I want to see that bike restored. You can find plenty of Honda engines for other projects, but a classic bike in mostly one piece needs to be preserved.
She's survived after being used and royally abused she deserves to be reborn. Like others have said plenty of engines around for other projects do right by her
I've literally done the same thing on a CB350F before! Lathe and all. The smoke might be from rings not seating yet, but on all 350 fours the valve guides are worn out too. They need to have .0008 to .0012 clearance with the valve stem and yes that is the right amount of zeros. Get some new guides, some reamers, an outside micrometer, and a pin gauge set and get to work guys! When they run right, they are smooth as silk and will do the ton all day long!
I second that opinion! Blaming the work you did on the lower end may be premature. It would be nice to see you guys go through that motor and identify/fix the issues. Maybe the oil burning is due to the top end. I am curious what happened to the four carbs you showed at the beginning? Didn't they fit?
There's plenty of Honda 350s around. There's no minibikes with a screaming Honda 350 engine though. Break the mold and go against the restoration cliche. Make something unique.
I’m with the winner of that mini bike, you guys truly are an inspiration to the common man and helping people realize it doesn’t take an engineer to tinker on small engines.
Great job of saving a piece of history guys! So now what to do...? Ya know, I think that you should get a set of OEM carbs (or exact replacement style), and a set of intakes and make her run really good... then perhaps a down and dirty restore on the rest of the bike. You know, take it apart, paint the frame, clean the tank and then take all of the chrome stuff that's rusty clean off the rust and paint those parts black. I think with the green tank with everything blacked out would look cool! This is just my opinion, but ya, fix it up so it can be a finished project! Keep making great video's!!!
@@RamenPoweredShitFactory that would be the best solution but first and formost you have to take into consideration the value of the bike vs the cost to re-chrome. I was just looking at a way that the bike can be made to look good again. I would also try to save as much of the chrome that can be saved.
I would agree, the black on green would look awesome. I know its not original aesthetics, but its already a far cry from factory fresh restoration. I've always been a fan of putting your own spin on restoration projects. If youve gone to all the effort to heavily modify it, why would you want it to look like it did in the brochure? Nothing against chrome, but there is something about building a one of a kind thing that appeals to me, who wants stock factory? granted tho, I do own a "I Void Warranties" T-shirt and have had some quite expensive things apart minutes after receiving them to add my own flair.
Restore it or café racer it. I have a 1972 CB450K5 that I bought for my youngest son that we are rebuilding it together and making it a Cafe Racer. When he gets his license he will have something to be proud to ride. Don't worry about what it's worth, just have fun.
September 20 1973 was my nineteenth birthday. On that day for 1325.00 I purchased a brand new Honda cb500. Very similar to the bike you are working on. I took better care of that bike than anything i ever owned. It was a great piece of machinery It was green and black and beautiful. When I would wash it, which was several times a week, I made sure I would wash under the rear fender. The group I hung with said , “ To tell if a man takes care of his bike look under the rear fender. If it is clean you know that man takes care of his bike! I’ve owned many bikes thru the years that was my favorite one. The value of those small four bikes is rising. I would say it deserves a restoration. Just be careful to not go under water on cost versus value.
I love their synergy they have working together. How many people built something like a XR80 or something with a friend or cousin and as soon as it's finished you start fighting over who rides it first. "I kinda wanna ride it"..."ok"
you guys should restore, or semi restore that bike, and get something similar to it, and go on some kind of road trip with them!! that would be awesome!! small bore small motorcycles can be so much fun!!
Here's a quick tip for your press, get one of the Harbor Freight 20 ton pneumatic bottle jacks. They're prettymuch a modified 20 ton bottle jack with the controls of a regular bottle jack but an extra added mechanism to operate it quickly. You can hook the jack up to compressed air and just hit a button to operate the jack and move it instead of just having to pump it by hand. The best part is that you still have the spot for the handle so you can operate it manually if you wanted to.
You guys just brought back fond memories of this 66 yr old man. I had a 1976 Honda CB400F when I was 23. Got it for 600 bucks. Great cruiser and quick. Many happy times on it. Restore it.
