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Offline Badger

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Finished! 350F
« on: June 27, 2018, 08:17:52 AM »
Thanks to many tips from this community my 350F project bike is now in good running order.  The Delkevic pipe screams like a banshee when revved up. Rick at OLDSKOOL carbs did a fantastic job on the carb bank.

Next season she gets new shocks and a better headlight.  Out of budget for this year. 
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Offline flybox1

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Re: Finished! 350F
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2018, 08:21:16 AM »
so cool!  8)

nice work!
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Offline nvr2old

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Re: Finished! 350F
« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2018, 09:20:15 AM »
Throw on a set of 400F bars and it would be perfect. :)  Nicely done.  Looks great..should be fun to ride.
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Offline piefairy

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Re: Finished! 350F
« Reply #3 on: June 27, 2018, 05:13:34 PM »
Looks sweet! Enjoy!

Offline rocket johnny

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Re: Finished! 350F
« Reply #4 on: June 27, 2018, 05:28:36 PM »
great looking bike !   nice job !   enjoy !

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Re: Finished! 350F
« Reply #5 on: June 27, 2018, 05:31:53 PM »
Excellent work!

I am SO jealous....mine still looks like a dusty lump... :(
But, I do finally have enough parts to put it all back together. :)
See SOHC4shop@gmail.com for info about the gadgets I make for these bikes.

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Re: Finished! 350F
« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2018, 07:17:08 AM »
Badger- nice job. They are fun to ride, you will get good shifting gears to keep the revs up. I put a set of progressive shocks on mine (got a good deal on them) difference is night and day. New shocks will transform the ride.


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Re: Finished! 350F
« Reply #7 on: June 28, 2018, 09:36:26 AM »
Awesome bike! let me know if you ever decide to part with her ;)

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Re: Finished! 350F
« Reply #8 on: June 28, 2018, 10:28:41 AM »
Great work.

I love mine. it's so involving to ride. You really have to work at it if you want to make rapid progress.

I painted mine a non-standard green. Rover BRG metallic.



It sounds unbelievable on 4 separate pipes too.

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Re: Finished! 350F
« Reply #9 on: June 28, 2018, 11:54:56 AM »
great news, please let me know if you need help in the future, great looking bike

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Re: Finished! 350F
« Reply #10 on: June 28, 2018, 03:37:16 PM »
GTM...post some more pics of that bike. That is one fine color.

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Re: Finished! 350F
« Reply #11 on: June 29, 2018, 11:22:22 PM »
When I got the bike it was unloved and in metallic black (although the log book said green).



I got it up and running and presentable.



I managed to get some pattern pipes and did a full chassis/brakes/electrical recondition and painted the tank/panels/fork shrouds and headlight.

I didn't particularly like the correct Honda Custom Bacchus Olive Metallic so I used Rover British Racing Green Metallic III 1998 - 2005. Paint Code HFF.








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Re: Finished! 350F
« Reply #12 on: June 30, 2018, 06:22:03 AM »
You both have good looking bikes.

Good job.



I'll get mine going one of these days.......carbs are coming off again, due to pizzing problems, and won't start.
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Re: Finished! 350F
« Reply #13 on: June 30, 2018, 06:27:22 AM »
Nice! You may not like candy bacchus olive, but there’s no disputing it has the best name ever.


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Re: Finished! 350F
« Reply #14 on: June 30, 2018, 06:58:18 PM »
Isn't BRG from the old MGB days? My college roommate had an MGB II in BRG. What a fun car that was!
It looks terrific on the Baby Four, too!
See SOHC4shop@gmail.com for info about the gadgets I make for these bikes.

The demons are repulsed when a man does good. Use that.
Blood is thicker than water, but motor oil is thicker yet...so, don't mess with my SOHC4, or I might have to hurt you.
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Link to Hondaman Ignition: http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=67543.0

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Offline gtmdriver

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Re: Finished! 350F
« Reply #15 on: June 30, 2018, 11:59:13 PM »
BRG dates back to 1903 according to Wikipedia.

In international races each country had it's own racing colour. Green for the UK, White for Germany, Red for Italy and Blue for France.

Back then of course they were all just solid colours not metallic.

The metallic version I used on my bike was available between 1988 - 2005.