Just picked up the exact same bike from a barn. This series and all of your other videos I've watched over the years have given me the confidence that I can bring it back. Thanks for all the great entertainment and guidance over the years!
I had a CL350 when I was 17. What a great bike, rode it every day for a few years. The CL was sort of like a scrambler with high pipes, high handlebars and semi knobby tires. We lived 2 miles off of the pavement at the time. Such fun.
When I was in the Navy I had a 79 KZ650. During an at sea period "long one" I had the bright idea to fill the cylinders with oil so it would not lock up... Florida Coastal salt air and all..When I got back I pulled it out and with my girlfriend present "wearing her brand new white leather jacket" I pulled the spark plugs and turned it over and sprayed oil all over specifically onto her fancy jacket... she was not happy! She got over it. I know because we have been married 35 years now :)
Don Lucero, Thank You Sir For the work, time, and Service with our Armed Forces Sir 🇺🇸 And with all due respect sir your wife as well. Beautiful story 💝
Cool story! I spent my time in the Army drinking mostly, especially after the Gulf war. No good story to tell, sadly I chased off the woman who truly loved me because of that back then.
It is a true wonder why some women can look beyond some of the things we do!.... but then again, that is what life is about, we all must be able to laugh! I’m a marine, and have some injuries that ended many relationships, one of the last ones ended with my girlfriends father coming to the hospital to spread the bad news of her breaking it off between us,... had something to do with loosing the roof on my race car at 160 mph...
Just discovered Mustie 1 this year and really like the theme. I purchased a 1971 CB350, same Gold color from Spinetti's Honda in 1971. Out the door, tax, registration license, it was $714. Had the bike for many years, using as a commuter and giving my second daughter rides until she would relax to fall asleep. Only issues I had a little trouble with was the timing/tune but once dialed in it ran great again. This one brought back a lot of memories. Thanks. Hope you keep pumping them out.
Nothing I love more than hanging in the garage, drinking a few beers and bringing the dead back to life. Have been tinkering for 50 years and it never gets old.
Ken, start following me. Gonna start on my dads 1974 CB360, been sitting since 1981...lol, been watching tons of video getting ready to document my journey with this bike.....
your process of digging around and testing things bit by bit without getting out of control and taking too much apart is really great - very educational.
In 1971,i bought this bike brand new, green color, it was my second bike.The first one was a 125 cc Honda. It brought back great memories i was 17 then now I am 64. Love the way you worked on the bike without spending a fortune on it. Thanks for the ride on your street. Keep up the good work !
I had good friend back in the late 90's give me an old 78 CB550 for helping him move. It was a 'real deal' barn find and had a few mice nest in the mufflers and a few places. He told me that it had been sitting for around 15yrs and that there was no way I would get it to run. It wasn't seized up so I cleaned the fuel tank and the carbs and I rode it out to his place the very next day. Of course I swapped the tires on it but I rode the little bike all around town and it never gave me problem one. Unfortunately it got stolen but those old CB series bikes are pretty much hard to keep down if your even somewhat handy with a few tools.
Again thank you Musti for the fun Vid and thank you Folks for sharing your stories in the comments...Cars and Bikes are always connected to our memorylane of Girlfriends, Friends ..storys about growing up, the fun we had in life... . I really enjoy reading them! xxx Bea
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You sir have got me out of so many head-scratching moments! Just about to pick up an XS500 with a seized motor! I never would have done this before watching your videos! Thanks man
Man - this brings back memories! My fist bike was a 71 Honda CB 450. Same metallic gold color. Picked it up for $250 in 1985 when I was 16. Learned a lot working on it.
I remember these bikes when I was in high school. In the early 70's a guy I went to HS with and also worked in the Grocery store with after school, he had a 350, then when the 750 twin came out, he had to have one. Great vintage bikes. IMO, more classy then the crotch rockets of today.
@Robert Slackware the 2 stroke Yamaha tripple? Yeah they are cool but the cb750 is lightyears ahead in reliability, but slower. I put cb550 shocks on my cb750 and lowered the front a little and it feels much lighter and its shorter now. Some of the later cb750 sohc feel like a horse but the early ones k0-k5 feel much smaller lighter imo at least compared to my k8 and friends f2. My cb750 does wheelies so its enough power for me.
@Robert Slackware oh for sure the xs750 is cool besides being shaft driven. They are super rare though at least here in Michigan from what I have seen.
crotch rocket A specific type of motorcycle, typically distinguished by it's aerodynamic 'hunched-over' seating position and high power to weight ratio. Often favoured by stunters, who choose the bikes because they are light and easy to perform tricks (such as wheelies and stoppies) on. Crotch rockets are not always Japanese motorcycles, Italian companies such as Ducati manufacture quite high-quality crotch rockets as well. Also known as 'sportbikes'. The Ducati 999, Suzuki GSXR1000 and Yamaha YZF-R1 are good examples of ~1000cc crotch-rockets. I LOVE uRBAN dICTIONARY ! '
My ‘71 CL350 Scrambler would often start on one cylinder after periods of sitting, or even just over night. Sometimes in the winter mornings when I would start it to ride to class at University of Kentucky in 1977. It would kick in the second cylinder within about a mile. Rode it like a champ for many years. I miss it and being that young guy, Thanks for the memories !
