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In 73 they actually made a CB350 I-4. Must have been some thimble sized pistons.
I had a chance to buy one recently but I was looking for a 2 stroke and passed.
Welcome to the forum cookiemech. Hope you love the bike!
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I had a 73 CB 350Four as did my dad.His was a 74. I think Rboe has or had one too. From 75-77 Honda also made the CB 400F. That's the one with the snaky 4 into 1 the 2013 CB1100's pipes were modeled after.
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(01-13-2018, 03:11 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: I had a 73 CB 350Four as did my dad.His was a 74. I think Rboe has or had one too. From 75-77 Honda also made the CB 400F. That's the one with the snaky 4 into 1 the 2013 CB1100's pipes were modeled after.
My wife has a purty cherry '75 CB400F, I can't wait for the weather to be warm enough for her so we can ride our two red CBs together!
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Congratulations cookiemech. Enjoy the new bike.
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I owned a 73 CB350 four while I was in College in Olympia Washington. A true 12 month riding season. It redlined at 10,000rpms. I rode that bike to Fort St John on the Alcan Highway, up the Frasier River on #97. What a balls to the wall ride!
Congrats on the new bike cookiemech. I just bought a new 2014 late this fall. I'm near Oil City in Pa. We should get together this spring. You'll love a honda 4.
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(01-13-2018, 02:17 AM)use2b_imp Wrote: Honda CB's came in single , Twin , 4 and 6 cylinders
Not only that, but a few of those models also came in CL (mild scrambler), SL ("motosport," or mild on-road/off-road) and XL variants (later version of SL). Same engine, different packaging.
We never saw a SLX (think CBX in ADV garb). That bike would probably sell today lol.
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LR, did Honda ever make an I-4 CL, XL, or SL?
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Nope, not to my knowledge, at least not in the U.S. But they certainly stuffed that little 350 twin into a bunch of different looks (CB, CL, SL).
BTW, the CB's, CL's, SL's and XL's all had RLET's. It was the 70's, after all.
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By the way, here’s a picture of an immaculate CB350 four I saw last year. Complete, it is to be noted, with Rubber Lever End Thingies.
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Great pic, but wait....what are Rubber Lever End Thingies, again?