Fixing Up A Non-Running 1970's Honda CB
Вставка
- Опубліковано 18 чер 2024
- You can also turn on subtitles for information on each repair throughout the video.
This is 1971 Honda CB350. I bought it in non-running condition, and although I was told it ran and rode 3 years ago, the decades-old tires say otherwise. It seems like this bike has been through many hands, as It once got custom pin-striping, then someone tried to give it the "cafe-racer" look, and now it's just in various pieces. So, I gathered up those pieces and got started putting this bike back on the road.
Chapters
00:00 - Intro
2:20 - Checking the basics
-Battery condition, fuel and oil, making sure the engine turns over
4:24 - Cleaning the ignition points
5:23 - Checking for spark
6:51 - Seeing if it'll fire off
7:22 - Cleaning the carburetors
11:55 - Installing the carburetors and hearing it run
14:40 - Unloading
16:19 - airing it up and blowing off cobwebs
17:34 - Seeing if the battery can be saved
18:28 - Cleaning up some wires
-These wires normally go inside the headlight bucket, someone replaced the headlight and taped them up against the frame.
24:01 - Getting it to run for a little longer, making some adjustments and inspections
- Replacing the fuel lines and installing the gas tank. I had to re-adjust a throttle cable, then I made sure the alternator was charging the battery and the transmission was working. I also had to adjust the clutch mechanism.
29:24 - Riding it around the block
30:00 - General maintenance
-Changing the oil, which ended up being overfill and caused issues with the clutch. I replaced the leaking side cover gasket, then did a basic tune up: Resetting the timing chain tension, checking the point gap, and checking the ignition timing.
41:33 - Fixing the tachometer
-Some internal components were snapped and bent, I was able to make it good enough for now.
46:46 - Replacing the fork seals
53:55 - fixing the kickstand from smacking the exhaust pipe
54:55 - Re-installing the forks
56:21 - Replacing the tires
1:04:07 - Balancing the wheels
1:05:34 - Re-installing the wheels
1:09:28 - For next time
1:09:46 - Let's boogie
1:11:23 - Cat & horse - Авто та транспорт
To answer a handful of comments, I was using a JIS screwdriver/bits
Those screws were hogged out. Thanks for all your really great videos. Out.
he good
Why did Honda use cross head screws on their engine casings?
I wonder if they were used to stop people over tightening them with sockets and that maybe they were meant to be renewed after a certain number of miles...
@@Eana-of-Sussex Yea, to stop over torquing makes sense. I think it's common to replace them with Allen head bolts, I wish I did that.
Hey buddy! Do you have the things,or may be you😊 have something what you can fix,aa?))))))))❤
This guy just proves there is no substitute for doing things right. Very hard these days to find this quality of work
The tachometer fix was genius level
I love his style of filming and how he works on things. One of the few I can sit and watch for hours
Simon, love the channel and the content. Watching for about a month .Don't change anything. Going to get a cup of coffee and watch this video. You're doing a fantastic job.
Thank you!
And the Oscar for photography and editing goes to Let`s Boogie, the silence in the scene was perfect
Haha, thanks
The oil going straight through the fork is both hilarious and something we have all done. 🤣🤣
Motorcycles and old Fords! Another excellent video.
The best wrenching channel by a mile.
Cheers Simon, you've made my Sunday just a bit better.
Cheers!
this dude has incredible taste in vehicles. video after video it’s something i’ve always wanted to work on. especially the bullnose ford and this cb350. keep up the videos i watch them a lot
Thanks, glad you like ‘em
Thank you Simon for another fantastic video. I appreciate all the hard work you do in the repairs AND the filming. Absolutely the very best car channel on you tube.
This is incredibly helpful for me, I have a 1969 Honda SL350 that I’m working on getting back on the road right now, I’ve been trying to get this dang thing figured out for about about 3 months at this point but you have re sparked my motivation to get it back on the road
By the way my bike hasn’t ran since 1977 and was originally brought to the United States from Vietnam after a US airman bought it there during the war.
That's really cool. Good luck with it
Another great old bike saved from rotting doom. Awesome work Simon.
CB36T Honda. Owned one and drove it from Portland Oregon to LA, up to, Canada and all over,Oregon and Washington. It just ran and ran loved that bike
Watching this is the true embodiment of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Repair
Yea buddy. Great book.
I love how you fix everything with basic tools on the cheap. You keep the old gear running and totally easy to tell what you are doing with out commentary. Probably one of my favorite channels right now. Keep em coming.
You will have a million subscribers.
