CB350 Resto-Mod Cafe'

[the Ferret]

[Nemo_imp]

With the little weight you’ve added and the crazy power of the 350 plant, I’m not sure the brakes will be enough, Ray...


Was great to see you and catch up. When Ferret was expecting an “America’s Funniest Videos” moment, I thanks you for the faith on my method of getting the bike on my frucK.

[the Ferret]

To be fair I (and a few others standing there) thought you were going to "ride it up" that curved ramp into the bed of your fruck, not use 6 guys to push it. Had you ridden it up, I would have switched from stills to video lol

[Razor]

This project has been on the back burner, and recently made its way out of storage.

No pics yet, but it’s on the lift. Tidy’d up some of the wiring, and will be removing the front wheel to pull the fender for painting.

Got a couple of other projects (Honda Dream175, ‘69 Honda SS125A), so I’ll be working between them. Stay tuned.

[Inhouse Bob]

This project has been on the back burner, and recently made its way out of storage.

No pics yet, but it’s on the lift. Tidy’d up some of the wiring, and will be removing the front wheel to pull the fender for painting.

Got a couple of other projects (Honda Dream175, ‘69 Honda SS125A), so I’ll be working between them. Stay tuned.

Ray, I have been watching a series from England called The Repair Shop. It's on Netflix. It is a gentle show about craftspeople fixing old stuff for the pleasure of doing it. Whenever they focus on the clock repairman, I think of you. Carry on

[DAC]

Sounds great, Ray. Always eager to see one of your project updates.

[Cormanus]

This project has been on the back burner, and recently made its way out of storage.

No pics yet, but it’s on the lift. Tidy’d up some of the wiring, and will be removing the front wheel to pull the fender for painting.

Got a couple of other projects (Honda Dream175, ‘69 Honda SS125A), so I’ll be working between them. Stay tuned.

Ray, I have been watching a series from England called The Repair Shop. It's on Netflix. It is a gentle show about craftspeople fixing old stuff for the pleasure of doing it. Whenever they focus on the clock repairman, I think of you. Carry on

I've seen a couple of episodes of that. It's a cheery reminder of the stupidity of a world in which things are made not to be repaired.

[Inhouse Bob]

This project has been on the back burner, and recently made its way out of storage.

No pics yet, but it’s on the lift. Tidy’d up some of the wiring, and will be removing the front wheel to pull the fender for painting.

Got a couple of other projects (Honda Dream175, ‘69 Honda SS125A), so I’ll be working between them. Stay tuned.

Ray, I have been watching a series from England called The Repair Shop. It's on Netflix. It is a gentle show about craftspeople fixing old stuff for the pleasure of doing it. Whenever they focus on the clock repairman, I think of you. Carry on

I've seen a couple of episodes of that. It's a cheery reminder of the stupidity of a world in which things are made not to be repaired.

I've seen a couple of episodes of that. It's a cheery reminder of the stupidity of a world in which things are made not to be repaired.
In these distressing times, this has become my "comfort food" viewing. It is nice to see competent people doing what they love beside others with similar skills, all getting along so genially. I'd like to see one of those reality car shop shows done with the same tone. None of the "we gotta get this done in two weeks and you're all idiots" stuff that seems to be the norm. Maybe they could film it in Razor's garage

[Gone in 60]

Wow, Ray, with a lot of time on my hands all of the sudden, just catching this thread on your build. As with everyone else who caught up with it mid-stream, and am picking my jaw up off of the floor. Can't wait to see the future progress and the completed bike. This is truly craftsmanship at its best.

Also, thanks for the nugget about The Repair Shop. I'll check it out. I can't stand the staged reality shows about anything mechanical, but things like this are right up my alley. I tried to watch James May's show The Reassembler, but just couldn't stay awake.

Ray, thank you for sharing your project with us, many of whom can really use the boost in spirits right now.

[Razor]

This project has been on the back burner, and recently made its way out of storage.

No pics yet, but it’s on the lift. Tidy’d up some of the wiring, and will be removing the front wheel to pull the fender for painting.

Got a couple of other projects (Honda Dream175, ‘69 Honda SS125A), so I’ll be working between them. Stay tuned.

Ray, I have been watching a series from England called The Repair Shop. It's on Netflix. It is a gentle show about craftspeople fixing old stuff for the pleasure of doing it. Whenever they focus on the clock repairman, I think of you. Carry on

Thanks Bob. Sounds like an interesting series.

Thanks everyone for your comments. I’m hoping by resurrecting this thread; it’ll push me to finish it.

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I’ll be registering the bike as a 1972 CB350. Kinda cool because Michigan has an option know as “Authentic Plates”. Bike (or car) has to be at least 26yrs old, and you need a year/period correct plate in good condition. One time cost of $35.
So, I found and bought a 1972 plate.
Unfortunately; I didn’t know the ‘72 and earlier plates were smaller than later ones. Not a huge problem, just need to make an adapter.