Author Topic: Slipstream Cycle Works Ozark Mountain Scramble CB350T Cafe Build (Read 6148 times)

J-Rod10 · « **on:** December 12, 2013, 07:40:00 AM »

This is the first of two bikes my dad and I are building for the scramble.

This is the bike I decided to build for this yers scramble, a 3 day ride through the back roads of the Ozark mtns in Arkansas. Rules state a 1k max on bike and build so I will spend most of the money ($250 for bike in 2001) for sprockets/chain , cables , battery , tires , etc. I have built several 350's and when I set up on something I usually build 2 or 3 of them so I have some parts on hand and the jigs and fixtures for most of the stuff I will need for this build. I will be building most all of the fasteners, axles, swingarm bolt, chain adjuster and that type stuff from aluminum and stainless, fitting a frontend from an R5, rebuilding the wheels and bracing the frame. Jarred had already built the fenders, seat, and fairing from carbon fibre and was starting on the tank when we started thinking alloy so we may end up with a set of each and see which looks the part. Gauges will be made from aluminum with carbon faces and stainless numbers and indicator marks. Carbs have been threaded and velo stacks made to thread on so we don't have to worry with them rattling loose. I will add some more pics as the parts get made.

Starting point:

The gauge faces I'm building. The sheet of aluminum in the back will be the custom housing once we get it cut out, and welded up.

The velocity stacks:

J-Rod10 · « **Reply #1 on:** December 12, 2013, 07:45:17 AM »

The carbon fibre seat I have built. Still needs a trim, sanding, and a couple coats of clear.

Machining out the brake hubs:

To the chain adjusters. They, along with all of the other aluminum bits will be polished after we get the bike together a time or two, make sure it's the way we want it:

calj737 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 12, 2013, 09:52:42 AM »

Sexy! I'm in love...

FrankenFrankenstuff · « **Reply #3 on:** December 12, 2013, 04:40:34 PM »

Dude....your thread is making it all look like magic easy. Please post more more more pics! Woooo. Scramble sounds like the balls.

joe p · « **Reply #4 on:** December 13, 2013, 06:06:41 AM »

My wife and I love to ride the Ozarks. We haven't ridden Russellville to Harrison on Hwy 7 for a couple years. I had a CL350 & CL450 set up for TT, I used to ride in turkey runs back in Tennessee. I have to check this Scramble out, sounds like a lot of fun. I just love shiny stuff! Looks great!

Bankerdanny · « **Reply #5 on:** December 13, 2013, 08:07:32 AM »

Nobody is going to believe that you only spent $1k on such a beautiful bike.

LOVE those gauge faces

J-Rod10 · « **Reply #6 on:** December 13, 2013, 01:59:46 PM »

Front wheel:

Rear wheel:

greenjeans · « **Reply #7 on:** December 13, 2013, 02:25:18 PM »

Looks like that will be the best looking $1000 bike in the scramble. Really, really love what you did with the hub and the ribs. Any more pics and details on how you did that ?

J-Rod10 · « **Reply #8 on:** December 13, 2013, 03:58:43 PM »

Each of them are done manually on a rotary table. The only pics of it that I have are the two at the top, and the finished wheels. We've been talking about offering it as a service.

J-Rod10 · « **Reply #9 on:** December 14, 2013, 04:00:22 AM »

Will be running some clip on's I picked up for 15 bucks from the local CA 77 guru and if the cables need to be cut down I will be using these cable ends I had made some extra's of on one of my other projects. Not to hard to make and they do set the bike apart.

J-Rod10 · « **Reply #10 on:** December 14, 2013, 04:01:59 AM »

Not a great pic, but here are some that I put on the CB500 I built.

J-Rod10 · « **Reply #11 on:** December 16, 2013, 03:25:26 AM »

A few more parts coming together, rear brake stay and hardware and steering damper knob. I think I will glass bead knob with fine glass in milled out pockets and polish the rest then maybe a coat of clear. Will also be fitting a set of our new folding rearsets on this bike. I hope to have most of the small stuff done by next weekend so I can mock up the bike and see what needs changed, due to the 1k limit on cash spent I have painted the rims and went back with chrome spokes, I really wanted to go flanged alloy rims but the painted ones saved a lot of $ and when assembled with the chrome spokes and machined hubs really look the part.

J-Rod10 · « **Reply #12 on:** December 16, 2013, 03:28:51 AM »

J-Rod10 · « **Reply #13 on:** December 16, 2013, 03:31:21 AM »

Roach Carver · « **Reply #14 on:** December 16, 2013, 05:06:37 AM »

Marked. Looking great. The scramble will be here before you know it. It is a great ride with great people. I try hard not to miss it.

ohiocaferacer · « **Reply #15 on:** December 16, 2013, 07:15:16 AM »

Nice looking project....cant wait to see it finished!

J-Rod10 · « **Reply #16 on:** December 23, 2013, 09:03:43 AM »

Haven't gotten much done in the last few days. We've been putting in a lot of hours in at the shop, making it look presentable. Lot of work left to be done, as well. We've been toying with the idea of becoming an Amsoil dealer, and running a lube/tire changing shop. Not much in the way of one where we live. Closest Harley shop is a hour away, and a lot of people have them around here. And, without the overhead, we could easily beat the prices of the local Honda/Yamaha/Kawasaki dealers.