Thanks for sharing - tip on the wires behind the headlight helped me out. Got my 1972 CL 350 running for the first time in 30 years! Same wire disconnected as yours.
I had a 1965 Honda CB77,,,350cc ( Super Hawk ) and a bunch of 1972 - 77 CB250cc and 350cc ,, I used to ride my CB77 Super Hawk to work every day in the early 1980s before someone stole her
We found a CB 500 twin in a shed in 1996. Took it home and started it up. Blew black smoke for a while. Changed the oil. Cleaned her up a bit and she ran for another 5 years. Best bike ever!!!!
Hi Mustie , I believe the CB350 is quite desirable, especially with the cafe racer builders. Great find! Enjoying the videos , you make these projects look easy.
OMG 😮 that was one of my all time favourite bikes 👍 I did hundreds of miles around the UK 🇬🇧 on one doing what I love and that’s train spotting 😊 Love this restoration Mustie Thanks Stevie
i had a honda 175 that had layed under a railway arch for years delivered to my house. over winter i nursed her back to life in my kitchen as it was warmer in there and had a kettle lol. great vid.
Nice job! I love watching you bring things back to life! Some item are a big parts of our life and past, like a VW bus and this Honda CB 350! Also enjoy watching where they come from. Thanks!!!
I owned a 1970 CB350 in 1972. Several years later I heard about a CB750 sitting in a field. I tracked it down and saw it next to a guy's barn, just leaning up against it. His son drove it there from Oklahoma (to Texas) for Christmas. He didn't want to drive it back because the weather turned nasty, so it just sat there for years. Grass was grown all up in the spokes and he hadn't run the fuel out. It was locked up as yours was. I bought it for $100 and dragged it onto a trailer. I tried Marvel and it worked freeing the four cylinders. Long story short, I had to replace one coil to get it to run. One coil operated two cylinders. It had a Vetter fairing and a King and Queen seat. I installed fiberglass saddle bags, a luggage rack with a fiberglass trunk on it, crash bars and highway pegs. I loved that bike and then I loaned it to my girlfriend's son who needed a ride to his new job. He skipped out on us and traded it for some drugs. I located the bike 2 years later by accident, but it was totally trashed out. It sat in my back yard for years and then I just gave it away for parts. I just didn't have the heart to put any more of my soul into it.
Just Doing It Jim ...thank you for writing dragged. It seems like 90% of Americans write UA-cam comments using drug, instead of dragged. It’s incredibly embarrassing
Wow! I've not heard that engine sound in a really long time. Brought back great childhood memories. Trail riding and exploring with my best friend. We'd be gone all day.
I love that particular color. The first CB I ever saw up close was the dark green from that year, though. I remember a friend of my brother’s came rolling into the driveway on the first CB750 four I every saw. 1971 was a good year.
was 10 in 71 and i still remember the next-door neighbour who was 17 at the time buying this very bike and colour, flying down the road with it--- cool vid-- thx for the memories
Thanks, interesting set of videos. I know only the basics about work like this, but you seemed a little rough with the back wheel getting the cylinder moving. Yet, it ran nicely after all your work. You have a natural, presenting style that puts the viewer at ease and it was nice that we saw so much of your process, in the series of videos.(The mistakes are almost as helpful as the successes.)
Not always. Depends on the project of course. Sometimes you better work with dirt so you can see if something has a leak and where it comes from. Or take pictures first.
I know all those old Hondas and even the sound brings back a lot of memories helping my Dad fix up his bike so he can get to work in the morning. Great channel this. Thanks.
Dammm, that sound took me back so many years to my teens, my mate had a 350 & it went like stink, always grind the side pegs & the stand when cornering, happy years in the early 70's, 74 I got a FS!E Yamaha, crackin little moped. miss they year.... great video, thank you, Chas, uk
that's the precurser to my honda 400/4.....loved that bike. Went everywhere on it. Got my bike licence when I was 16 before I got my car licence. Even drove it in the winter.....
The Marvel flying at the camera does tend to make one blink! (Tried to warn ya) :>) Many years back my friend who owned the motorcycle junk yard stopped by on a Friday nite with a trailer full of junk bikes he picked up. (where I got the go kart stuff from) After drinking some beers when he was ready to leave he asked if I wanted a bike. They were all missing parts and he tossed one off. It was a Honda 350 and found the engine was seized. Did get it freed up after some time & did get it running but it sure did smoke out of 1 side. The girlfriend came out when we were working on it and asked why we were trying to get that pos running. I told her - cant you see it has a new rear tire. Everyone had a blast pounding on that piece & the tire lit up real well on the rear deck! Had it for many years and gave it to a friends son where it still ran. Wish someone would of gave me a cycle when I was a kid, ;>) Just had to share that one with ya......Great job on getting yours going, fun to watch, sweet vid!
