Topic: Newbie Hello

[Gnat]

Hi, I am a total newbie to this forum or any other bike forum for that matter. So if I do or say something stupid please say so.

First I haven't ridden in about 25 years (kids..you know what I mean) anyhow I have restored a few cars in my day. But I had the need for a bike so I got a garage find 1974 350F in sorry shape from a guy I know. Always loved the look of the Honda Fours. And this bike just said buy me. A have a good friend who owns a body shop that restores bikes from this era but I can't imagine better help than can come from a forum like this.

At some point in the last 20 years this bike got fertilizer on it and some of the stuff got corroded pretty bad.

Anyway I am going to take it down to the frame, replate all the bright work, paint the frame, have the engine gone through. I'll do most of it myself as I enjoy wrenching. Already I find I have some problems finding parts. I need new coil packs and I need a cover for the breakers/points.

Then I am gonna go take the Motorcycle safety course again and have some fun riding this machine

Here's a shot of us picking up the bike a couple of weeks ago



Anyway I'm glad I found this place...I know yall are full of good info

Thanks

Gnat

[Nikkisixx]

Hello and welcome!  My 350F was stored in a barn next to sacks of fertilizer as well.  It really does a number on the shiny bits!  Wonder why these little bikes are magnets for fertilizer?     Anyways, enjoy!

[dave500]

yeah gday ,im a total newbie aswell,from australia,the 350 was and still is an often overlooked little bike,youll get it going ok,doing the saftey course is an excellent choice,the good riders arent always the fastest,,just the ones having the most fun!!

[paddy paul]

welcome, looks like a good start, all the info you need or want is here in these pages...

[Toxic]

That's a great looking bike to start with.  It looks mostly complete.  Where is the top half of the engine?

[drag-on]

Welcome............. Have fun with it, lets see when she's done.

[Gnat]

Thanks for the comments guys..the rest of the stuff was in a cardboard box. The cylinder head cover and the cam shaft and the cylinder head itself are maybe only useful for parts like tappet covers and such. I purchased new/used ones on ebay along with a variety of other parts.

Still trying to figure out how I'm going to sort out the mufflers. I want to go back to the 4 into 4 as the original was. I have a body shop guy who says he might be able to build me a bracket to hold some aftermarket ones that are close in looks to the originals.

Gnat

[buffalogt750]

Hey Gnat. I don't know where you're located but if you're interested I have a nearly complete 350F engine that I just picked up last week. The guy thought it was a 550 but when I went to get it it was a 350. It is missing the cylinder head cover, carbs,  intake manifolds and Honda emblem on generator cover. Other than that it is COMPLETE. It turns over with the kick starter. I have no use for it. I paid nothing for it and that's exactly what I want for it. I am in Knoxville, TN.