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So what does the Kudzu growing on the side of the road in my childhood home state have to do with motorcycles?
You be the judge.
It all starts out as a good idea- say, for instance, to introduce a plant that will help solve a problem. Then, one thing leads to another, and it gets away from you. Next thing you know, you have a truckload full of CB350s.
Thanks to Martin's ebay auction, I came home from Society Hill South Carolina with 3-5 more CB350s, depending on what you count as a motorcycle. It was one of those situations where I figured I would toss out a bid that I thought was too good to be true, but in the end it was actually quite true indeed. It took both of us about a half an hour to get everything loaded up. The grand total included one mostly complete 1971 CB350 (Red), Two 71-72 range bikes that were about 70% complete, two frames, one engine, four tubs of parts, a few more parts, a big pile of paperwork, and the assurance that I won't have to be looking for any project bikes in the coming decade.
The Red one is in the best shape, though it has a 400cc modification to the engine. The green one is in excellent cosmetic shape, and in fact it is quite a bit better than my other CB when it comes to chrome and paint. The yellow one is the worst off it seems, with a frozen engine and no kickstand.
I think that I have enough parts to justify at least two more CBs out of these 5, and maybe 3 more. The rest are spares and scrap. If anyone out there needs any CB350 parts, please let me know! I'm a little bit short on side covers, but as you can see I've got quite a few other things.
The tubs are primarily sorted by contents.
I wish I hadn't just spent $16 on a headlight bulb. Now I have 6. I also have quite a collection of gaskets and points. I think the plan is going to be to start with an engine. My other CB is leaking oil from the seals, just like the 175 did. I think this time I'll use one of these engines to rebuild a replacement, rather than losing all of the fall riding season again.
My storage area is looking more like a very poorly kept Honda showroom. Hopefully soon I'll be able to get started on building a more suitable workspace.
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