Topic: New member with CB350F

[frappy]

I just purchased an all-original unrunning red '73 CB350F with 14k miles.  She has a matching Windammer full ferring, plus a Bates(?) rack and sissybar.  New silencers are needed as they are completely rusted through where they meet the head pipes under the tranny.  In addition to a full tune-up, cable lubing, brake flush, tank and carb cleaining - she needs major detailing, new tires/tubes, a battery and possibly a chain.  As you can tell she's kinda rough, but I trust she'll come back to life easily with the help of a few dead presidents.  Any tips, tricks, or resources for my CB350F would be most appreciated. Oh yes, thanks for being here!

[hoodellyhoo]

Welcome from a fellow 350f owner

[mattcb350f]

+1, And Welcome from Canada.

Don't throw away those old rusted out pipes like my PO did. If I had a set I would rebuild and rechrome them; considering that the stock 4-4 systems are nearly imposible to find. Or if you do, there usually about $1000 to $1500 a set.

That's my first advice, the rest you'll find in here somewhere 

 Matt.

[kslrr]

Welcome from So. Calif.  Fellow CB350F owner here.  Make sure to post some pics on the 350F owners thread.

[steven400/4]

welcome

[robscb350f]

Welcome from another fellow cb350f owner!

[frappy]

Thanks for the welcome!   

Everythings apart and the compression checked out good today, I've got a hot spark too, so I'm planning to order new mufflers.  I like the MIVV pipes because they offer the original romance of the SOHC4 (i.e.,  4 into 4 design) and I want to esperience the "sound of silence" they used to write about when these were new. 

mattcb350f:

Don't throw away those old rusted out pipes like my PO did. If I had a set I would rebuild and rechrome them;

Has anyone posted a thread about how to do successfully do this task?  It certanly would be a good business to get into with all of the ratty CB350F pipes floating about.

[seaweb11]

We like photos.................

[frappy]

Earlier received a call from my mechanic who called to let me hear him start my fine CB350F while I was on the phone.  Man it was loud with no silencers (they broke in half at the down-tubes when removed), but idling nicely (read: burbling) on all 4.  Dormant for 20 years and Lazarus lives again, yahoo!     

Can't wait to get my exhaust system delivered next week and installed next weekend. I'll try to snap some more pics this weekend.

[keiths]

Welcome from another fellow cb350f owner!