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robscb350f

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New to Vintage Bikes
« on: January 01, 2008, 03:07:26 PM »
Hello everyone.  I am From Southern California.  I own a few bikes.  I have a 2003 Honda RC51 and a recently aquired 72 cb350f.  I just purchased it for a staggering price of 75 dollars.  It needs alot of work, but I plan on restoring it into a cafe racer.  I am hoping to get insight from everyone here and direction on my project. 

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Re: New to Vintage Bikes
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2008, 03:10:29 PM »
Welcome. Just what we need, another member who can ride year-round. >:( ;D. Just being sarcastic, been away from home for a few days and had to dig through 10-12 inches of wet snow to get the car off the street. >:( >:(

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Re: New to Vintage Bikes
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2008, 06:28:12 PM »
Welcome from frigid Wisconsin
1972 CB350F (Back from the Dead!)- http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=20822.0
1965? S65 - Coming Eventually!
1972 CB750K2 (father-son project)
1976 CB750K6- (sold) http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=96859.0
1976 CB750K6 (sold)- http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=62569.0

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Re: New to Vintage Bikes
« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2008, 10:55:45 AM »
welcome from the uk  ;D ;D
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Re: New to Vintage Bikes
« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2008, 05:18:53 PM »
Welcome from Canada, from a fellow 350F'er...who is also cold and up to his knee's in snow  :D :D

 Matt.
1974 CB350F,  1980 CB125S,  1981 XL80S
Non Honda's: 86 & 87 Husqvarna 400wr's

My CB350F resto: http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=30467.0
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Re: New to Vintage Bikes
« Reply #5 on: January 02, 2008, 07:19:20 PM »
Welcome from Maine.

We snowbound bunch can be a little jealous in mid winter...

I have so much damned snow at the end of the driveway that yesterday I climed on top of the 8 foot snow bank and shoveled the top 3 feet off so that I would have somewhere to put today's new 8 inches...

To make myself feel better, I polished up my oil pressure gauge and points cover tonight.

Ride on brother, ride on..... and welcome to the forum.
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Re: New to Vintage Bikes
« Reply #6 on: January 02, 2008, 07:24:58 PM »
Welcome from Nevada  ;D

robscb350f

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Re: New to Vintage Bikes
« Reply #7 on: January 02, 2008, 08:03:32 PM »
Thank you all for the warm welcomes.  I promise not to talk to much about all the beautiful riding weather we have here.  I look foward to getting to know the forum a bit more and soon I will post pics of my newly aquired bike.  Due to finances and family, that build is going to take along time but, I will post up what ever I do to it. 

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Re: New to Vintage Bikes
« Reply #8 on: January 02, 2008, 09:59:03 PM »
Welcome from Perris (near Lake Elsinore).  I too have a CB350F cafe which I have been working on for over 20 years!
Now  1972 CB350FX (experimental v2.0)
        1981 CB650c Custom with '79 engine (wifes)
        1981 CB650 engine
        2004 HD XL883C Custom
        1977 Yamaha XS750D (in progress)
Then 1972 CL175
        1964 Yamaha YGS-1T
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robscb350f

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Re: New to Vintage Bikes
« Reply #9 on: January 04, 2008, 07:23:35 PM »
Welcome from Perris (near Lake Elsinore).  I too have a CB350F cafe which I have been working on for over 20 years!
20 years uhh!, that is a long time, that might be something like my time frame.
Welcome from Maine.

We snowbound bunch can be a little jealous in mid winter...

I have so much damned snow at the end of the driveway that yesterday I climed on top of the 8 foot snow bank and shoveled the top 3 feet off so that I would have somewhere to put today's new 8 inches...

To make myself feel better, I polished up my oil pressure gauge and points cover tonight.

Ride on brother, ride on..... and welcome to the forum.
 I had to work in about a foot of snow last month an couldn't imagine as much snow as you are describing, less alone live with it brrrrr..