I bought a red and white CL 350 brand new from Rockingham Honda, North Carolina in 1973 for $642 delivered to Phillips Chain Saw and Snapper Mower in Troy, N.C. Thank you one more time Elbert. RIP.
Impact drivers have jis heads as an option. JIS screws are identified by either one dot on the head or an 'x'. I think dot was the old way and x is the newer identity marking. might have that backwards though, cant remember. I have CRS disease, (Can"t Remember Shit)
If you look around you can find a set of New JIS regular screwdrivers. The best ones to use without ever having to use an impact are the T-Handled ones that KOWA and Vessel made for Honda. You can find them on ebay once in a while and some are available for sale on some Japanese auctions. I've never had to use an impact yet with the t-handles. Vessel makes a new regular jis driver set that is really nice. Try to find the T-handles. The JIS screws have a dot on the middle early 70's on up. The large JIS screws and JIS screws before the 70's were plain. You can tell immediately by the fit when you have the right driver
Flash back! I had the same cb 350 3 times. Mine was the ugly orange color, it's last run, back in 84 -85 I put the motor in an old oddacy frame. tank of a bike. I remember being 13, cut off denim shorts, no shirt no helmet and going 100 mph for the first time in my life. Man this vid brought back memories!
Darren, you are either very good or very lucky, maybe some of both. As. tribute to Gene Wilder and Young Frankenstein, " It lives, It lives." Nice job!!!!
It's a Honda it doesn't matter if it's seized it'll come back to life because Honda parts are always available! I was a Honda Mechanic for many years back in the 60's and 70's and 80's . Great video I love it! Brings back memories
I really like your channel you are really funny with some of your engine stuff at least you have a good sense of humor and I love how you work on these little lawn mowers engines and show people how to do the carburetors and I like how you go step-by-step through everything thank you
damn I wish I could find those things that cheap where I live. Bikes in general are pretty hard to find where I live so when an old honda cb shows up youll be hard pressed to even find an old rust bucket for under 500 bucks. That thing even with the stuck engine would probably go for anywhere from 500-1000 just because how original it is and how hard to find they are around here.
Pixel Spy when he said "maybe I could part it out for 200 bucks" I nearly lost it. It's an easy $500 bike as it is, not running. Can hardly find them like that anymore.
Nice and informative video for anyone that never revided a barn find. At 22 minutes, 49 seconds you can also see an incorrectly adjusted outlet valve. The small line perpendicular to where you put your screwdriver should point outwards.
just on the chance you still have this bike there was a recall on the gas cap lock honda will switch it over to a key lock at no charge.. i had a 72 cb 350 and a cb 500 4 cyl and they did both of my bikes for free.. just thought id put that out there incase you still had it or knew who did.. keep up the videos there great
Man, What a steal!!! $150.00 I would stay at it, Rebuild the motor & any other parts as needed. A NICE looking bike!!! Mustie has the best luck at finding cool stuff at great deals!!! Awesome find!!!
90% chance that the cam chain tensioner wheels are destroyed, and/or cam and rockers are worn bad. super common on these. i have extra 350 parts if you need them...
The cam chain tensioner bolt was between the cylinders on the back under carbs wasn't it? I haven't touched a 350 engine since 1974. And it's starting to come back watching this video
I had one just like that . The same color gold , too . I drove it from Kankakee , Illinois , where I live , to Denver , Co . I had no trouble with it . It was a vacation I will never forget .
SUPER great deal man , that with the title is a $1500 easy ! Hard to get parts through the dealer so save everything .. Those floats are only after market now and so are the points . Great score Darrin !!
Honda's are incredible ..I bought a stuck, 1965 Honda 150 "Benly". It sat for 40 years unused ! 300 bucks. I filled it with mystery oil and it broke free !! Runs like new...no smoke ! haha. Matt. (nice bus too)
In Aviation we would dip the tip of the bit or screwdriver in valve grinding paste. The grit of the past will cause the bit to dig into the screw and will help it from caming out ans stripping the screw. works on sockets to if the bolt is on the way out .
LOL. A buddy at worked talked about doing the same. These screws however are Japanese Industrial standard and are not Phillips. The angle and depth are both wrong... If they buy the right drivers, they will never need an impact.
So satisfying watching that oil finally squirt out of the plug holes as you rocked the rear wheel back and forth. You took a chance on her and she came out good. Nice job as usual.
I was stationed at the Naval Training Center as an instructor in San Diego from 1969 until 1975. We had purchased a Condo in Santee in 1970 and I decided to purchase a motorcycle to commute back and forth to work. I purchased a new Honda 350 Scrambler and if I remember correctly it was just a little over $800.00 out the door. What a fun bike, I rode it for a couple of years then decided that interstate 80 was no place for a motorcycle. By then it had be stolen and wrecked, repaired and then sold. In a way I wish I had kept the bike, but at the time I felt my safety was more important than the thrill of the ride.
