1971 CB350 Project 1st Cafe!

[TON-N]

I purchased my 1971 CB350 two weeks ago. Its been tough to get my mind off it since! I have searched many sites and have takin well to this one. The info that is right at my finger tips is amazing. The cafe racer has sparked my intrest for many years, now that i have a good base im ready to dig in and have some fun. Over the past 2 weeks ive stripped the bike down marking useful parts and setting aside parts to sell and hope to make some $ back to put towards the project. So here goes. While im not always on the computer i will post my progress as i go. Any suggestions and or comments are always welcome.

 

[dualitymike]

Hey Ton-N

Probably just a typo, but that's a CL350, not a CB350. That distinction will be important if you try to sell some of the stock parts. Cool bike to start with. I'm a bit of a purist so I would find it hard to chop up such a nice stock bike but it'll be cool to see what you do with it!

DualityMike

 

[TON-N]

My experience and knowledge is minimal with makes and models. I do know that the title and Vin match and tag is CB350. I do believe there has been some changes to some parts in the past. I thought the pipes were from a different model and was not sure about the handlebars. What is the difference between the CB and CL? I would have to be swiftly convinced otherwise that it is not a CB due to the numbers as well as title. Please fill me in on your thoughts.

 

[dualitymike]

Oops, my bad. I was thrown by the pipes and handlebars. You've got a cb350 but the exhaust and handlebars are cl. The cl series had the crossbar between the handlebars and the high pipes. If you're curious, just google cb350 and browse the images, then do the same with cl350. There's lots of stock examples of both of those bikes on google images.

 

[theBradford]

Thats a real beauty! Are you planning on running the stock exhaust?

 

[TON-N]

Thank ya! I am happy i found such a clean base to start this build with. Im not sure if the exhaust that was on it when i purchased it is stock or not! From the research ive done so far it dosent look like it was stock on that bike but maybe was on a different model. I would like to put a 2-1 on it when im ready for exhaust. Right now i am weighing my options to have the frame powder coated or painted and trying to figure out what colors im going with.

 

[theBradford]

Yeah the exhaust is off of a cl360. If the mufflers look clean and are not rotted out or look like they may be in the near future, I definately want them.

 

[TON-N]

They look great, but they do have 2 pinholes! One up top and one on bottom. I don't know if they can be fixed before they get to far gone or not.

 

[theBradford]

Thanks for checking into it but i think I will pass.

 

[TON-N]

Hey, no problem. The more I gaze at the pipes I may just use them and fab a custom 2-1 myself. The pipes are in great condition.