1972 Honda CL 350 Cafe build

Chassis:

• 1972 CL350K4 frame and swing-arm
• All brackets have been removed for the stock foot pegs center stand seat helmet holder etc.
• Kickstand bracket and tail section brackets have been added
• All frame seams have been welded for increased torsional rigidity
• Frame and all brackets have been sandblasted and powder coated with new rubber shock bushings installed on the swing-arm.
• Front forks and have been fully disassembled cleaned and polished with new seals and oil
• Front and rear hubs have been stripped cleaned polished and re-laced with new spokes to black powder coated rims.The rear rim is wider than stock DID aluminum rim (2.15 x 18)
• It has a CB350K4 gas tank which has just been professionally painted and cleared and is perfect.
• petcock is rebuilt with all new seals and filters
• Tail section is a period race piece which has been fitted with a professionally upholstered seat attached to a custom made compression fitted aluminum seat pan and painted to match the tank
• Steering head bearings and swing-arm bushings have been removed cleaned inspected greased and reassembled
• Front fork brace has been powder-coated black and retained for proper fork bracing and rigidity
• Rear inner fender has been cut down powder-coated black and retained to prevent road debris from damaging electrics and carburetors.

Power Train:

• CL350K4 motor
• Motor has been fully disassembled down to the crank cleaned inspected and reassembled with all new OEM Honda gaskets and seals.During the rebuild new OEM Honda 1stover pistons and rings were installed.
• The kick-starter and associated bits have been removed and an aluminum block off plug has been machined and interference fit into the kick-shaft hole in the right side cover
• Cylinders were professionally bored.
• Head has had a full valve job and has been decked very slightly by my machinist.
• Engine cases and head were glass bead blasted and clear coated with high temp clear.Side cases were glass bead blasted painted and cleared.
• Carburetors are stock OEM Honda SL350K0 Kehins which have been completely disassembled (including all needle jets emulsion tubes butterflies etc) cleaned and rebuilt with All new OEM Honda rebuild kits installed and tuned properly.
• New Unit filters installed onto stock OEM Honda velocity stacks (which were removed from the stock airboxes.The bike runs and carburates perfectly in every way.
• Exhaust system is a stock OEM Honda CL350 K1 unit which has been ceramic coated satin black with a Gloss black powder coated heat shield
• All control cables have been replaced with new high quality aftermarket black units.They are of proper length properly routed lubricated and work perfectly.

Electric:

• Stock OEM Honda electrics in as – new condition
• New Battery
• New Aftermarket Rectifier
• Entire electric system (and I mean everything) has been completely disassembled cleaned inspected and reconditioned where necessary.
• Everything functions as new.
• Wiring harness was a low mile takeoff from 20 years ago which was stored properly and looks like a NOS piece
• A custom sub-harness was made for the tail section using OEM type bullet connectors.If you didn’t know otherwise you’d think it was an OEM Honda harness
• Starter motor was disassembled cleaned inspected and reassembled
• Rear turn signals have been disassembled cleaned inspected and converted to dual element tail/brake lights.
• Headlight ears are from a 1971 SL350K1 (which has a been modified slightly to fit the CL350 triple tree spacing)
• Horn Stator Regulator Coils ignition switch handlebar switches and turn signal relay are Stock OEM Honda parts that have been completely disassembled cleaned inspected and reassembled and all work as new.
• New plugs and Points installed and adjusted.
• Gauges are OEM Honda in good condition

Controls:

• New Aftermarket Superbike handlebar properly drilled out and chamfered for proper internal wire routing.
• OEM Honda hand controls were fully disassembled cleaned and polished with the wires properly routed through the aftermarket Superbike bend handlebars
• Rearsets are Tarrozi pegs and shifters with custom made linkages properly spaced adjusted and sprung…

Other:

• Brand new tires
• New license plate bracket from Dime City Cycles.

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