I'll try to get some more pics and such up of the build either tonight or tomorrow, for now, back to the shop to get some more of the new suspension ceiling up.

J-Rod10 · « **Reply #17 on:** December 27, 2013, 03:13:11 PM »

As I mentioned in the first post, we are building two bikes for the scramble. Has to clock in under $1,000 total for the build.

This is going to be the second. I scored this beauty at Barber for $400, titled.

82 CB750, running a 2010 CBR front end, with a F2 rear end. Still undecided if I want to run the mono shock, or run a more vintage set in the rear. Though, a nice set of shocks is going to severely hamper the budget. I'm in it for $400 now, count another $200 for new shoes, and the price of material for seat, rearsets, fairing, fenders, and it'll be cutting close on shocks.

She has a lot of potential, though.

kslrr · « **Reply #18 on:** December 27, 2013, 05:59:12 PM »

Ok, this has got me interested! Now which bike do I work on: '72 CB350F? '81/'79 CB650C? '77 XS750D?

Oh, and love the folding rear sets!

calj737 · « **Reply #19 on:** December 28, 2013, 04:55:58 AM »

I bet if you use that seat material pictured, bunches of duct tape, you could save the money. Don't know how comfy it will be, but every dollar saved.... ;-)

Are those crash bars at the front of that motor???

J-Rod10 · « **Reply #20 on:** December 28, 2013, 05:35:25 AM »

They are. I'm considering keeping them.

J-Rod10 · « **Reply #21 on:** December 28, 2013, 03:07:39 PM »

Quote from: kslrr on December 27, 2013, 05:59:12 PM

Ok, this has got me interested! Now which bike do I work on: '72 CB350F? '81/'79 CB650C? '77 XS750D?

Oh, and love the folding rear sets!

Work on them all!

brandEn · « **Reply #22 on:** December 28, 2013, 07:58:09 PM »

I am so glad I clicked on this thread, please keep the pics coming.
NICE WORK!

J-Rod10 · « **Reply #23 on:** December 28, 2013, 08:01:07 PM »

Quote from: brandEn on December 28, 2013, 07:58:09 PM

I am so glad I clicked on this thread, please keep the pics coming.
NICE WORK!

We're trying to get back to our own stuff. Had a larger than normal influx of orders come in for the holidays, and a day after Christmas sale we are just getting everything wrapped up, and got a bike we've been working on here and there back on the road today for the first time in over a decade.

Should be back on the 350, and 750 Monday.

I think the next task I'll outline will be the R5 front end swap, and how much sexier it looks than the stock 350 set up.

DustyRags · « **Reply #24 on:** December 28, 2013, 08:22:06 PM »

Man, I just ran across this thread- great looking stuff there!

J-Rod10 · « **Reply #25 on:** December 28, 2013, 09:47:05 PM »

Much appreciated, thank you.

J-Rod10 · « **Reply #26 on:** January 02, 2014, 06:59:02 AM »

Ok, been paying some bills and now it is time to get back on the 350. Got the swing arm painted and for the first time the outside temp didnt matter! Turned out good and I will set the bike together and see what things look like before I paint the frame, and polish the front forks. Wheels are painted and back together, hubs look good and shoes can now have radius cut on them. I stayed in the shop till 3am last night getting all of the stainless fasteners close,( not polished yet). I decided to go with the acorn nut style on all of the nuts and bolts, axles, etc. I will also go through fitting the R5 frontend on the CB350 frame in detail, it looks the part on this frame and really is not all that hard to adapt using the taper bearings. I have a few pictures here and will add more of the fasteners being machined and the frontend fitting. For the guys here that have a machining background I know the way I put the radius on the lower shock bolts is a little backwards since I have a lathe here in the shop but when you have 30 plus yrs in you sometimes get tired of the same old way, besides using the mill to do this really leaves a very nice finish.

Roach Carver · « **Reply #27 on:** January 02, 2014, 08:09:36 AM »

This is coming along great. Look forward to seeing it in person

DustyRags · « **Reply #28 on:** January 02, 2014, 09:21:09 AM »

Woah, nice work! Looking forward to pics of that front end.

J-Rod10 · « **Reply #29 on:** January 02, 2014, 11:41:16 AM »

Going to try to do that tonight or tomorrow. Between a rush of holiday orders, the Holidays themselves, and a New Years trip, not much progress has been made.

J-Rod10 · « **Reply #30 on:** January 03, 2014, 08:22:54 AM »

Been toying around with some different styles of bolt head, several in the trash now, but I think I will go with the acron style with flutes, if you can call them that, c/bored into the radius. Kind of looks cool even though the picture of the brake pivot bolt is not that good. I think when the axles and all of the machined bolts and nuts get this treatment it will be ok. Hope to have all of the fasteners wraped up this weekend and get this thing rolling.

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Author Topic: Slipstream Cycle Works Ozark Mountain Scramble CB350T Cafe Build (Read 6148 times)