I am more into cars than bikes but the truth is be it a car a bike a lawnmower or a tractor it doesn't matter when something has not ran for years and it does because you made it out comes that huge grin factor! Well done on such an original bike,Such a great price and most of all getting it running and giving it a future again :) Jo (Wiltshire England)
Those are not Phillips head screws, they are JIS screws. ( Japanese industrial standard. ) impact screwdriver's are available in the JIS head. The Phillips impact is a brute force method, which can work, but your screw heads will be damaged.
I had one of those back in the early 1980's. It did not run but had lots of parts that actually fit on my 1962 Triumph 650 Tiger. I had the only 650 Triumph with negative ground and an alternator. I had 800cc jugs with forged pistons. It was extremely dependable and mind boggling FAST. I swapped out the wheels from a CB 750 so I could actually stop. Those old Triumph drum brakes left much to be desired. By the way, i filled both cylinders with motor oil thinned with some ATF. Let it soak for a week or so then tied a rope around the triple tree a dragged it down the street in 2nd gear. The engine broke free after about 20-30 feet. When I pulled the top end down and popped off the cylinders it only needed to be honed. A new set of rings and the engine was ready for the alternator and voltage regulator that were on my Triumph. I found a newer alternator and voltage regulator for my Triumph and for a few dollars had a great CB350 and my "sleeper" stock looking Sportster Killer was now all metric instead of Whitworth and was running with a carefully rejetted Amal. I miss that Triumph. Should have kept it. It is still running through the canyons of the southern Sierras 34 years later.
Awesome video man. That right there is why I keep fooling with this stuff. Can't beat the feeling of bringing junk back to life and making it not junk.
Wow ! I had a 1972 250 K4 back in the late 1970's/80's, and this brings back so many memories...Wish I could find something like this now. Loved that video.
ive had just about every variation of 350 when i was a teen...all cb and cl 350s had electric start and the same frame...70 sl350s were identical save for different tank/fenders and a 19inch front wheel..71/73 sl 350s had new frames..carbs/cams and deleted electric starter..72/73 sl350s had a 21 inch front wheel
Just picked up the exact same bike from a barn. This series and all of your other videos I've watched over the years have given me the confidence that I can bring it back. Thanks for all the great entertainment and guidance over the years!
I had a CL350 when I was 17. What a great bike, rode it every day for a few years. The CL was sort of like a scrambler with high pipes, high handlebars and semi knobby tires. We lived 2 miles off of the pavement at the time. Such fun.
When I was in the Navy I had a 79 KZ650. During an at sea period "long one" I had the bright idea to fill the cylinders with oil so it would not lock up... Florida Coastal salt air and all..When I got back I pulled it out and with my girlfriend present "wearing her brand new white leather jacket" I pulled the spark plugs and turned it over and sprayed oil all over specifically onto her fancy jacket... she was not happy! She got over it. I know because we have been married 35 years now :)
Don Lucero, Thank You Sir
For the work, time, and Service with our Armed Forces Sir 🇺🇸
And with all due respect sir your wife as well. Beautiful story 💝
Cool story! I spent my time in the Army drinking mostly, especially after the Gulf war. No good story to tell, sadly I chased off the woman who truly loved me because of that back then.
Great story. Glad it all worked out.
It is a true wonder why some women can look beyond some of the things we do!.... but then again, that is what life is about, we all must be able to laugh! I’m a marine, and have some injuries that ended many relationships, one of the last ones ended with my girlfriends father coming to the hospital to spread the bad news of her breaking it off between us,... had something to do with loosing the roof on my race car at 160 mph...
Don Lucero. Nice One! Was owned by one Many years ago and she was called Stephanie ~ the bike¥ Cheers
Just discovered Mustie 1 this year and really like the theme. I purchased a 1971 CB350, same Gold color from Spinetti's Honda in 1971. Out the door, tax, registration license, it was $714. Had the bike for many years, using as a commuter and giving my second daughter rides until she would relax to fall asleep. Only issues I had a little trouble with was the timing/tune but once dialed in it ran great again. This one brought back a lot of memories. Thanks. Hope you keep pumping them out.
Nothing I love more than hanging in the garage, drinking a few beers and bringing the dead back to life. Have been tinkering for 50 years and it never gets old.
Ken, start following me. Gonna start on my dads 1974 CB360, been sitting since 1981...lol, been watching tons of video getting ready to document my journey with this bike.....
nice to have a garage.
@@Flashking20022002 Lll
Thats exactly what Frankenstein once said ...
I have little mechanical background but you make me pumped about learning the ways of this trade. You’re awesome sir
your process of digging around and testing things bit by bit without getting out of control and taking too much apart is really great - very educational.
In 1971,i bought this bike brand new, green color, it was my second bike.The first one was a 125 cc Honda. It brought back great memories i was 17 then now I am 64. Love the way you worked on the bike without spending a fortune on it. Thanks for the ride on your street. Keep up the good work !
I had good friend back in the late 90's give me an old 78 CB550 for helping him move. It was a 'real deal' barn find and had a few mice nest in the mufflers and a few places. He told me that it had been sitting for around 15yrs and that there was no way I would get it to run. It wasn't seized up so I cleaned the fuel tank and the carbs and I rode it out to his place the very next day. Of course I swapped the tires on it but I rode the little bike all around town and it never gave me problem one. Unfortunately it got stolen but those old CB series bikes are pretty much hard to keep down if your even somewhat handy with a few tools.
