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1971 Honda CB350 Cafe Racer Project – Episode 2
Let the breakdown begin! I spent a few hours this weekend dismantling the bike to see how deeply the rust had penetrated various parts. The original goal was to simply get the bike running in its...
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1971 Honda CB350 Cafe Racer Project – Inspiration
I found two bikes that resemble what I would like my final bike to look like. Most of the cafe racer projects leave the bike totally stripped down with either small modified fenders or no fenders at...
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CB350 Cafe Racer Inspiration
I found another nice bike to inspire the Cafe Racer Project. I would love to polish out the tank to raw metal… This one was discovered over at jvoisrad with no additional details. It looks to be a...
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1971 Honda CB350 Cafe Racer Project – Episode 3
A few photos of the bike pieces before taking the frame off to the powdercoaters…
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Two Springers Motorcycle Club – Weekend Build-Off
The Two Springers Motorcycle Club has officially started a weekend build gathering that I have dubbed “Bikes ‘n Beer”. Fellow builders get together and discuss, drink, look, build, and inspire. Photos...
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1971 Honda CB350 Cafe Racer Project – Update
I haven’t forgotten about the poor old rolling chassy, once known as my Honda CB350… I actually just picked up a 1972 Honda CL350 in good condition so that I can use it for parts. The problem is that I...
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Lost Photos
I found an old box today, and in it were some old motorcycle photos I had stashed away. Funny, who knew years later I would be restoring a Honda CB350?
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1971 Honda CB350 Cafe racer Project – Episode 6: The Parts Bike
I recently picked up a 1972 Honda CL350 off Craigslist to use as a parts bike for my cafe racer rebuild. I had been ordering replacement parts piecemeal off of the interweb and I was averaging $50 a...
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Oregon Vintage Motorcyclists’ Show 2013
This past weekend was the annual Oregon Vintage Motorcyclists‘ Show & Swap Meet. As usual it was inspirational with some great bikes in all categories. The sun came out and it proved to be a...
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1971 Honda CB350 Cafe Racer Project – Episode 7: Getting There…
First, let me say that I am almost there… Then, let me add that it is one thing after another! The bike is almost ready to hit the road. Until yesterday I had power to all systems and it was turning...
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