CB350F Rusteration

[andy120t]

Looks really nice. That is the sort of finish I like to see - so a bike you can use and not worry about getting wet rather than something that's over restored.

[Moorey]

Thanks all, one things for sure it will get used in the wet at some point.

[Rozabikes Tim]

Nice bike. Crich this year so we can all inspect it??

[Moorey]

Nice bike. Crich this year so we can all inspect it??

Schools still out on that one yet.

[Moorey]

Front wheel back in and new Brembo brake pads. New seat cover on and electrics cleaned up and a little more of the frame done.

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[JamesH]

Coming along very nicely. Like where you're going with this..:-)

[Moorey]

Thanks James, still undecided what to do with the exhausts though. 

[Moorey]

Just to add a bit of interest to the job the bike lift decided to break down when in a position that made it impossible to get at the ram and mechanism. All sorted once I managed to get to the ram now goes up and down like a good un again. 

[Moorey]

A bit more progress today. Sorted out the deformed and grey looking airbox with the use of a hot air gun.

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Carbs back in and new cables. What a pain in the arse getting the carbs back in. A lot worse than doing the 750. Is there a easy way. Am I missing a trick somewhere.

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New internals in the petrol tap tank back on and seat with new cover. There are a couple of dings in the tank that I will try to remove when I can get to make something to try and press them out from the inside.

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[Moorey]

New plugs and caps. Whilst they were out checked the compression.

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Plugs back in, swilled the tank out with diesel, put some petrol in the tank and away it went.  I have 1 float bowl leaking on the gasket. Bugger. I hoped I would get away with re using them. New ones now coming.  I obviously need more practice with them carbs anyway.

[Nurse Julie]

Great work.

[kevski]

I found the carbs relatively easy to put back on compared to my Z thou, mind you new rubbers were used both sides of the carbs.

[Rob62]

Looks like its gonna be a little corker!

[mattsz]

Mind if I ask, how are you cleaning and treating the frame and parts?  Mine is pretty filthy, but I don't want to just hose it down with water as some of the pieces and parts are removed (including the carbs), nor do I want to do a big degreasing job on the engine and lower/rear frame parts as I don't want oil and degreaser to soak into my dirt driveway.

I'd like to get it all clean, then degreased; maybe do something about the frame surface rust where the paint's off...

[Moorey]

It is all been cleaned whilst on the bench, greasy oily bits done with a cloth soaked in kerosene doing a small area at a time and then drying with a clean cloth. Someone in the past has been at the frame with a rattle can and I am removing that just with T cut and plenty of rubbing until I get back to the original paint. Its easy to tell when you get back to original. On non paint surfaces good old Solvol , and finish with a good wax polish. No secrets or magic formulas, basically elbow grease. Its surprising what you can get back just with a good old rub. The pinstripes are a little distressed on the 350 and I cant make my mind up whether to leave them or remove and apply new ones.
This is a spare tank I bought for the 750f that someone in their wisdom thought would look nice with a black stripe up it. So I rubbed it away.
Before.

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After

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