Again thank you Musti for the fun Vid and thank you Folks for sharing your stories in the comments...Cars and Bikes are always connected to our memorylane of Girlfriends, Friends ..storys about growing up, the fun we had in life... . I really enjoy reading them! xxx Bea
You sir have got me out of so many head-scratching moments! Just about to pick up an XS500 with a seized motor! I never would have done this before watching your videos! Thanks man
Man - this brings back memories! My fist bike was a 71 Honda CB 450. Same metallic gold color. Picked it up for $250 in 1985 when I was 16. Learned a lot working on it.
I remember these bikes when I was in high school. In the early 70's a guy I went to HS with and also worked in the Grocery store with after school, he had a 350, then when the 750 twin came out, he had to have one. Great vintage bikes. IMO, more classy then the crotch rockets of today.
They never made a 750 twin it was always a 750 four. I have 2 cb750 fours
@Robert Slackware the 2 stroke Yamaha tripple? Yeah they are cool but the cb750 is lightyears ahead in reliability, but slower. I put cb550 shocks on my cb750 and lowered the front a little and it feels much lighter and its shorter now. Some of the later cb750 sohc feel like a horse but the early ones k0-k5 feel much smaller lighter imo at least compared to my k8 and friends f2. My cb750 does wheelies so its enough power for me.
@Robert Slackware oh for sure the xs750 is cool besides being shaft driven. They are super rare though at least here in Michigan from what I have seen.
I take that back there are alot for sale I just never seen them
crotch rocket
A specific type of motorcycle, typically distinguished by it's aerodynamic 'hunched-over' seating position and high power to weight ratio. Often favoured by stunters, who choose the bikes because they are light and easy to perform tricks (such as wheelies and stoppies) on.
Crotch rockets are not always Japanese motorcycles, Italian companies such as Ducati manufacture quite high-quality crotch rockets as well.
Also known as 'sportbikes'.
The Ducati 999, Suzuki GSXR1000 and Yamaha YZF-R1 are good examples of ~1000cc crotch-rockets.
I LOVE uRBAN dICTIONARY !
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My ‘71 CL350 Scrambler would often start on one cylinder after periods of sitting, or even just over night. Sometimes in the winter mornings when I would start it to ride to class at University of Kentucky in 1977. It would kick in the second cylinder within about a mile. Rode it like a champ for many years. I miss it and being that young guy, Thanks for the memories !
Thanks for sharing - tip on the wires behind the headlight helped me out. Got my 1972 CL 350 running for the first time in 30 years! Same wire disconnected as yours.
I had a 1965 Honda CB77,,,350cc ( Super Hawk ) and a bunch of 1972 - 77 CB250cc and 350cc ,, I used to ride my CB77 Super Hawk to work every day in the early 1980s before someone stole her
We found a CB 500 twin in a shed in 1996. Took it home and started it up. Blew black smoke for a while. Changed the oil. Cleaned her up a bit and she ran for another 5 years. Best bike ever!!!!
I would give anything to have the knowledge you seem to have about engine fault detection work. Your videos are just so addictive. Dont stop.
Love to see old bikes brought back to life..
The Honda Gods are smiling on you. Nice save!!!!!
Hi Mustie , I believe the CB350 is quite desirable, especially with the cafe racer builders. Great find! Enjoying the videos , you make these projects look easy.
I bought one of those new in 1973. First bike! So many memories watching you get that one running. Mine was green...
OMG 😮 that was one of my all time favourite bikes 👍 I did hundreds of miles around the UK 🇬🇧 on one doing what I love and that’s train spotting 😊 Love this restoration Mustie Thanks Stevie
Boy... hearing that engine really took me back. Damn, where did the years go? !
And where did my green one go?
down the muffler, I guess... .Cause thats where mine is... lol . Nice to meet you...muahaha
Btw Frodric: I love thy name O Fronkensteen!
Nice bike! I had a 1974 CL200 which was a similar bike with side mounted pipes and a smaller displacement. Fun bike...wish I still had it.
i had a honda 175 that had layed under a railway arch for years delivered to my house. over winter i nursed her back to life in my kitchen as it was warmer in there and had a kettle lol. great vid.
Nice job! I love watching you bring things back to life! Some item are a big parts of our life and past, like a VW bus and this Honda CB 350! Also enjoy watching where they come from. Thanks!!!
I owned a 1970 CB350 in 1972. Several years later I heard about a CB750 sitting in a field. I tracked it down and saw it next to a guy's barn, just leaning up against it. His son drove it there from Oklahoma (to Texas) for Christmas. He didn't want to drive it back because the weather turned nasty, so it just sat there for years. Grass was grown all up in the spokes and he hadn't run the fuel out. It was locked up as yours was. I bought it for $100 and dragged it onto a trailer. I tried Marvel and it worked freeing the four cylinders. Long story short, I had to replace one coil to get it to run. One coil operated two cylinders. It had a Vetter fairing and a King and Queen seat. I installed fiberglass saddle bags, a luggage rack with a fiberglass trunk on it, crash bars and highway pegs. I loved that bike and then I loaned it to my girlfriend's son who needed a ride to his new job. He skipped out on us and traded it for some drugs. I located the bike 2 years later by accident, but it was totally trashed out. It sat in my back yard for years and then I just gave it away for parts. I just didn't have the heart to put any more of my soul into it.
