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CB350F Restoration by royhall (NOW FINISHED)
MCTID:
Superb restoration Roy........it was a privilege to be there - if only to give moral support.
The Video doesn't really do it justice, but I can vouch for the great skill and attention which this beautiful machine has had lavished upon it. It's a long time since I heard a CB350F up close and it certainly sounded as smooth as it should be.....almost like a sewing machine - I mean that as a complement, not as a derisory remark.
I couldn't believe how well it ran - for the first time and how it settled into a nice steady tickover straight away.....I was expecting clouds of exhaust fumes, oil and petrol dripping everywhere and lots of cursing!
It's a real pleasure to see a restoration carried out so well........there are many 'Specialists' out there asking top dollar for cobbled together bikes which are not a patch on your's (including your two restored CB750F's) and you should be extremely proud of your achievement.
Spitfire:
That was impressive, for a first start up it was mind boggling, I had to drag mine into life, well done
Cheers
Dennis
mike the bike:
I'm pleased it all went to plan and started without any aggro. It's a good omen.
royhall:
Did the tune-up work on the 350F this afternoon.
Checked the timing with a strobe lamp and it required no adjustments at all. With the engine warmed the tickover was at a steady 1100rpm. Vac gauges on and the picture tells the story. Just a very minor increase required on cylinder 1. Guess the static settings I did were pretty good.
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Had a ridiculous last minute problem that has caused some minor damage to the plastic bulb holder on the 'idiot light' console. I got four new bulbs from DSS that fitted perfectly. They should be 3W at 12 V, the ones they sent me (that stupidly I didn't check) were 3W at 6V. They got so hot they melted the bulb holder. So changed the bulbs for 12V items and its good for now. Got new parts on the way, not too bothered as the harness was a bit tatty anyway. Caused a lot of smoke though. I should have guessed something was wrong as the indicators flashed too fast, that's right now.
It should be finished tomorrow with a bit of luck.
royhall:
The bike is finished. Nothing more to say, so just some winter wet day pictures.
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