Anybody know anything about these old CL350's?

[Honda Al]

Hi all,

Having caught the old Honda bug with my CB500, I saw this offering from DK -

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/331855058231?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Anybody know much about them? Good choice, bad choice, somewhere in the middle?!

Many thanks, Alan

[hairygit]

If Kirsty knows you're after another bike, she'll go nuts! Good choice though, if the motor is a good runner. Ashimoto on here is the man to check with though, he has a serious fetish about these Honda twins!

[Honda Al]

If Kirsty knows you're after another bike, she'll go nuts! Good choice though, if the motor is a good runner. Ashimoto on here is the man to check with though, he has a serious fetish about these Honda twins!

I've not brought the subject up yet! I'm a little scared if I'm totally honest.

[Nurse Julie]

If Kirsty knows you're after another bike, she'll go nuts! Good choice though, if the motor is a good runner. Ashimoto on here is the man to check with though, he has a serious fetish about these Honda twins!

I've not brought the subject up yet! I'm a little scared if I'm totally honest.

Scaredy Cat 

[hairygit]

If Kirsty knows you're after another bike, she'll go nuts! Good choice though, if the motor is a good runner. Ashimoto on here is the man to check with though, he has a serious fetish about these Honda twins!

I've not brought the subject up yet! I'm a little scared if I'm totally honest.

Scaredy Cat 

She'll soon find out, I just told his sister!

[Nurse Julie]

If Kirsty knows you're after another bike, she'll go nuts! Good choice though, if the motor is a good runner. Ashimoto on here is the man to check with though, he has a serious fetish about these Honda twins!

I've not brought the subject up yet! I'm a little scared if I'm totally honest.

Scaredy Cat 

She'll soon find out, I just told his sister!

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[Honda Al]

Ha ha. All is good, there's been a conversation and compromise reached. 

[florence]

I own the cb (road version) of this bike and I have to say it is very simple and fun to ride.  The only thing I don't like about it is the size, I find it a little small but for pottering about the lanes it is great fun.  It is a pity Honda didn't make a 650 version, it would be my perfect bike.  Very easy to work on but spares are getting harder to find. 

[AshimotoK0]

Ha Ha Fetish my ar*e. Away on hols back today. If you are buying one choose the one with the best original exhaust cos they are rare to get hold of and not repro'd AFAIK. There was a mega low miler 1st year K0 on ebay last week.. no way was that only 1.5 k miler as described and was sporting the wrong year much later pipes. DK s the place to get one.  As they once described they had a ' Sea of cl 350s. 1st year bikes kick out the most HP. .it was 36 on the road model. .maybe slightly less on CL but  great for a '68 four stroke and its only 325 not the full 350cc btw.  My missus has given up on me buying bikes...sneaked the CD125 in last week without her noticing it.:-):-):-)

[Honda Al]

Phoned DK today about said bike. Overall not bad, but the photo's and description don't accurately describe it's true condition. It might be a case of buying two to make one good bike. Not sure how the missus would feel about that idea 

[AshimotoK0]

This guy always strikes me as being an honest guy you can trust in a sea of horse-traders. Pretty sure DK bikes are well mucked about with and they just bung odd bits on to make the bike look more complete. They have some bargains though but it's definitively a case of study the photos closely. You have to ask the question on a rare bike of how much expense and hassle it would be to personally import the bike yourself. In the case of a couple of the US bikes I have bought,  import costs would be almost as much as the likes of DK sell the bike for.

http://www.classichondamotorcycles.co.uk/bikedetail.aspx?bike=1342

This is the '68 K0 that was on eBay recently (not priced anymore but was a lot of money for what it was IMHO )  .. no way was it only 1500 miles and did not have the correct exhaust .. which has a black exhaust shield if correct. The K0's are the most sought after.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HONDA-CL350-1968-MATCHING-NUMBERS-SURVIVOR-1505-ORIGINAL-MILES-ONLY-/111969304208?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&nma=true&si=Y8UMBz9S%252BElZRekDOi9T0uncSJ4%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

This is the brochure from '68 of the K0 if you ever are looking for one. (Answered my on query here it was a 33 BHP & the CB version was 36 BHP).

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[Honda Al]

Spoke with the guy at Oxford Classic Honda and he seems very honest with his description, and up front about a couple of other bits not listed. I'm hoping to go and see it, but I noticed that the speedo and tacho are the wrong way around (he didn't mention that), and on closer inspection that is not the standard speedo - the reset is on the wrong side.

Would any of you guru's happen to recognise what speedo it is, and know if it would alter its true mileage?

http://www.classichondamotorcycles.co.uk/bikedetail.aspx?bike=1342

Thanks a lot, Alan

[AshimotoK0]

Looks like a 71 CL450/CB450K4  Speedo 37230-319-671

Like this one -

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS1971-Honda-CB450-450-Super-Sport-CL450-Speedometer-Gauge-37230-319-671-/171903373154?fits=Make%3AHonda%7CModel%3ACL450&hash=item28063d4f62:g:VG0AAOxy-WxTFBic&vxp=mtrs


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Dunno on swapping it but he seems a decent guy.

[Honda Al]

Genius!

Spoke to him on the phone. Was a very honest guy, up front about the problems and what it would need. Certainly worth a look I think. 

Alan

[AshimotoK0]

This is a rare one..never seen a CL with rubber kneepads (seat is not correct) .. JDM model ..1968

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