Just Doing It Jim ...thank you for writing dragged. It seems like 90% of Americans write UA-cam comments using drug, instead of dragged. It’s incredibly embarrassing
@@ronanrogers4127, I crown thee, "anti grammar Nazi" of the year. Congratulations.
Just Doing It Jim
Bb bob.
Wow! I've not heard that engine sound in a really long time. Brought back great childhood memories. Trail riding and exploring with my best friend. We'd be gone all day.
This has been a great watch ! I am enjoying the journey of revival of the 350 cc . Well done Mustie
I love that particular color. The first CB I ever saw up close was the dark green from that year, though. I remember a friend of my brother’s came rolling into the driveway on the first CB750 four I every saw. 1971 was a good year.
I love following along with the detective work. Great find!
That's the fun of it a$$wipe.
no need for name calling....lets keep it positive here.
was 10 in 71 and i still remember the next-door neighbour who was 17 at the time buying this very bike and colour, flying down the road with it--- cool vid-- thx for the memories
Thanks, interesting set of videos. I know only the basics about work like this, but you seemed a little rough with the back wheel getting the cylinder moving. Yet, it ran nicely after all your work. You have a natural, presenting style that puts the viewer at ease and it was nice that we saw so much of your process, in the series of videos.(The mistakes are almost as helpful as the successes.)
Enjoying the videos ... I'm a Honda maniac... fun watching it come to life ... reluctantly!
Shouldn't use 12 pt wrench to break it free! Need 6 point to preserve the edges of the nut.
Nice to see an old machine like that brought back to life. It's worth it :)
My dad taught me, every project the first thing you do is clean it! You'll be better off working in a clean space. Nice bike
Wise words! Not only makes it easier to work on but also improves it overall!
Not always. Depends on the project of course. Sometimes you better work with dirt so you can see if something has a leak and where it comes from. Or take pictures first.
I know all those old Hondas and even the sound brings back a lot of memories helping my Dad fix up his bike so he can get to work in the morning. Great channel this. Thanks.
Those impact screwdrivers are a lifesaver.
1000 munitions play hi way to hell
Dammm, that sound took me back so many years to my teens, my mate had a 350 & it went like stink, always grind the side pegs & the stand when cornering, happy years in the early 70's, 74 I got a FS!E Yamaha, crackin little moped. miss they year.... great video, thank you, Chas, uk
incredible the stuff you find!!
that's the precurser to my honda 400/4.....loved that bike. Went everywhere on it. Got my bike licence when I was 16 before I got my car licence. Even drove it in the winter.....
The Marvel flying at the camera does tend to make one blink! (Tried to warn ya) :>) Many years back my friend who owned the motorcycle junk yard stopped by on a Friday nite with a trailer full of junk bikes he picked up. (where I got the go kart stuff from) After drinking some beers when he was ready to leave he asked if I wanted a bike. They were all missing parts and he tossed one off. It was a Honda 350 and found the engine was seized. Did get it freed up after some time & did get it running but it sure did smoke out of 1 side. The girlfriend came out when we were working on it and asked why we were trying to get that pos running. I told her - cant you see it has a new rear tire. Everyone had a blast pounding on that piece & the tire lit up real well on the rear deck! Had it for many years and gave it to a friends son where it still ran. Wish someone would of gave me a cycle when I was a kid, ;>) Just had to share that one with ya......Great job on getting yours going, fun to watch, sweet vid!
I bought a red and white CL 350 brand new from Rockingham Honda, North Carolina in 1973 for $642 delivered to Phillips Chain Saw and Snapper Mower in Troy, N.C. Thank you one more time Elbert. RIP.
always a thrill to bring that old iron back to life! good work man!
take care!!
1963impala2dr old iron I finna bitch slap you to satan
I had a 72 Honda 350. This video brought back some memories. Thanks.
Man it's great watching you fix stuff
that was frigging awesome. when the stator turned more and more it was coming to life! You're one helluva mechanic
Screws are JIS not phillips, that is why they strip out.
jugger18 They strip out if you use phillips screwdrivers on them. You need to use JIS screwdrivers or bits.
or better yet an impact JIS driver
Impact drivers have jis heads as an option. JIS screws are identified by either one dot on the head or an 'x'. I think dot was the old way and x is the newer identity marking. might have that backwards though, cant remember. I have CRS disease, (Can"t Remember Shit)
If you look around you can find a set of New JIS regular screwdrivers. The best ones to use without ever having to use an impact are the T-Handled ones that KOWA and Vessel made for Honda. You can find them on ebay once in a while and some are available for sale on some Japanese auctions. I've never had to use an impact yet with the t-handles. Vessel makes a new regular jis driver set that is really nice. Try to find the T-handles. The JIS screws have a dot on the middle early 70's on up. The large JIS screws and JIS screws before the 70's were plain. You can tell immediately by the fit when you have the right driver
@@mrmwman1248 I use a set of JIS Hozan drivers and they are great.
