ITBLMSAISIOF (If This Bike Leaves Me Stranded Again I'm Setting It On Fire)
I picked up this 1973 Honda CB350 in late April this year. It had 6,000 miles on it and had been stored for a long time. It was pretty clean, but had been dropped at some point--the left headlight bracket, turn signal, and lever had been replaced.
IMAG0506 by ndromb, on Flickr
It had a rack/sissy bar combo on it, along with a really ugly windshield--they were the first things to come off.
IMAG0507 by ndromb, on Flickr
Next, I replaced the gauge lights and brake light with LEDs. It was a nice improovement, but the turn signal indicator bulb cannot be replaced with an LED with the stock flasher relay. I'll replace that when my LED replacement for the turn signals come in.
IMAG0588 by ndromb, on Flickr
It ran fine for a week or so, then I noticed the right carb overflowing. Turns out the carbs were filled with gas.
Here is the ultra-fine pinholes that let the gas in:
IMAG0762 by ndromb, on Flickr
Here is the gas:
IMAG0765 by ndromb, on Flickr
(My girlfriend loved me doing this at the dining room table.)
While I was in there fixing a leaking gasket, I popped in the starter hole plug from Crazypj.
IMAG0802 by ndromb, on Flickr
IMAG0805 by ndromb, on Flickr
Chopped the front fender. Before:
IMAG0808 by ndromb, on Flickr
After:
IMAG0810 by ndromb, on Flickr
At some point, the lens for the high-beam indicator flew out. This is my replacement:
IMAG0821 by ndromb, on Flickr
It consists of a cheap 3mm LED and bezel from eBay and two stainless washers. The bezel's threading wasn't long enough to fit a washer before the nut, so I lead solders the nut onto the washer.
IMAG0819 by ndromb, on Flickr
I put in an order with DCC--got some turn signals and headlight brackets so I could throw on the Tarozzi clip-ons I got off a forum member.
IMAG0849 by ndromb, on Flickr
I also got a tapered roller steering bearing kit bearing and some other odds and ends.
This is how it sits now:
IMAG0857_edit0 by ndromb, on Flickr
I picked up this 1973 Honda CB350 in late April this year. It had 6,000 miles on it and had been stored for a long time. It was pretty clean, but had been dropped at some point--the left headlight bracket, turn signal, and lever had been replaced.
IMAG0506 by ndromb, on Flickr
It had a rack/sissy bar combo on it, along with a really ugly windshield--they were the first things to come off.
IMAG0507 by ndromb, on Flickr
Next, I replaced the gauge lights and brake light with LEDs. It was a nice improovement, but the turn signal indicator bulb cannot be replaced with an LED with the stock flasher relay. I'll replace that when my LED replacement for the turn signals come in.
IMAG0588 by ndromb, on Flickr
It ran fine for a week or so, then I noticed the right carb overflowing. Turns out the carbs were filled with gas.
Here is the ultra-fine pinholes that let the gas in:
IMAG0762 by ndromb, on Flickr
Here is the gas:
IMAG0765 by ndromb, on Flickr
(My girlfriend loved me doing this at the dining room table.)
While I was in there fixing a leaking gasket, I popped in the starter hole plug from Crazypj.
IMAG0802 by ndromb, on Flickr
IMAG0805 by ndromb, on Flickr
Chopped the front fender. Before:
IMAG0808 by ndromb, on Flickr
After:
IMAG0810 by ndromb, on Flickr
At some point, the lens for the high-beam indicator flew out. This is my replacement:
IMAG0821 by ndromb, on Flickr
It consists of a cheap 3mm LED and bezel from eBay and two stainless washers. The bezel's threading wasn't long enough to fit a washer before the nut, so I lead solders the nut onto the washer.
IMAG0819 by ndromb, on Flickr
I put in an order with DCC--got some turn signals and headlight brackets so I could throw on the Tarozzi clip-ons I got off a forum member.
IMAG0849 by ndromb, on Flickr
I also got a tapered roller steering bearing kit bearing and some other odds and ends.
This is how it sits now:
IMAG0857_edit0 by ndromb, on Flickr