How To
Build
a Honda
CB350
Vintage
Road Racer


by
Eric Kalamaja


sundial@i-plus.net
Sundial's Web Site



NOTICE:
This article is made available with the understanding that the information presented is intended only for professional racing applications.
The publishers cannot and do not warrant or take responsibility as to the completeness or accuracy of this information.
Therefore, any attempt by a reader to perform any repair, restoration or modification procedure based on this information, is done at his or her risk.



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Thank you.

Building a vintage Honda road racer? Get the Honda CB350 Repair Manual.


FROM THE EDITOR

As Jim Reed mentions in his foreword, we've published 2 other articles that have become quite popular among the vintage go-fast crowd.

First came HowTo Build a Honda CB/CL 450-500T Vintage Roadracer followed by How To Build a Yamaha 2-Stroke Twin Vintage Roadracer. Eric, as a matter of fact, built the Motorcycle Shopper Racing Honda CB450, based on that very first "do-it-yourself" article written by Jim.

So, when I asked Eric if he would consider building a bike and writing the story as he went along, my timing couldn't have been better. Eric had been thinking of building a CB350 for quite some time and he quickly agreed to tackle the project.

After many months of hard work—and the support of many great people—the bike was ready to make its official debut on a race track. That was many moons ago and since then Eric has ridden the CB350 at many events,including Daytona, with excellent results.

We hope you enjoy his account of what is involved in getting one of these motorcycles in race-ready form.

For now, this article will be available only on the Web; however, we may release a printed version in the near future.

Ride safe, and thanks for your support.

Luis A. Hernandez, Jr.
Publisher


If you are planning to build one of these vintage Honda road racing motorcycles, you need the right tools, and that includes the Honda CB350 1964-1974 repair manual by Clymer. This manual covers the Honda 250 & 350 Twins, including the CB250 1964-1974, CL250 1964-1974, CL350 1968-1973, SL350 1969-1973, and CB350 1968-1973. It is considered required reading for anyone attempting to work on, repair, or build one of these bikes.

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