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...
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.....
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.
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 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.
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
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 ! '
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!
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.
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!!!!
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
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.
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
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
Ive been watching your videos for a couple of days ( bing watching ) and everytime you talk to the camera like the people who are watching you are actually in the room with you make me laugh every single time, like asking did you get any of that in your eye and wiping the camera made me laugh a lot keep up the good work your a amazing mechanic and you explain everything in simple easy to understand terms M@x
Definitely get yourself a Vessel or Hozan #3 JIS driver for those big screws. #2 JIS for almost everything else. Youll wonder how you ever got by without one on Japanese bikes!
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
Wow, fantastically informative video. Thank you so much. I have a 1976 cb750 f1 in my garage waiting for me to fix her and this post has been so useful. Such a shame you don't live in Yorkshire. Subscribed cos this was magical
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 have one of these and 12 other Honda’s 350, 450, 400, 550 and 650 sitting in my barn ... they have been there for 12 - 15 years. Just about long enough to start renovating and selling. Bill at deepwaterbill Bill dot com
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
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.)
I think what the salesman is saying ....There are no "RUST HOLES". I personally didn't see a single part without rust. Yes it can be fixed,but labor labor labor. Whats your time worth?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
First bike I ever rode was a CB360, looked almost identical to the 350 you have there. Awesome memories. I'm glad to see it running. Looking forward to more updates on this one. Did I see a Blue a Virago in the opening video of the Single Cab restoration? Just checked, yup, Blue late 1980's Virago with Gold trim.
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.
I got a 1973 CB350 off someone back in the early '80s for real cheap because it ran real bad and they didn't know why. I played around with it and had the points cover off looking there. I just happened to start it and, wow, it nearly got away from me. Turns out the cover had a minor scratch on it that knocked some of the insulator off the other side of it and one point was grounding out. I painted that and rode it to school my senior yr of HS.
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 RU-vid comments using drug, instead of dragged. It’s incredibly embarrassing
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.
CB 350 was one of the shittiest bikes I've ever ridden... hard seat, poor handling, extreme vibration, no wonder Honda got a bad rap back then. This is coming from a guy who likes Honda.
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.
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 !
@@noidontthinksolol I agree with the new bikes but for me I find older bikes do have a personality. I have a stock 850 Norton and a couple of Triumphs and it would break my heart to see them cut up. That being said If a bike is far gone then I guess its ok, I'm a purest I guess
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!!!
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
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.
Craigslists adds for CB350's just spiked....... Well done. Any insight on how you find all your diamonds or do you not show the failure's? Either way its educational watching from a do it yourself perspective.
My GOD, I started to say something when Tom's post hit me. (Hack it down to a bobber). Your right just hack it DOWN and see what it brings at BarBer's. Your a joke.
option....put a hose in to de plug hole en other end in a bottle while you are turning the engine.....you won't have a mess like you have right now……???
Back in the 70's I had one just like this one. Same color too. I used an impact driver on that one of the covers that you showed using it on and it drove the phillips right out of the screw. I ended up using a jewelers file and filing a slot in the screw and was able to get it out with a straight bit in the impact driver. I slotted all three screws. I hadn't heard of easy outs back then. If I remember right, you took that cover off in the oil change process or something that it had to come off on a regular basis. I do believe that fuse is the main fuse that shuts off everything. I may be wrong, but on one of my Hondas, I had an inline fuse that looked just like that, that was a main fuse.
Thats brilliant, for a bike that seemed doomed it sounds bloody good now :-D. Mustie1, The engine whisperer lol :-D. My brother had one of those machines when i was a wee nipper, bloody good old machine, it never failed him, but he did service it regular. Honda and suzuki were so common where i lived in the 70's.
I had a 72 exactly like that, even the color. It was a great machine, but I got stupid and traded it in for a brand new 1975 CB 500 (the twin). The 500 twin had good power, but vibrated terrible Should have got the 500 4 cylinder or kept the 350, lol.
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
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
Mustie, are those pipes OEM? I don't think so. I had 2 of the same 350 Honda's, from 1971(when I first came home from Vietnam) to 1975. I remember one of them had exaust pipes that were on the right side of the bike. I think the other bike did too. There was no quit in either bike. Well built, and took a beating. Trail riding, highway, it didn't matter. Both bikes needed new clutches, which I did (easy to replace). I enjoy all your videos, but this 1 was special to me. Good memories of both machines. Thanks. Mike in Florida.
There is wintergreen oil in mystery Oil, it is the best. Amazing what a little lube will do. Great Bikes, that's a nice one. I've had a few, still have a 1970 Honda SL350.
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.
To start with ,if you are working on Japanese bikes you'll need to invest in a set of JIS screwdrivers ,otherwise you'll nearly always chew the screw heads up.Japanese Industrial Standard
I love the laugh every time an engine fires up on just some gas in the cylinder. Wish I could have this much fun working on junk. Keep up the cool videos. :)