Those bikes were so common and so popular that they even had big boy racers that would do circle flat track every Saturday with those bikes. Talking about bring it back a classic of all time
Back in the mid 1970's I was over seas and was riding one. It was a screamer. I put a four into one hooker exhaust on it and it made it sound like an Indy car
You can drive this motorcycle comfortably all day long, everywhere, why would you want to take the engine out and put it into a child's toy? Restore it and you'll have something that's actually worth money in the end. Congradulations Paul!
Back in 1974 as a 16 year old I went from a 1972 Yamaha 200cc CS5 2-stroke (later called the RD200) straight to a Suzuki GT750!! What an upgrade! The old Suzuki was a 2-stroke, three cylinder, water-cooled monster. Affectionately known by many as the Water Buffalo. It fell over once and I could barely pick it back up.
For that washer, you could use a paper clip and string. Cheap, simple and who doesn't have a paperclip laying around? You should definitely restore it. That bike is a Legend!
You know, when it's the three of you boys in the shop, taking something on a shakedown run... having one ride behind in a chase vehicle--just in case something happens--wouldn't be a bad idea.😉
This is why I follow this channel, through and through you’ve kept to sticking to your roots, over 1m and rebuilding a CB350F. I love it! Don’t ever sell out to the sponsors. Thank you for taking the time to make videos.
Keep the engine for sure... but I'd love to see the bike cleaned up! Steel wool the chrome, eliminate as much rust as possible on other parts and then use some product to keep the patina on the paint.
We all want that bike restored!!! That is so so cool. You guys have brought back a bike sitting without a sparkplug since the year my parents were married. Fyi at the end when you asked "how do we wrap this up?" I think we all knew the next words were burnout. Love these videos so much!!! This is the kind of content we all need
It does a heart good to see that old Honda going again. I've had a few myself. I've had the Honda trail 90, the cb200t, the cb305, the cb360t, the cb400f super sport, and lastly the cb550f. They were all awesome in their own way. Thanks again for bringing that old Honda back, it definitely makes me smile to hear that signature Honda sound again. 😊
Really injoyed this , congratulations to Paul, "I don't think it could have gone to a more deserving person." Ike and John you are great to watch, love that old CB love to see you just use it for a chase bike around the track ? It's got a nice patina 🥺
That bike is a MILLION times worth restoring. I mean come on. Personally if I had the money I would actually literally buy it from y'all as my very first motorcycle. I LOVE old forgotten little motorcycles like that.
These are my absolute favorite videos love the shade tree work because that's how I do everything these videos remind me of yall when yall use to work in your dads garage building the ratrod wagon man Isaac has taught me how to work on stuff through the years thank yall for the great content
Absolutely, it should be restored. They aren't making any more of those. Putting the engine on the shelf separates it from the frame and then other pieces will wander off which eventually leaves you with nothing and the world with one less CB-350 Four. There is no question about it, it has to be restored. Either that, or park it as-is until someone who wants to restore it comes along.
When he says it's going to be a miracle if this engine runs and I hear his scoff from the background I agree with that scoff. The results of the dial bore gauge were close enough that I had no doubt. Only one concern I had was the surface of the cylinder deck possibly not making the best seal after many miles. I owned a bike exactly like that bike, same color and everything. I absolutely loved that motorcycle but owned it as a kid and didn't have the resources to keep it at the time. I have always regretted selling it to a friend from church at the time.
The amount of times I think "God damn it monsta I ain't givin you no damn tree fiddy" during this series is hilarious. Edit: I posted this 3 seconds before Ike started quoting south park 😂
Duct tape also works well as a liner in the wheels. Watching this bought back memories of my 750 and 550/4 I owned back in the 80s when they were classed as disposable as you could pick them up very cheaply.
Definately a keeper. Give her some love, spit, and polish. She survived abuse and neglect for years. Keep her intact and enjoy the heck out of her. Thanks and we'll see you next time.
These old bikes deserve a seconds life. Please leave it put together. My child hood was in the 70's and I saw the CB series all over the place, my mom even had a CB100. It is so cool to see a 4 cylinder being kick started, we will never ever see that again in today's production so keep it alive. Maybe the smoke will go away after the rings seal in. Great content, it made me weep with joy.
