finnerandr
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A few weeks ago, I picked up a 1971 CL350. Included was a very stripped down 1970 CB350 parts bike. Neither bike had a tank or a seat, but I got 3 of each included with the deal. Since then I stripped down the parts bike and set aside all the parts that were salvageable. The frame unfortunately is tweaked as hell, but thats ok because it didnt have a title on that one anyways.
The parts bike did have a partly complete motor, and it does turn over.
The parts I saved from the parts bike.
Now, this is the CL350 as I received it. No tank, no seat, some CB pipes with Volkswagen mufflers.
This weekend I started tearing down the CL350. Wiring harness is out but I will end up pitching most of it. Going to create my own harness since I will be removing the electric start and wont need a lot of the crazy wiring that Honda threw into this thing.
I finally decided that out of the three tanks, I will be using this one. I believe it is a CB tank. The other 2 I have are CL tanks.
I was planning on using a stock seat pan and using it to glass my own cafe seat. I tore apart the worst of the three seats and found that it was beyond repair. The other two seats that I have are fairly nice and I dont want to tear them up so I will make my own seat pan.
As far as the cafe seat, I was thinking of a pretty unique style. Ive never seen a "boattail" cafe seat, and I think I want to try to make one. Instead of a rear hoop I will do something like this.
I spent maybe an hour and did a very rough mock up using cardboard. Now I havent cut the rear yet so it doesnt sit down like its supposed to, but you can get an idea of what Im talking about.
Time willing I will go out and purchase some florist foam this weekend and make a much better mock up. What do you all think about that "boattail" design? I will also be fabricating a tray to fit under the seat for most of the electrics, and will hide the battery in the hump.
I am having a very hard time deciding on colors for this build. My latest idea is to use powder coat on the frame, rims, hubs, lower front forks, etc. Will paint the rest. How about silver for the frame and hubs. Then use blue on the rims, headlight bucket, chopped front fender, etc. Will incorporate the blue and silver together on the tank and seat somehow. How would that look if I blacked out the motor, polished the edges of the fins, and some of the covers as well? Thinking colors similar to these.
Wow, this first post is a lot longer than I was planning! Anyways, I will leave it at this for now, and will update as time and money allows. I check the forums every day so if you have any comments, ideas, or suggestions, then please share!
The parts bike did have a partly complete motor, and it does turn over.
The parts I saved from the parts bike.
Now, this is the CL350 as I received it. No tank, no seat, some CB pipes with Volkswagen mufflers.
This weekend I started tearing down the CL350. Wiring harness is out but I will end up pitching most of it. Going to create my own harness since I will be removing the electric start and wont need a lot of the crazy wiring that Honda threw into this thing.
I finally decided that out of the three tanks, I will be using this one. I believe it is a CB tank. The other 2 I have are CL tanks.
I was planning on using a stock seat pan and using it to glass my own cafe seat. I tore apart the worst of the three seats and found that it was beyond repair. The other two seats that I have are fairly nice and I dont want to tear them up so I will make my own seat pan.
As far as the cafe seat, I was thinking of a pretty unique style. Ive never seen a "boattail" cafe seat, and I think I want to try to make one. Instead of a rear hoop I will do something like this.
I spent maybe an hour and did a very rough mock up using cardboard. Now I havent cut the rear yet so it doesnt sit down like its supposed to, but you can get an idea of what Im talking about.
Time willing I will go out and purchase some florist foam this weekend and make a much better mock up. What do you all think about that "boattail" design? I will also be fabricating a tray to fit under the seat for most of the electrics, and will hide the battery in the hump.
I am having a very hard time deciding on colors for this build. My latest idea is to use powder coat on the frame, rims, hubs, lower front forks, etc. Will paint the rest. How about silver for the frame and hubs. Then use blue on the rims, headlight bucket, chopped front fender, etc. Will incorporate the blue and silver together on the tank and seat somehow. How would that look if I blacked out the motor, polished the edges of the fins, and some of the covers as well? Thinking colors similar to these.
Wow, this first post is a lot longer than I was planning! Anyways, I will leave it at this for now, and will update as time and money allows. I check the forums every day so if you have any comments, ideas, or suggestions, then please share!