Time to rewatch this series, I just acquired a 1974 CB450 that has been sitting for 30 years.
Me and you are the same, We never give up, and we get all the cool finds. love it. Cheers my friend. The Dizz
Flash back! I had the same cb 350 3 times. Mine was the ugly orange color, it's last run, back in 84 -85 I put the motor in an old oddacy frame. tank of a bike. I remember being 13, cut off denim shorts, no shirt no helmet and going 100 mph for the first time in my life.
Man this vid brought back memories!
love those 350s had one i rebuild a couple years back
thanks to you I was able to free up my CB360 engine, compression comes in at 145 on left and 155 on right, both in the golden zone :D
Darren, you are either very good or very lucky, maybe some of both. As. tribute to Gene Wilder and Young Frankenstein, " It lives, It lives." Nice job!!!!
V. C
ermm its a honda ,built to last
"It's aliiiive it's aliiiiive!"
He's good! Step by step diagnosis
Great to hear the bike waking up after all that time. Great work sir
I owned one in High School. Great fun.
Great video I love seeing old bikes being brought back to life and especially Hondas.
Painted tubes on front forks chrome covers rear shocks locking flip cap on gas tank were an extra package
good stuff here dude! i rode a cb 350 to high school my senior year...i rebuilt the engine with new rings and pistons and all...great memories...
sweet bike. looks like a great barn find. vroom 👍
It's a Honda it doesn't matter if it's seized it'll come back to life because Honda parts are always available! I was a Honda Mechanic for many years back in the 60's and 70's and 80's . Great video I love it! Brings back memories
Musti1: "And you know what the next thing is ,- don ´t you"?
Me : (nodding) "YES" ! :-D
I really like your channel you are really funny with some of your engine stuff at least you have a good sense of humor and I love how you work on these little lawn mowers engines and show people how to do the carburetors and I like how you go step-by-step through everything thank you
damn I wish I could find those things that cheap where I live. Bikes in general are pretty hard to find where I live so when an old honda cb shows up youll be hard pressed to even find an old rust bucket for under 500 bucks. That thing even with the stuck engine would probably go for anywhere from 500-1000 just because how original it is and how hard to find they are around here.
Pixel Spy when he said "maybe I could part it out for 200 bucks" I nearly lost it. It's an easy $500 bike as it is, not running. Can hardly find them like that anymore.
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Nice and informative video for anyone that never revided a barn find. At 22 minutes, 49 seconds you can also see an incorrectly adjusted outlet valve. The small line perpendicular to where you put your screwdriver should point outwards.
just on the chance you still have this bike there was a recall on the gas cap lock honda will switch it over to a key lock at no charge.. i had a 72 cb 350 and a cb 500 4 cyl and they did both of my bikes for free.. just thought id put that out there incase you still had it or knew who did.. keep up the videos there great
Yep, they were known for popping open in accidents if you were unlucky, or degloving your sack if you had even worse luck.
Not fun.
Man, What a steal!!! $150.00 I would stay at it, Rebuild the motor & any other parts as needed. A NICE looking bike!!! Mustie has the best luck at finding cool stuff at great deals!!! Awesome find!!!
90% chance that the cam chain tensioner wheels are destroyed, and/or cam and rockers are worn bad. super common on these. i have extra 350 parts if you need them...
The cam chain tensioner bolt was between the cylinders on the back under carbs wasn't it? I haven't touched a 350 engine since 1974. And it's starting to come back watching this video
Congratulations MUSTIE1 !!! Great FUN VIDEO, and also very instructional...enjoyed it! thank you!
Recently discovered your channel and subscribed. Been devouring the vids. Outstanding content sir. Bravo!
Brought mine back from Japan in 1969. This bike is in great physical shape. Restored it's worth big bucks! Mine had KPH .
getting close to 20,000
...love your videos man...from Ireland
I had one just like that . The same color gold , too . I drove it from Kankakee , Illinois , where I live , to Denver , Co . I had no trouble with it . It was a vacation I will never forget .
SUPER great deal man , that with the title is a $1500 easy ! Hard to get parts through the dealer so save everything .. Those floats are only after market now and so are the points . Great score Darrin !!
Honda's are incredible ..I bought a stuck, 1965 Honda 150 "Benly". It sat for 40 years unused ! 300 bucks. I filled it with mystery oil and it broke free !! Runs like new...no smoke ! haha. Matt. (nice bus too)
In Aviation we would dip the tip of the bit or screwdriver in valve grinding paste. The grit of the past will cause the bit to dig into the screw and will help it from caming out ans stripping the screw. works on sockets to if the bolt is on the way out .
LOL. A buddy at worked talked about doing the same. These screws however are Japanese Industrial standard and are not Phillips. The angle and depth are both wrong... If they buy the right drivers, they will never need an impact.