You might bring back most of the chrome shine if you use aluminum foil as a scrubber and Gojo Orange hand scrub soap with pumice as a cleaner/polish. It'll get gross while you're scrubbing but when you wipe it with a towel it'll shine right up. Good friend who used to rebuild bikes taught me that trick
We used to use 000 steel wool and a product called "Kitten Cut & Polish" which was a paste polish designed to put a shine on old chalky paint. We needed to be super careful to label the cans... any steel wool fragments in the Polish do nasty scratches to paintwork 😂
In the future to make it easier on you... When putting the cylinders on a 4 cylinder, put 3 and 4 near TDC first. It'll be MUCH easier to deal with 2 cylinders and their rings. A just say 2 and 3 because there's nothing in the way that way. Then 1 and 4 which are in the clear still. Easy peasy!
I really like the sentence when John said, " Probably. Sorry, what's entertaining about that? " You guys did a great job on that backyard big bore aspect and it truly was entertaining and successful. Next time it will be faster because you get better and better! It's inspiring to see that your beliefs in your success kept you going and in the end it all turned out right. Keep up the good lathe work :)
I've been watching you guys since your first few videos years ago. You guys deserve more than a pat on the back. I say restore it, the enjoyment of your guys faces when you got it to run was great. Again, Thank-You for another fine video!!
In 1984 i had a beat to death, 1984 KX125 my bro and i bought used from a pro motocrosser for 800 bucks and my neighbor had a new XR350 single cylinder dirt bike. He asked me to ride it to "break it in" and when i came back after a quick spin he said go ahead and beat on it as hard as you can... So i did... What fun that bike was new! It flew like a bird off jumps and pulled like a freight train on the flats. My other buddy had a CB350 two cylinder and of course we had two 350 three wheelers from Honda. a regular one and the sporty 350X that had the manual five speed. I used to love the middle light weight 350 as it seemed the perfect compromise for dirt bikes and the minimal size for street bikes but the Honda abandoned the 350cc bikes in favor of kids bikes and full sized 600cc adult bikes as less people were commuting to save gas and more people were buying toy bikes for their kids
I love the CB's of that era. Rode a 650 a lot in HS. Really reliable and fun bikes. Also always felt safer on one than most bikes. Of course the KZ 900 was around back then and I rode one of them some. The Honda just seemed more stable and was more comfortable. The blue and the Green ones were the best colors.
Guys, whatever you do, please don't shit-can that bike. The CB350 four is one of the most valuable vintage Hondas ever made. You guys did some very good work on that nearly destroyed engine. Well done!! I had that exact bike when I was in the ARMY back in '83. Had the bore and stroke kit done on it and carbs and cam too. What a fun bike. Good memories. :)
First off, you can only get a true round bore and hone with the sleeves in the jug/block as the wall thickness needs the support. Then the bore gauge needs o be spun and take 3 measurements at the top and the bottom of each bore especially if the old pistons have any evidence of wear on the skirts but due to how a reciprocating engine works the pistons will egg a bore with time and cause localized wear specifically on the front and back of the wrist pins, more so on the front from the power stroke.
Great job! That smile when it started made all the lathe time worth it. Heck yeah, nothing like the feeling of hearing a project engine fire up. Congrats. I'm in favor of restoring it, not at a show car/bike level but streetable for sure. 👍👍👍
i road my dad's CB350 all four years of high school, funny part is, i never got pulled over tell i had a license. lol. sweet fn bike guys, even the green. i love the sound of the four small cylinders. i was in high school in the mid 80s.
An old trick I use to unstick old clutch’s is to put the front against something solid with the bike in neutral, pull in the clutch handle give it some revs and pop it in gear. It’ll stall because it’s stuck and can’t roll forward but after a few try’s the clutch usually breaks free and starts slipping again.