You need to snag an impact screwdriver and a JIS bit. It's pretty much a must for working on old bikes.
Definitely
Nice Job … like that bike
That Galaxie is cool. I had a ‘66 4 door. Bought it from the son of the original owner and daily drove it for 8 years. Best car I ever had. Extremely comfortable ride as well. Take care man!
Is yours a “Custom 500?”
I noticed the tail lights.
Simon you are a great motorcycle mechanic ❤❤
Great video! love the motorcycle content. great production also!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Somebody buy this guy an impact driver! Thanks for the great video! Love to see old bikes survive.
Such a treat watching you restore these tired machines. Nice work!
man's living my dream wth (and also the bunch of MCs around you is actually heaven)
In my teen years, I had the CB350 and an SL350, both were great bikes. 😎👍
Woah! 2-wheels and sunshine! glad to see ya moving on from the winter
At long last
I enjoy your videos very much ,, I get to see a challenge tackled, problem solving WITHOUT half of the video talking about what is going to be done with poor attempts at stand up comedy !! This is refreshing no nonsense entertainment 😉👍🇺🇸
Your channel is going to take off. Videos are great, love all the camera angles, and i like the no talking. Really relaxing and rewarding to watch. Keep it up.
please dont ever change the way you film and post, these videos are fuckin therapy man
What?!!! A brand-new wire brush. That old one had been well used. I had a SL350 I road everywhere. Great engine.
A splendid video...with no cranky.. cocky music.. just plain knowledge and that relax feel 2 see this motorcycle back alive again.. bravo..
No profanity at 55:26?!? I doubt I'd have been so restrained. Impressive video... both content and production.
"Ohhhhhh."
😂😂😂 We've all been there bud. I'm absolutely loving this channel, excellent videos, thanks for them!
Another great video. You repair everything the right way.
Nice work. I had the cb360 model. Wished I'd have kept it. Reliable and trustworthy. Thanks for your upload.
Excellent - a new upload. Just when I was wondering; "what on earth am I gonna watch now?!" Excellent channel mate. Greetings from Norway.
Greetings!
wonderful job. asmr all the way. love that silence and just the sound of work. loved it!
Good job Simon, your videos remind me of when I too did this with few tools and resources, but I liked Dodges and Jeeps... Your channel and videos are excellent, keep up the good work, all the best to you, Cheers .
Saludos desde Argentina. Me gustó mucho el canal.
Simon I’m so glad UA-cam suggested your channel, it’s fantastic! Every time I see a new video was posted I get so excited, can’t wait for the next one 😄
Been wrenching on bikes for 0ver 40 years, started on these little CB's as they were stillkinda current then, had dozens over the years. Thanks for saving this one👍
When it comes to bikes, u surely know your stuff. Very nice video ❤❤❤❤❤😅
You’re gonna have to get ya an actual shop here soon bub. Subbed!
I'm glad I found your channel, it's nice to watch such work and shooting style. You're doing great, the journey, difficulties along the way, breakdowns, repairs on the side of the road, it's incredible...
Really enjoy your video. The camera angles and editing gives a vintage vibe on good old hands on fixer. The type of scenes most guys look forward to in a movie scene when someone is fixing a bike. The asmr is very therapeutic too.
Whaaat?! You're telling me you didn't waste hours with those rounded screws!? No one is that lucky! 🙂
Good job Simon.
Excellent channel.
Greetings from Argentina.
Crazy for using old school tools. They still work.❤ It's great.
To have hands that work and the ability to use them to Repair ❤and create.❤
Your Chevy Big 10 from Idaho seems to be coming along nicely as a real hauler now!
That was fun to watch thanks
Sehr schönes Video, es hat mir Spaß gemacht bei der Restauration zusehen zu können. Top Arbeit!
Grüße aus Deutschland
Nice Bike, good Work and a very Well done Video. Thank you 😊. Cheers
Very nice job! Reminds me of my son. Love the classic bikes.
I worked in a Honda shop in the 70's. My first bike was a CB-750K.
On anything aluminum cast, WD-40 and tap it first will usually break that corrosion weld lose on the valve adjustment and other screws. Aluminum is very suspectable to corrosion and electrolysis welding.
This video made me want to get a vintage motorcycle to fix!!!!
Excellent and patience job Simon, greetings from Brunei 🇧🇳
Looks like I'll be spending half the day. Watching your videos, my friend.❤😮
Great restoration and skills Simon.😊
Your skill as a mechanic is very satisfying to watch. I learn things from you all the time. You make stuff look easy. Where when I look at some of the work you do , I think oh man uncharted territory.
