vintage race CB350 - last 10% is the hardest
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cruisingram
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Re: vintage race CB350 - attending to details
This has me totally intrigued. total loss ignition I take it?
freedomgli said:
This has me totally intrigued. total loss ignition I take it?
freedomgli
Been Around the Block
Re: vintage race CB350 - attending to details
Not even. Magneto ignition. Race only. Makes just enough juice to light the fire. No battery, no charging system, no flywheel.
Not even. Magneto ignition. Race only. Makes just enough juice to light the fire. No battery, no charging system, no flywheel.
Hoosier Daddy
Earache my eye...
Re: vintage race CB350 - attending to details
??? Huh?
freedomgli said:
??? Huh?
Hoosier Daddy
Earache my eye...
Re: vintage race CB350 - attending to details
No kidding? Lightened I can understand but I thought all internal combustion engines needed a flywheel of some sort for inertia and balance. Learn something new every day.drduke said:
drduke
Been Around the Block
Re: vintage race CB350 - attending to details
Only required on the idle strokes to keep engine ticking
over, that's why racers also keep blipping the throttle while
Waiting on the grid. Balancing is done on the crank without the
flywheel in place.
Hoosier Daddy said:No kidding? Lightened I can understand but I thought all internal combustion engines needed a flywheel of some sort for inertia and balance. Learn something new every day.
Only required on the idle strokes to keep engine ticking
over, that's why racers also keep blipping the throttle while
Waiting on the grid. Balancing is done on the crank without the
flywheel in place.
cruisingram
New Member
Re: vintage race CB350 - attending to details
OIC. Yeah, magneto, of course.freedomgli said:
freedomgli
Been Around the Block
Re: vintage race CB350 - attending to details
Up front I'm using the standard Pit Bull front stand with narrow lift pads and with forklift converter needed to adapt older stands to a head lift stand. Today you can simply buy their Hybrid Dual Lift Stand to achieve the same thing. Just be sure to let them know you have a vintage (narrow) front end. Also, opt for the removable handles to save shop space.
In the back I'm using a standard Pit Bull rear lift stand with narrow lift pads. Since I've added spools to my lower shock bolts I've purchased the optional Norton Commando spool lift arms to get the height I need.
Up front I'm using the standard Pit Bull front stand with narrow lift pads and with forklift converter needed to adapt older stands to a head lift stand. Today you can simply buy their Hybrid Dual Lift Stand to achieve the same thing. Just be sure to let them know you have a vintage (narrow) front end. Also, opt for the removable handles to save shop space.
In the back I'm using a standard Pit Bull rear lift stand with narrow lift pads. Since I've added spools to my lower shock bolts I've purchased the optional Norton Commando spool lift arms to get the height I need.
freedomgli
Been Around the Block
Re: vintage race CB350 - attending to details
Is this acceptable safety wiring?
Is this acceptable safety wiring?
freedomgli
Been Around the Block
Re: vintage race CB350 - attending to details
Take 2
Take 2
ohiocaferacer
Been Around the Block
Re: vintage race CB350 - attending to details
Take 2 looks better......both would pass tech.
Take 2 looks better......both would pass tech.
Re: vintage race CB350 - attending to details
PVL, Krober, Hitachi, Motoplat, Femsa all have a rotor (flywheel) just like a stock charging system. Some are smaller and all are internal, but they are there none the less. Racers blip the throttle because the bike is set to die if the throttle is closed so that the motor dies when you fall off.drduke said:
freedomgli
Been Around the Block
Re: vintage race CB350 - attending to details
This arrived this morning
This arrived this morning
50gary
Under the Limelight
Re: vintage race CB350 - attending to details
Nice bike. Way back on reply #80 you mentioned your race tires. You are running the same size wheel 2.15" front and rear and (I'm checking here) the same size tires front and rear. Question, are they the same tire? Are they running the same rotational direction, in other words do you mount the rear tire backwards?
"add lightness" half of the quote from ACBC.
Cheers, 50gary
Nice bike. Way back on reply #80 you mentioned your race tires. You are running the same size wheel 2.15" front and rear and (I'm checking here) the same size tires front and rear. Question, are they the same tire? Are they running the same rotational direction, in other words do you mount the rear tire backwards?
"add lightness" half of the quote from ACBC.
Cheers, 50gary
50gary
Under the Limelight
Re: vintage race CB350 - attending to details
I believe the theory is the front tire (mounted conventionally) gets it's major applied force from braking, whilst the rear tire (mounted reversed) get's it's major force from acceleration. I hope "Leo" is out there somewhere to set this straight?
Cheers, 50gary
I believe the theory is the front tire (mounted conventionally) gets it's major applied force from braking, whilst the rear tire (mounted reversed) get's it's major force from acceleration. I hope "Leo" is out there somewhere to set this straight?
Cheers, 50gary