I've owned an 81 CB900 c and the 1979 cb750k and seeing him ride this 350 and hearing the engine singing that makes me want to find a cb350. You can find them really cheap. I've seen them on Facebook marketplace in St Louis here for a couple hundred dollars I may have to buy one and restore it and make a cafe racer out of it they're just so cool
that bike is for sure worth restoring! its complete minus the carbs. these old classic hondas are going away fast. I have q 74 cb350f. Its built into a cafe racer. Ive spent a couple years getting it all sorted out. It runs like a swiss watch. as it did back in the day.
Those old Hondas are fantastic bikes. If it has a title or can get one it is worth restoring. I have been looking for a decent example of one of these for 10 years. Never have found one at the right price.
8:24 Shoulda just left the sleeves in the jug and taken it to be bored and honed at a machine shop. We've done quite a few big bores for people where I work. Sometimes the sleeves distort when they're press fit into the block, so we prefer them to be installed first so that the size we hone is the final size. Edit: Guess you already knew that lol 18:44 I'd recommend getting a cheap set of micrometers to set the bore gauge with. It's a lot more useful to know the actual diameter than just how out-of-round it is. Also, you want to measure at different points by rocking the gauge in where you want to measure and then rocking it back out. Turning it and sliding it up and down can damage the crosshatch, plus it'll wear the tip of the gauge.
that bike is 110% worth restoring
i was going to comment the same thing! they's old Honda's are well worth restoring. 👍🏼
@@s0-s08 especially the 350 fours I’ve never actually seen one in person before
It's a must, known as 'the smallest four' it's a very sought after bike everywhere it seems but the USA!!
Keep it fix it 💯
120%
I want to see that bike restored. You can find plenty of Honda engines for other projects, but a classic bike in mostly one piece needs to be preserved.
Fully agree. This is a gem that needs a little bit of TLC and restored back .
There are other engines available for projects.
@@derekpirie9188 Yes, it's too beautiful to take it apart for parts!
Please restore! Too nice to ruin.
People always want things restored. Even if it's a pyramid of rust dust.
I say break the mold. Use the engine on a lightweight kart and let it sing.
Agree
Don't scrap it. It's a great little bike. It deserves some love. Get some new cylinder sleeves and have it properly machined. Old bikes are cool.
She's survived after being used and royally abused she deserves to be reborn. Like others have said plenty of engines around for other projects do right by her
Fully agree.
Yes, it's too beautiful to take it apart for parts!
I've literally done the same thing on a CB350F before! Lathe and all. The smoke might be from rings not seating yet, but on all 350 fours the valve guides are worn out too. They need to have .0008 to .0012 clearance with the valve stem and yes that is the right amount of zeros. Get some new guides, some reamers, an outside micrometer, and a pin gauge set and get to work guys! When they run right, they are smooth as silk and will do the ton all day long!
I second that opinion! Blaming the work you did on the lower end may be premature. It would be nice to see you guys go through that motor and identify/fix the issues. Maybe the oil burning is due to the top end.
I am curious what happened to the four carbs you showed at the beginning? Didn't they fit?
No stem seals on the exhaust either!
Great job guys just wondering how do you get a cam chain in it without splitting the cases 28:24
@@user-lk4rt8we9c They show them doing it in part 1 using grease.
I have a boring bar and the smoke is normal for the first few startups and break in procedure so that is correct.
That thing deserves a full restore (with proper intake box)
In light of the constant "tree fity" references and that its getting a monster big bore kit, I think it's only right to name the bike Nessy 😂
And its green
i said "what do you WAUNT?" and you know what he said? about tree fiddy
You guys should restore it. It's a classic.
Agree.
There's plenty of Honda 350s around. There's no minibikes with a screaming Honda 350 engine though. Break the mold and go against the restoration cliche. Make something unique.
I’m with the winner of that mini bike, you guys truly are an inspiration to the common man and helping people realize it doesn’t take an engineer to tinker on small engines.
Great job of saving a piece of history guys! So now what to do...? Ya know, I think that you should get a set of OEM carbs (or exact replacement style), and a set of intakes and make her run really good... then perhaps a down and dirty restore on the rest of the bike. You know, take it apart, paint the frame, clean the tank and then take all of the chrome stuff that's rusty clean off the rust and paint those parts black. I think with the green tank with everything blacked out would look cool! This is just my opinion, but ya, fix it up so it can be a finished project! Keep making great video's!!!
