cb350 v. cb360? What the difference?

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HorrorHo

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Ive noticed that a theres a lot of cb360s on the board, and there seems to be alot of them avaliable recently.
Im trying to understand what exacty is the difference between these bikes besides the obvious 10cc's

Which really is a better bike overall to buy/have? and how much should one spend on a decently running stock bike?

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Ok, this is what i know. The CB350 came in two varieties, K and F. The K is the twin, and is actually 325cc's, and the F is the four cylinder and is closer to 350. The funny thing is the twin (36HP) has more horsepower then the four (34HP). The 360 is also a twin, but also has less HP (34HP). The 350k/f have five-speed transmissions and the 360 has a six-speed. CB360- 392lbs, CB350k- 375lbs, CB350F- 392lbs. Also I've heard the 360's use a lot of fuel.
 
Ton-O-Fun said:
Also I've heard the 360's use a lot of fuel.
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I haven't been on a 350 in so long I don't remember how they do on fuel. At the moment my 360 gets a pretty consistant 45 mpg. If I push it harder and run it up harder before shifthing it goes down to around 42 mpg. Both 5th and 6th gears are overdrive on it and I rarely have to downshift out of 6th... of ourse this in Ohio, real flat land here for sure. I suspect there may be more aftermarket things for the 350 twin, but the 6 speed tranny is nice.
 
In my humble opinion, they are pretty much the same bike.
I do like the extra gear though on the cb360...
I've had both bikes and dont prefer one over the other...
 
lol, i hacked off that extra 30lbs off my 360. and she does suck gas- i dont know why, but i get about 85 miles to the tank, on reserve, if im lucky ill get 92
 
Nearly everything is the difference. There are no significant parts shared between the two. Like someone already said the 350's have more hp. Parts are far more available for the 350 and there are performance parts available for the 350 if you want to go that route while there are no performance parts for the 360's at all. To add, when a 360 has high mileage or has been poorly maintained there's a possibility that the valve guides are worn which are not serviceable by any means other than replacing the head, to get to the oil filter you have to pull the side cover and the transmission has too many gears with a lame distribution of the power band(the cj model at least remedies that)
 
The 350--to me--also feels smaller and lighter. It is made primarily of stamped sheet metal and the 360 uses a lot more tubes.

My 350 is fucked because it is dog-slow compared to the 360 I built. Oh, I like the 360's 6 gears...

Everyone is seemingly doing 350's and 360's. That was great a couple years ago, but after a while, they all look the same to me. Why not look at a small 2-stroke like a RD250/350?

--Chris
 
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