Yes, and also a small bit of steel wool will take up some of the space in screw head and comes out easier
So satisfying watching that oil finally squirt out of the plug holes as you rocked the rear wheel back and forth. You took a chance on her and she came out good. Nice job as usual.
hilarious, I moved my head twice when that oil came out!!!!! lol
Nice! I love the old Honda's. I'm up in Concord and I am restoring two 1973's. Fun projects and even more fun to ride!
Are you some sort of a magician=) That was reaaly good work Sir.
I was stationed at the Naval Training Center as an instructor in San Diego from 1969 until 1975. We had purchased a Condo in Santee in 1970 and I decided to purchase a motorcycle to commute back and forth to work. I purchased a new Honda 350 Scrambler and if I remember correctly it was just a little over $800.00 out the door. What a fun bike, I rode it for a couple of years then decided that interstate 80 was no place for a motorcycle. By then it had be stolen and wrecked, repaired and then sold. In a way I wish I had kept the bike, but at the time I felt my safety was more important than the thrill of the ride.
Harbor Freight has a fairly inexpensive 1/4" drive electric impact driver. It worked great for a marine out drive disassembly that I was doing.
I am more into cars than bikes but the truth is be it a car a bike a lawnmower or a tractor it doesn't matter when something has not ran for years and it does because you made it out comes that huge grin factor! Well done on such an original bike,Such a great price and most of all getting it running and giving it a future again :)
Jo (Wiltshire England)
Yeah Buddy!! We're back in business now!!☺
My 75 Honda CB200t has a similar story to this one. 2 years later, she runs like a champ.
Great project, awesome!!
Brought back memories I had a 350 4 cylinder when I was younger.
Those are not Phillips head screws, they are JIS screws. ( Japanese industrial standard. ) impact screwdriver's are available in the JIS head. The Phillips impact is a brute force method, which can work, but your screw heads will be damaged.
Huhn, gotta look that up. thanks.
I had one of those back in the early 1980's. It did not run but had lots of parts that actually fit on my 1962 Triumph 650 Tiger. I had the only 650 Triumph with negative ground and an alternator. I had 800cc jugs with forged pistons. It was extremely dependable and mind boggling FAST. I swapped out the wheels from a CB 750 so I could actually stop. Those old Triumph drum brakes left much to be desired.
By the way, i filled both cylinders with motor oil thinned with some ATF. Let it soak for a week or so then tied a rope around the triple tree a dragged it down the street in 2nd gear. The engine broke free after about 20-30 feet. When I pulled the top end down and popped off the cylinders it only needed to be honed. A new set of rings and the engine was ready for the alternator and voltage regulator that were on my Triumph. I found a newer alternator and voltage regulator for my Triumph and for a few dollars had a great CB350 and my "sleeper" stock looking Sportster Killer was now all metric instead of Whitworth and was running with a carefully rejetted Amal. I miss that Triumph. Should have kept it. It is still running through the canyons of the southern Sierras 34 years later.
riding one of these on the freeway was like holding an orbital sander in each hand
Lol that's a perfect description. I loved mine, though.
I had a 175, and yup....great description!!
I had a black one with a fairing. Had to take off the fairing in order to reach highway speeds. 40 plus years later and my hands are still vibrating.
Handlebar END CAP WEIGHTS Have all but eliminated that dreaded vibe.! BUY SOME NOW... I like the THROTTLEMEISTER brand.!
Why? No handlebar counter balance?
Awesome video man. That right there is why I keep fooling with this stuff. Can't beat the feeling of bringing junk back to life and making it not junk.
"Well, if it wasn't stuck..."
- 20 seconds later video cuts to:
"I own it, gotta go back and get the truck"
Nice editing there :D
Wow ! I had a 1972 250 K4 back in the late 1970's/80's, and this brings back so many memories...Wish I could find something like this now. Loved that video.
My 305 was a kick start. I didn't remember the 350's having starters. That was a big new thing back in the day... hahaha..
Removed on the Scramblers I saw..
A blank plate...
my 73 CB350 has both.
ive had just about every variation of 350 when i was a teen...all cb and cl 350s had electric start and the same frame...70 sl350s were identical save for different tank/fenders and a 19inch front wheel..71/73 sl 350s had new frames..carbs/cams and deleted electric starter..72/73 sl350s had a 21 inch front wheel
My 68 305 had a kick start. Electric starters were a huge deal in those days.. hahaha.
rpeek the 250 and 305 honda C series had both electric and kick starters since '60...
More than enjoy watching you work .....You're a likeable sort ... learning some things from this. ... thanks ...
Thanks for sharing. I'll be working my way through all your videos on this bike. Don't know how you stand some of the asinine comments
A decade ago I had a 1981 CB 1000 custom.Dressed for touring .Hard luggage rack & saddle bags. Good old bike.
Hardly even a puff of smoke. That engine is still tight. Cool..
I had a 83 kz 750 twin, 3600 original miles. Man it was like brand new! Bought for 700 sold for 1400, cool bike, lots of power. Love the BIG twins