I think it should just get rechromed.
@@RamenPoweredShitFactory that would be the best solution but first and formost you have to take into consideration the value of the bike vs the cost to re-chrome. I was just looking at a way that the bike can be made to look good again. I would also try to save as much of the chrome that can be saved.
I would agree, the black on green would look awesome. I know its not original aesthetics, but its already a far cry from factory fresh restoration. I've always been a fan of putting your own spin on restoration projects. If youve gone to all the effort to heavily modify it, why would you want it to look like it did in the brochure? Nothing against chrome, but there is something about building a one of a kind thing that appeals to me, who wants stock factory? granted tho, I do own a "I Void Warranties" T-shirt and have had some quite expensive things apart minutes after receiving them to add my own flair.
Please restore this wonderful machine. It’s such an awesome looking bike, and rare too, bring it back to its former glory and get it on the road!
Restore it or café racer it. I have a 1972 CB450K5 that I bought for my youngest son that we are rebuilding it together and making it a Cafe Racer. When he gets his license he will have something to be proud to ride. Don't worry about what it's worth, just have fun.
70s and 80s cafe bikes were so cool looking
September 20 1973 was my nineteenth birthday. On that day for 1325.00 I purchased a brand new Honda cb500. Very similar to the bike you are working on. I took better care of that bike than anything i ever owned. It was a great piece of machinery It was green and black and beautiful. When I would wash it, which was several times a week, I made sure I would wash under the rear fender. The group I hung with said , “ To tell if a man takes care of his bike look under the rear fender. If it is clean you know that man takes care of his bike! I’ve owned many bikes thru the years that was my favorite one. The value of those small four bikes is rising. I would say it deserves a restoration. Just be careful to not go under water on cost versus value.
I had a 73 550 four in the mid 80s it was a nice bike I rode it a couple seasons
I love their synergy they have working together. How many people built something like a XR80 or something with a friend or cousin and as soon as it's finished you start fighting over who rides it first. "I kinda wanna ride it"..."ok"
You gave that monster 350!? no wonder he keeps comin' back.
goddamnlochnessmonsteralwaysaskinfortreefiddy!
From the “Graveyard to the Play yard“ excellent job sounds amazing!
you guys should restore, or semi restore that bike, and get something similar to it, and go on some kind of road trip with them!! that would be awesome!! small bore small motorcycles can be so much fun!!
That bike absolutely deserves to be 100% fully restored and done right. It's complete and all there... it'd be a shame to see it sit and rot again.
That bike is a classic and you should definitely restore it Come on, guys, pleayes don't don't let it go.
Just got done accidentally stabbing my finger with a screwdriver trying to take of my mini bike chain, this will cheer me up.
@@jerryperez6670wowee we're so scared of you, big guy!! go back to the play set now!
what i didnt even comment wth
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@@spaghettiopizza8686He is just doing what kids do, why take time to be an a hole? Nothing better to do?
needle nose plyers are the way.
cb350f is a pretty rare bike, It's absolutely worth restoring
Great job on the backyard rebuild guys! The winner of the mini-bike give away was so sincere. Who's cutting onions over here??
Here's a quick tip for your press, get one of the Harbor Freight 20 ton pneumatic bottle jacks. They're prettymuch a modified 20 ton bottle jack with the controls of a regular bottle jack but an extra added mechanism to operate it quickly. You can hook the jack up to compressed air and just hit a button to operate the jack and move it instead of just having to pump it by hand. The best part is that you still have the spot for the handle so you can operate it manually if you wanted to.
You guys just brought back fond memories of this 66 yr old man. I had a 1976 Honda CB400F when I was 23. Got it for 600 bucks. Great cruiser and quick. Many happy times on it. Restore it.
Bro is right, you guys are truly an incredible inspiration to many! Keep at it boys!
Restore Restore Restore, save that bike, save that history 🙂
Definitely worth restoring I’ve see way worse restored they are amazing bikes!
this is honestly my favorite build on the channel by far. i would LOVE to see yall get this road legal and ready to sunday drive!
