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Offline mwvachon

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Latest Find CB350-F0!
« on: October 08, 2013, 07:25:16 PM »
Just picked this up last Saturday. I was hooked the minute I discovered the exhaust was intact and had no rot! There is a fair amount of surface rust, though. I'm going to change the oil, check all the tune-up bits, throw a battery in and try firing this thing up. I was trying to search the site for some threads I read on different ways of treating chrome to remove rust. Didn't find much - anyone got any links on this?
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M.W.Vachon
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Re: Latest Find CB350-F0!
« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2013, 07:27:25 PM »
That could be a very nice bike.  Subscribed.  Are you going to stay stock?
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Re: Latest Find CB350-F0!
« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2013, 07:30:04 PM »
Nice find!

Nothing abrasive if possible. Vinegar. NevrDull. WD40. If it's more than surface deep good luck.
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Re: Latest Find CB350-F0!
« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2013, 07:31:39 PM »
Greggo > Yeah, I'm a bit of a purist, so I won't be doing custom ANYTHING on this bike. It is going to have to go in the queue after the current project (a '71 CB750-K1 - also stock resto), but I'm anxious to hear it run even if I have to wait to make it pretty...
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2014 CB1100 Deluxe
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1971 CB750-K1 (Candy Gold)
1971 CB750-K1 (Candy Red)
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1965 Honda S90
1976 GL1000
1975 CB400F

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Re: Latest Find CB350-F0!
« Reply #4 on: October 08, 2013, 07:34:54 PM »
RXman > Yeah, those options all sound familiar. Fortunately, the exhaust looks like it will clean up nicely (not like the crap they hang on new bikes, like the easily yellowed pipes on the new CB1100). The pieces that are roughest are the rims, fenders, rear shocks and the headlamp ring. The handlebars are totally corroded!
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M.W.Vachon
2014 CB1100 Deluxe
1999 Valkyrie I/S
1971 CB750-K1 (Candy Gold)
1971 CB750-K1 (Candy Red)
Project link: http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=108498.0]
1965 Honda S90
1976 GL1000
1975 CB400F

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Re: Latest Find CB350-F0!
« Reply #5 on: October 08, 2013, 07:36:19 PM »
This is what it looked like when I 'found' it...
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M.W.Vachon
2014 CB1100 Deluxe
1999 Valkyrie I/S
1971 CB750-K1 (Candy Gold)
1971 CB750-K1 (Candy Red)
Project link: http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=108498.0]
1965 Honda S90
1976 GL1000
1975 CB400F

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Re: Latest Find CB350-F0!
« Reply #6 on: October 11, 2013, 06:45:18 PM »
Drained the oil tonight. AAACKKK! Someone put Champion plugs in this beast! We'll fix that right away!
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M.W.Vachon
2014 CB1100 Deluxe
1999 Valkyrie I/S
1971 CB750-K1 (Candy Gold)
1971 CB750-K1 (Candy Red)
Project link: http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=108498.0]
1965 Honda S90
1976 GL1000
1975 CB400F
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