Polpetta's CB350

[SacDuc]

You did the right thing.  If you mod it too much, it loses the old-bike feel and character that she's so enamored with...

Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

Word.

[The Bacon Junkie]

stretch the swingarm, chrome it, and put a 230 tire on it...


don't forget the neon lights and fake turbo/fake flame


(waiting for polpetta to reach through the screen and smack me upside the head)

[RAT900]

camel Laughing

[671M900]

Okay, I just ordered the oem springs ($70 shipped). I missed a note about the gixxer forks that one of them is leaking. Don't want to deal with that on top of everything else. I'm sure my wife would like to ride this decade. And this thing ain't for racing.

Man, I should have tried harder to make buying fork springs just a little more dramatic.    My apologies, I'm a little excited about my first go at this type thing. what fun! So much to learn!

Thanks all, for your input and your interest.   

sac



/hates doing the rational thing
//but anything for the wifey   

Having experience with putting newer USD forks with radial tires on a bike that doesn't use radial tires... It's not good. I did it with my suzuki GS and didn't change out the rear for a radial, and it was disastrous. WOBBLE LIKE CRAZY!!! It didn't like the rear bias ply.

I sold it to a friend who I helped monoshock it to fit a radial tire.

[Syscrush]

If you decide to do the swap in the future, then have a look at sohc4.net - there are plenty of guys on there swapping R6 and other new RSU (and even some USD) forks onto vintage Honda's.

Congrats on keeping your cool.

Does RaceTech make emulators for this bike?

[Syscrush]

Does RaceTech make emulators for this bike?

Answering my own question in case someone else is interested:

Fork Brand, Diameter (mm), Type
(U-upside down, C-conventional, T-Telelever, D-Duolever) Showa 33C     
Comments
These forks use a plunger damper fork, No Gold Valve Kit available

[Staggerlee]

If you decide to do the swap in the future, then have a look at sohc4.net - there are plenty of guys on there swapping R6 and other new RSU (and even some USD) forks onto vintage Honda's.

It really isn't that difficult of an endeavor; I put a gxr750 forks on my '76 CB550.  As far as physically bolting them up was concerned it just took some mixing & matching of roller bearings & races; didn't need to swap stems or anything crazy like that.

[DucatiTorrey]

that looks great! the colors actually really work well too

brembo brakes?

[Staggerlee]

Thanks man.

Brakes are just off the shelf radial Tokicos.  They get the job done though; she'll out brake my monster any day.

[Syscrush]

she'll out break my monster any day.

Must be because on the CB the frame flex softens the bite of those radical brakes.

[671M900]

USD forks and ohlins piggyback shocks.

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/Mindless000/Foto0091.jpg

USD front end (GSXR1100) and MONOSHOCKED!
http://www.classic-japanese-bikes.com/images/suzukiGs100Streetfightwhite.jpg

Great ideas here, but I guess you could always fab a way to keep the original wheel on there.

You'll find a good deal on them eventually, hell, you might find a decent set of USD forks and triples right here on the DMF!

[speedknot]

All this talk about Gixxer forks and dual rotor front brakes is all well and good, but in reality, having the the stock set up performing to spec is really all you need for a CB350 being used for normal use.  If your lady not planing on doing the TT Isle of Man, the stock config should do just fine. 

"Just because you can, doesn't mean you should." - So true!

[TAftonomos]

They get the job done though; she'll out break my monster any day.

I was thinking this was impressive.  I mean, we all know the bad rep ducati has, and how easy they can break.  But a honda, even an older one that can break more?  

I keeed...I keed...

Seriously, this CB thread has all kinds of awesomeness built it.  Threads like this end up costing me money 

[Staggerlee]

But a honda, even an older one that can break more?  

Shit, I don't believe it took two people to point that before I figured out WTF you were getting at.

How embarrassing.

[TAftonomos]

LOL, I was just poking at you, don't sweat it. 


I just finished dusting off all the RD350 stuff I've got, in preperation to make a vintage cafe bike.  Now I'm trying to figure if I should monoshock this thing or not.....