Those bikes were so common and so popular that they even had big boy racers that would do circle flat track every Saturday with those bikes. Talking about bring it back a classic of all time
Back in the mid 1970's I was over seas and was riding one. It was a screamer. I put a four into one hooker exhaust on it and it made it sound like an Indy car
You can drive this motorcycle comfortably all day long, everywhere, why would you want to take the engine out and put it into a child's toy? Restore it and you'll have something that's actually worth money in the end.
Congradulations Paul!
No wonder he keep commin bak, you gave him the gol dam tree fitty!"
Back in 1974 as a 16 year old I went from a 1972 Yamaha 200cc CS5 2-stroke (later called the RD200) straight to a Suzuki GT750!! What an upgrade! The old Suzuki was a 2-stroke, three cylinder, water-cooled monster. Affectionately known by many as the Water Buffalo. It fell over once and I could barely pick it back up.
For that washer, you could use a paper clip and string. Cheap, simple and who doesn't have a paperclip laying around? You should definitely restore it. That bike is a Legend!
Wonder why they didn’t use a magnet , was it aluminum?
@@daydream2818 John said it wasn't magnetic. Maybe stainless steel.
You know, when it's the three of you boys in the shop, taking something on a shakedown run... having one ride behind in a chase vehicle--just in case something happens--wouldn't be a bad idea.😉
Great example of don't make it right, just make it run!
The "It'll be fine Machine Shop" in action
This is why I follow this channel, through and through you’ve kept to sticking to your roots, over 1m and rebuilding a CB350F. I love it!
Don’t ever sell out to the sponsors. Thank you for taking the time to make videos.
Keep the engine for sure... but I'd love to see the bike cleaned up! Steel wool the chrome, eliminate as much rust as possible on other parts and then use some product to keep the patina on the paint.
It looks like something that deserves a restoration. Jmo. Great video and I'll see you later.
Alot of smoke for a rebuild. I can't believe how much smoke!!! Atleast you boys got it running!!! Great job. Yes go all the way on the now CB 400
The rings need time to wear to the cylinders...
Skeeter control
@junglejones true the rings need to seat but they shouldn't smoke like this ever on fresh pistons, rings and bore.
We all want that bike restored!!! That is so so cool. You guys have brought back a bike sitting without a sparkplug since the year my parents were married. Fyi at the end when you asked "how do we wrap this up?" I think we all knew the next words were burnout. Love these videos so much!!! This is the kind of content we all need
Should have used a 4 jaw chuck and dialed it in off the ID instead of the OD.
It does a heart good to see that old Honda going again. I've had a few myself. I've had the Honda trail 90, the cb200t, the cb305, the cb360t, the cb400f super sport, and lastly the cb550f. They were all awesome in their own way. Thanks again for bringing that old Honda back, it definitely makes me smile to hear that signature Honda sound again. 😊
Excellent job guys. This is what I come here for the absolute joy of something working
100% worth restoring! It will look great!
I think you should do a road trip with the 350 before you park it
So worth restoring, you guys woke it up after 20 years of sitting, she deserves some attention and ride time she’s not done yet
Really injoyed this , congratulations to Paul, "I don't think it could have gone to a more deserving person." Ike and John you are great to watch, love that old CB love to see you just use it for a chase bike around the track ? It's got a nice patina 🥺
Great sounding engine. I'm 75 yrs. old and have heard it before.
I love the older bikes
That bike is a MILLION times worth restoring. I mean come on. Personally if I had the money I would actually literally buy it from y'all as my very first motorcycle. I LOVE old forgotten little motorcycles like that.
These are my absolute favorite videos love the shade tree work because that's how I do everything these videos remind me of yall when yall use to work in your dads garage building the ratrod wagon man Isaac has taught me how to work on stuff through the years thank yall for the great content
I learned how to ride a bike on a 70 something Honda 450. I ended up riding a yamaha 125 enduro and a 350 kawasaki. Miss those days.
Great job guys
This was a fun build, great job guys.
Absolutely, it should be restored. They aren't making any more of those. Putting the engine on the shelf separates it from the frame and then other pieces will wander off which eventually leaves you with nothing and the world with one less CB-350 Four. There is no question about it, it has to be restored. Either that, or park it as-is until someone who wants to restore it comes along.