Very relaxing video to watch good work keeping an old bike out the scrap yard.
the best video I watched in a long time. Amazing, hope to see this bike again in another video
Nice project and editing, Simon!
Soychiro Honda would be proud!
Within the first few seconds, I knew I like how this guy rolls: backing up in an old Chevy pickup instead of a jacked up $75k truck says a lot about him.
Nice work, very good edition and nice bike. I have a Morini 3 1/2 and has been very useful in my try to move the bike back on the route. Thanks
Great work man. Another one time machine on the road.
Thank you, fordman!
Simply excellent, THANK YOU ! 👍
Excellent work.
It's nice watching someone restore something that doesn't involve chucking all new parts at it.
Love your uploads. What a sweet cafe racer. Green with envy
Nice bike, i used to have honda 250 super dream, beautiful sounding and riding bike, nice video
Bro!!!...them fork legs got me reliving day after Cinco de mayo all over again😅
Superb video, great bike... lovely cat. What could be finer than that.
Many thanks for sharing your work
I just want to say dude, you are awesome! Your videos are amazing and I love to see when you post new videos. I would love to do projects like this but I just don’t have the time right now. Your videos keep me inspired so I can one day have some time to do cool shit like this! Keep it up man!
This was awesome! Please do more of these!
Amazing photography!
Leaving a second comment after watching the whole thing a second time. It's brilliant.
Your videos just keep getting better and better and the growth of your subscribers is well deserved.
I also quite like this bike and I hope you re-install the fenders, lights and indicators as I'm not too fond of the cafe-racer style as it is.
Your uploads really are the highlight of my week. Thanks a lot.
That Tach repair!! You’re gifted my friend. I love your channel. Can’t wait to go home tonight and tinker with my Honda motorbike 👍🏽
Great video! Saving for when I hopefully get to the 72 yamaha ds7 thats stuck thats been in my barn since the early 90s. You go over alot of the little things I wouldnt have even known about!
Working on a 1982 cb650 right now, lots look familiar
Nice. I wish I had some more displacement
@@SimonFordman no I think working on two carbs is easier than four. I had a cb350 as well, it was green (profile picture lol) it was a fun little bike, very snappy. Good work man, definitely gained a viewer
That’s cool man!
I like your videos without comments. And you can repair American classics and motorcycles with very simple tools. keep going, you will have millions of views! and the birds singing behind the scenes is soothing! I'm watching you from Kazakhstan!
Great Respect, Simon! I wish I had Your patience when I was Your age, Your knowledge and yes - Your talent. As a viewer before stated: the best wrech channel by miles.
Guess cheaperway to get me first bike is a salvage job, enjoyed watching thanks
More bikes please! a Harley-Davidson would be top tier content!
How did you learn to diagnose and fix problems on cars and motorcycles?
this
WOW! your skill is amazing! like your style of filming, the end was neat!! Thanks
Love the detail of your video.❤
I really identified with the momentary pause when the oil filter circlip went flying at 39:18. We've all been there. An old mechanic I worked with years ago called them Jesus clips because that's what you say when they inevitably takeoff.
My brother had one in the 1970's, a gold one he rode it everywhere. He traded it in on a brand new cb750 in 1972 a k2. He still has it today and is bringing it back to it's former glory. I was lucky to buy one from a farmer who left it laying on it's side in the paddock. I bought it for fifty dollars. I was told he put a big bore kit in it and it was about 440. It ran really good. Unfortunately I sold it to a fool who took the motor out and put it into a go cart and ran it without air filters. He would have destroyed it. I wish I still had it now. My brother would have loved to ride it.
What a stash of bike parts!!
A job well done mate.😊
Beautiful video.
Another great one from SimonHondaman
Giggled when the set ring went flying. Have had that happen a time or ten haha always found it which is insane 😂
It hit me right in the face, so I found it pretty easily.
Love this sort of content excellent thanks
Greetings from Australia, 🇦🇺🦘just found your Chanel , suits me down to the ground, no endless yapping, no music, just action. Maybe you could put a graphic up now and then to explain the odd particular thing you are doing , but not all the time. Most of us will know what you are up to or we wouldn’t watch was my thoughts. I will subscribe, well done
Thank you. I put that text up in the beginning of the video for those who'd like explanations. Everything is in the description/subtitles.
Excelente Simon! Estoy viendo todos tus videos. Saludos desde Argentina.
Мне очень нравятся ваши видео, просто и душевно! Привет из России!
How does one nominate someone for the Nobel Prize?
this video just popped up in my feed..wow...I'm subscribed!