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Offline OakBehringer

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CB350F Restoration Finished... PICS!
« on: July 22, 2009, 12:24:13 AM »
Finished... for now. Lots of work. 10 miles on the clock. Is it cool to beg for BOTM nominations? :)













Thanks for everyone's help along the way. I couldn't have done it without this forum.
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Offline coldright

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Re: CB350F Restoration Finished... PICS!
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2009, 12:39:50 AM »
Let me be the first to congratulate you on a job well done.  Love that third photograph...

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Re: CB350F Restoration Finished... PICS!
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2009, 02:10:17 AM »
Awesome!  What did you use to polish the engine, and what tires are those?
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Re: CB350F Restoration Finished... PICS!
« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2009, 03:32:24 AM »
Awesome job mate, something you can really be proud of and if no one else puts that wee bike up for the next BOTM I will..............Hush. :)
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Re: CB350F Restoration Finished... PICS!
« Reply #4 on: July 22, 2009, 05:35:18 AM »
NICE!  (But you're missing the mirrors...wouldn't be legal here.)

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Re: CB350F Restoration Finished... PICS!
« Reply #5 on: July 22, 2009, 05:54:32 AM »
Amazing how an industrial background make a nice bike stand out even more.

Sweet looking bike! Well done, indeed.
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Re: CB350F Restoration Finished... PICS!
« Reply #6 on: July 22, 2009, 06:41:41 AM »
Love that third photograph...
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Right on OB!  That is Outstanding!  ;D

...now, get yourself some mirrors and find a twisty road.
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Re: CB350F Restoration Finished... PICS!
« Reply #7 on: July 22, 2009, 08:26:46 AM »
Really. Those are old Honda stock photos for the 1974 sales brochure  ::)

 ;D

Kidding. A truly amazing restoration Oak! Right down to the grips by the looks of it. Be sure to put some of those photos in the gallery under 350F. I don't think I've seen a finer example. Well done  8)

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Re: CB350F Restoration Finished... PICS!
« Reply #8 on: July 22, 2009, 09:23:20 AM »
I'll second it.....   Looks fantastic.  great pics too.  Congrats
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Re: CB350F Restoration Finished... PICS!
« Reply #9 on: July 22, 2009, 09:45:17 AM »
another example of how a restored bike can be every bit as impressive as a custom. plenty to be proud of!


congratulations.  8)
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Re: CB350F Restoration Finished... PICS!
« Reply #10 on: July 22, 2009, 09:48:19 AM »
Love that third photograph...
+1

Right on OB!  That is Outstanding!  ;D

...now, get yourself some mirrors and find a twisty road.

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It has a very vintage 70's feel to the photograph.  Nice shooting.  Oh yeah nice resto too ;)
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Re: CB350F Restoration Finished... PICS!
« Reply #11 on: July 22, 2009, 09:53:51 AM »
Mate your bike deserves to be Bike of the Month  :) Seeing your finished CB encourages me to work on mine and finish it before the summer ends

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Re: CB350F Restoration Finished... PICS!
« Reply #12 on: July 22, 2009, 10:03:16 AM »
Outstanding. I feel like I've travelled back in time to
the 70's. 
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Re: CB350F Restoration Finished... PICS!
« Reply #13 on: July 22, 2009, 10:20:53 AM »
Nice bike!  Looks great!
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Re: CB350F Restoration Finished... PICS!
« Reply #14 on: July 22, 2009, 11:56:39 AM »
Very Nice! 
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Re: CB350F Restoration Finished... PICS!
« Reply #15 on: July 22, 2009, 01:15:18 PM »
top quality job!!!, i thought my 72 350f looked good, damn now I've got to go back out to the garage!! your bike looks great. be proud.

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Re: CB350F Restoration Finished... PICS!
« Reply #16 on: July 22, 2009, 02:09:28 PM »
Absolutely GREAT!!!!!!

Please tell us how you got those engine covers (especially the front sprocket cover) polished/re-finished like that.

They look amazing.

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Re: CB350F Restoration Finished... PICS!
« Reply #17 on: July 22, 2009, 03:24:31 PM »
Looks fantastic!!! Great Job!
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Re: CB350F Restoration Finished... PICS!
« Reply #18 on: July 22, 2009, 04:47:13 PM »
Perfection!

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Re: CB350F Restoration Finished... PICS!
« Reply #19 on: July 22, 2009, 04:51:50 PM »
hey OakBehringer, i know this is a random question, but what setting did you use on the camera or did you photoshop the picture to get the 3rd pic to look like that, i love the look?

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Re: CB350F Restoration Finished... PICS!
« Reply #20 on: July 22, 2009, 04:53:48 PM »
Looks effing killer-good! Did you have a build thread?

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Re: CB350F Restoration Finished... PICS!
« Reply #21 on: July 22, 2009, 04:57:16 PM »
Nice resto, very nice photography.

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Re: CB350F Restoration Finished... PICS!
« Reply #22 on: July 22, 2009, 06:10:24 PM »
 Make sure you rev the snot out of it all-the-way thru redline (then a little more) to hear those EXTREMELY NICE PIPES wail properly!

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Re: CB350F Restoration Finished... PICS!
« Reply #23 on: July 22, 2009, 06:14:47 PM »
Nice job, OB.  Now you need to put a scratch on it so you won't be afraid to ride.  ;D ;D ;D (not)
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Re: CB350F Restoration Finished... PICS!
« Reply #24 on: July 22, 2009, 07:48:20 PM »
fresh off the line!
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