Congratulations Paul
100% worth restoring. And can’t be very expensive to have a proper bore and head job done.
U and Issac should drive that puppy across the country
When he says it's going to be a miracle if this engine runs and I hear his scoff from the background I agree with that scoff. The results of the dial bore gauge were close enough that I had no doubt. Only one concern I had was the surface of the cylinder deck possibly not making the best seal after many miles. I owned a bike exactly like that bike, same color and everything. I absolutely loved that motorcycle but owned it as a kid and didn't have the resources to keep it at the time. I have always regretted selling it to a friend from church at the time.
The amount of times I think "God damn it monsta I ain't givin you no damn tree fiddy" during this series is hilarious.
Edit: I posted this 3 seconds before Ike started quoting south park 😂
Another vote to restore it. Love the old Honda 4-cylinders.
Duct tape also works well as a liner in the wheels. Watching this bought back memories of my 750 and 550/4 I owned back in the 80s when they were classed as disposable as you could pick them up very cheaply.
Definately a keeper. Give her some love, spit, and polish. She survived abuse and neglect for years. Keep her intact and enjoy the heck out of her. Thanks and we'll see you next time.
These old bikes deserve a seconds life. Please leave it put together. My child hood was in the 70's and I saw the CB series all over the place, my mom even had a CB100. It is so cool to see a 4 cylinder being kick started, we will never ever see that again in today's production so keep it alive. Maybe the smoke will go away after the rings seal in. Great content, it made me weep with joy.
I think it totally worth restoring it
You might bring back most of the chrome shine if you use aluminum foil as a scrubber and Gojo Orange hand scrub soap with pumice as a cleaner/polish. It'll get gross while you're scrubbing but when you wipe it with a towel it'll shine right up. Good friend who used to rebuild bikes taught me that trick
We used to use 000 steel wool and a product called "Kitten Cut & Polish" which was a paste polish designed to put a shine on old chalky paint.
We needed to be super careful to label the cans... any steel wool fragments in the Polish do nasty scratches to paintwork 😂
In the future to make it easier on you... When putting the cylinders on a 4 cylinder, put 3 and 4 near TDC first. It'll be MUCH easier to deal with 2 cylinders and their rings. A just say 2 and 3 because there's nothing in the way that way. Then 1 and 4 which are in the clear still. Easy peasy!
I really like the sentence when John said, " Probably. Sorry, what's entertaining about that? "
You guys did a great job on that backyard big bore aspect and it truly was entertaining and successful. Next time it will be faster because you get better and better! It's inspiring to see that your beliefs in your success kept you going and in the end it all turned out right. Keep up the good lathe work :)
I've been watching you guys since your first few videos years ago. You guys deserve more than a pat on the back. I say restore it, the enjoyment of your guys faces when you got it to run was great. Again, Thank-You for another fine video!!
Please restore that bike and put it back on the road. Would love to see it. That thing would be such a sweet weekend cruiser!!
I had a red 1972 350F. Wish I still had it. This bike is worth restoring.
I think this is a perfect bike to refresh mechanically but leave as is visually. All the fun of a nice bike with none of the worry of damaging it!
Congratulations to the winter Paul and thank you and your family for your service
In 1984 i had a beat to death, 1984 KX125 my bro and i bought used from a pro motocrosser for 800 bucks and my neighbor had a new XR350 single cylinder dirt bike. He asked me to ride it to "break it in" and when i came back after a quick spin he said go ahead and beat on it as hard as you can... So i did... What fun that bike was new! It flew like a bird off jumps and pulled like a freight train on the flats. My other buddy had a CB350 two cylinder and of course we had two 350 three wheelers from Honda. a regular one and the sporty 350X that had the manual five speed. I used to love the middle light weight 350 as it seemed the perfect compromise for dirt bikes and the minimal size for street bikes but the Honda abandoned the 350cc bikes in favor of kids bikes and full sized 600cc adult bikes as less people were commuting to save gas and more people were buying toy bikes for their kids
That south park nod was amazing
I love the CB's of that era. Rode a 650 a lot in HS. Really reliable and fun bikes. Also always felt safer on one than most bikes. Of course the KZ 900 was around back then and I rode one of them some. The Honda just seemed more stable and was more comfortable. The blue and the Green ones were the best colors.
