Zap Everybody! Honda twins site is still underconstruction so thought i'd post this build here. (Honda twins been out since we took this challenge). We've always been a big fan of twins. Love the sound, love the simplicity of the engine and love how it handles. We wanted a project bike that is simple, engine and suspension parts are still available, and something that is light and easy to ride even for beginners. So what could be more simple, light and fun to ride than Honda CB350.
We picked up this 69 CB 350 twin few months ago and thought we'd share this little project with you guys. The bike is actually
done, but thought maybe this build that we did might help or even inspire some cafe fans or even some motorcycle hobbyist with their own project. We had fun working on this project. Everything went smoothly and had no problems other that doing an offset on front sprocket cuz we didnt wan't to switch to the stock cb350 rear hub . We didn't really do any major mods to the frame other that cutting the tabs and the lip from the pressed sheet metal frame and then just boxed it for support. We could have left it the way it is, but thought we clean things up a little bit with the frame. Oh yeah i forgot the battery box. But that we didn't even weld it that to the frame. We just fabricated a battery box and mounted it to the stock center stand bracket that is already built in to the frame. Plus having the battery down there gives the bike better center of gravity. Other than that, the frame is bone stuck. I think we could even put the original tank and seat back if we wanted to. It took us i think over 6 months to finish the El Poquito project, but the delay was mainly because we first had to cater to customer orders, plus we had to come up an original look for the tank and seat and exhaust so the bike will stand-out. Anyway, here's our project build, hope you guys like it. Enjoy and ride safe!
This is what the bike looked like when we got it. We got lucky with the alloy DID and Akront wheels
And this what we came out with. Vintage style cafe/road racer. Paint scheme was inspired by Matchless G50
Here's the link of the detail build:http://www.benjiescaferacer.com/poquito.htmlHere's the link for more picshttp://www.slide.com/r/cFsA1XqV7z87sAycJVQ87zlUi37vuf99?previous_view=TICKER&previous_action=TICKER_ITEM_CLICK&ciid=72057594236341928Here's the link of the vidshttp://www.benjiescaferacer.com/sightsnsnds.html-benjie
