Well, I jumped on the restoration bandwagon late last year. A friend from work had just completed a 1975 CB360T (mostly stock with the exception of CL exhaust, instruments, handlebars and side covers) and let me take if for a short ride. It was so much fun that I decided to restore one myself. I had been bike-less for a few years after my beloved Hayabusa pitched me off and put me in the hospital, so this would give me a good excuse to start riding again.
I’ve owned three Honda twins in the past, a new CB450 (my 16th birthday present), CB77 in the late ‘80’s, and a CL350 in the ‘90’s. All were original, not restored, and were a blast to ride. I will dig up some old pictures and post them. I remembered 360’s as being good handling, marginally faster than 350’s and fairly reliable. Parts seemed plentiful, and I have my friend as a resource, so all I needed was a starting point.
Looking on Craigslist, there were no 360’s in this area, so the search was expanded 300 miles up and down the east coast. My friend found my 360 in Myerstown, PA, which was about a six hour drive from Virginia Beach (ironically, I found his current project, a CB750K0 on Craigslist six hours from here in North Carolina). After a few emails and pictures exchanged, a deal was made and I jumped in my wife’s Honda Odyssey and made the drive to PA.
This is what she looked like when I picked her up. She looked pretty in pictures, but had quite a few warts in person.
I’ve owned three Honda twins in the past, a new CB450 (my 16th birthday present), CB77 in the late ‘80’s, and a CL350 in the ‘90’s. All were original, not restored, and were a blast to ride. I will dig up some old pictures and post them. I remembered 360’s as being good handling, marginally faster than 350’s and fairly reliable. Parts seemed plentiful, and I have my friend as a resource, so all I needed was a starting point.
Looking on Craigslist, there were no 360’s in this area, so the search was expanded 300 miles up and down the east coast. My friend found my 360 in Myerstown, PA, which was about a six hour drive from Virginia Beach (ironically, I found his current project, a CB750K0 on Craigslist six hours from here in North Carolina). After a few emails and pictures exchanged, a deal was made and I jumped in my wife’s Honda Odyssey and made the drive to PA.
This is what she looked like when I picked her up. She looked pretty in pictures, but had quite a few warts in person.