legendofjessica
1969 Honda cb350
Hey guys. I just posted an intro, but I wanted to give a little more history about my new bike and myself.
This is my first motorcycle. Ever. My mother rides her own bike, and I watched my boyfriend, Travis, build up his cm400 over the past couple months. Last month, I rode it for the first time. Needless to say... I was hooked. So after spending some time looking through craigslist, I found my bike. An old, rusty '69 350.
The next day we drove 2 hours to San Diego to pick her up, and somehow fit everything in the back of my gti..(Travis played a lot of Tetris as a kid).
I only know what I have picked up from watching Travis work, so this is very new to me. He is giving me some guidance, but I want to build her up on my own.
I bought my bike from a dude who bought the bike from an old guy in his area. Back in the 70's he wanted to turn it into a chopper. He got started, but never finished. With the bike, I got some extra parts, the original shop manual, and the old dudes Honda catalog, clippings, drawings, and notes.
The carbs and engine were fully taken apart, cleaned and rebuilt by him, but has just been sitting for the past 10-20 years. Luckily, it was never exposed to the elements. So the inside is in fantastic shape. Engine turns but is not running. There is still A LOT I need to replace and buy. Thanks to this purchase and the IRS, I'm kinda broke. So this project will be going from paycheck to paycheck. In the meantime, I have been stripping it all down, sanding, and removing as much rust as I can! I'm already in love with this bike, and it's rad history.
I hope you all enjoy the journey as much as I will! I'll try to update this as often as I can!
This is all I've got to show you so far... I have a lot of work ahead of me.
(Most of the cables and wires are stored in my cabinets. Along with my gauges and headlight.)
This is my first motorcycle. Ever. My mother rides her own bike, and I watched my boyfriend, Travis, build up his cm400 over the past couple months. Last month, I rode it for the first time. Needless to say... I was hooked. So after spending some time looking through craigslist, I found my bike. An old, rusty '69 350.
The next day we drove 2 hours to San Diego to pick her up, and somehow fit everything in the back of my gti..(Travis played a lot of Tetris as a kid).
I only know what I have picked up from watching Travis work, so this is very new to me. He is giving me some guidance, but I want to build her up on my own.
I bought my bike from a dude who bought the bike from an old guy in his area. Back in the 70's he wanted to turn it into a chopper. He got started, but never finished. With the bike, I got some extra parts, the original shop manual, and the old dudes Honda catalog, clippings, drawings, and notes.
The carbs and engine were fully taken apart, cleaned and rebuilt by him, but has just been sitting for the past 10-20 years. Luckily, it was never exposed to the elements. So the inside is in fantastic shape. Engine turns but is not running. There is still A LOT I need to replace and buy. Thanks to this purchase and the IRS, I'm kinda broke. So this project will be going from paycheck to paycheck. In the meantime, I have been stripping it all down, sanding, and removing as much rust as I can! I'm already in love with this bike, and it's rad history.
I hope you all enjoy the journey as much as I will! I'll try to update this as often as I can!
This is all I've got to show you so far... I have a lot of work ahead of me.
(Most of the cables and wires are stored in my cabinets. Along with my gauges and headlight.)