Guys, whatever you do, please don't shit-can that bike. The CB350 four is one of the most valuable vintage Hondas ever made. You guys did some very good work on that nearly destroyed engine. Well done!!
I had that exact bike when I was in the ARMY back in '83. Had the bore and stroke kit done on it and carbs and cam too. What a fun bike. Good memories. :)
First off, you can only get a true round bore and hone with the sleeves in the jug/block as the wall thickness needs the support. Then the bore gauge needs o be spun and take 3 measurements at the top and the bottom of each bore especially if the old pistons have any evidence of wear on the skirts but due to how a reciprocating engine works the pistons will egg a bore with time and cause localized wear specifically on the front and back of the wrist pins, more so on the front from the power stroke.
Impressive to say the least.!! Awesome work
Most definitely worth restoring homies❤
keep that baby complete, i've been riding a revived 75 CB400F for 17 years now, these bikes are survivors
Great job! That smile when it started made all the lathe time worth it.
Heck yeah, nothing like the feeling of hearing a project engine fire up.
Congrats.
I'm in favor of restoring it, not at a show car/bike level but streetable for sure.
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Great job guys! That was the bike I learned how to ride a motorcycle at age 10. and I still own it.
I wanted a CB350F so bad back then. Wish I had one...they are sweet bikes. Restore that bike! I love that Moss color on it too.
It is SO worth it restoring that good old honda.
Not fully finishing a restoration on this bike would be BEYOND SINFUL!!!
i road my dad's CB350 all four years of high school, funny part is, i never got pulled over tell i had a license. lol. sweet fn bike guys, even the green. i love the sound of the four small cylinders. i was in high school in the mid 80s.
That is a classic. People look for them. Retail about 5000. It smokes because the rings have not set yet. Give it time and miles.
An old trick I use to unstick old clutch’s is to put the front against something solid with the bike in neutral, pull in the clutch handle give it some revs and pop it in gear. It’ll stall because it’s stuck and can’t roll forward but after a few try’s the clutch usually breaks free and starts slipping again.
Levon Helm and Rick Danko working on motorbikes 😄. Very entertaining guys!
I've owned an 81 CB900 c and the 1979 cb750k and seeing him ride this 350 and hearing the engine singing that makes me want to find a cb350. You can find them really cheap. I've seen them on Facebook marketplace in St Louis here for a couple hundred dollars I may have to buy one and restore it and make a cafe racer out of it they're just so cool
that bike is for sure worth restoring! its complete minus the carbs. these old classic hondas are going away fast. I have q 74 cb350f. Its built into a cafe racer. Ive spent a couple years getting it all sorted out. It runs like a swiss watch. as it did back in the day.
Those old Hondas are fantastic bikes. If it has a title or can get one it is worth restoring. I have been looking for a decent example of one of these for 10 years. Never have found one at the right price.
8:24 Shoulda just left the sleeves in the jug and taken it to be bored and honed at a machine shop. We've done quite a few big bores for people where I work. Sometimes the sleeves distort when they're press fit into the block, so we prefer them to be installed first so that the size we hone is the final size. Edit: Guess you already knew that lol
18:44 I'd recommend getting a cheap set of micrometers to set the bore gauge with. It's a lot more useful to know the actual diameter than just how out-of-round it is. Also, you want to measure at different points by rocking the gauge in where you want to measure and then rocking it back out. Turning it and sliding it up and down can damage the crosshatch, plus it'll wear the tip of the gauge.
Why is John talking like "Nahm" from This Old House during the "cooking segment"?😳
Im 17 years old and i have a 1987 yamaha fz600 and i really love your videos!!
Congratulations Paul,! John, a CB350F is extremely rare, restore her to as original as possible, and keep us updated on the progress.
By far one of the best south park quotes!!! Amazing bike guys! Love it!
Love how you guys show that if there is a will there's a way and alot of fun experience in the middle 😅