looking forward to getting that all back hopefully before easter so i can get into painting some bits over the bit of time i have off! thanks for your time and ill keep updates as i get things done!
cheers,
Russell
cheers,
Russell