CB350 Need top end rebuilt
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I don't know about SoCal, but nobody in Seattle will even look a complete engine built before '90. Too much other stuff for them to work on, and most don't know anything about older engines - gotta have an old school independent mechanic who's been doing this forever, and that = $$$$$.
Have you considered doing it yourself? It's less scary than you'd think, and you'll learn tons about your bike in the process - top ends are pretty benign (as long as you don't drop the cam chain into the case and turn it into a bottom end rebuild
). There are a lot of great resources on here about how to do it.
Have you considered doing it yourself? It's less scary than you'd think, and you'll learn tons about your bike in the process - top ends are pretty benign (as long as you don't drop the cam chain into the case and turn it into a bottom end rebuild
). There are a lot of great resources on here about how to do it.
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Given that the winter season is upon us, why not make this a winter project? It is totally doable on your own (although valve work and cylinder honing/broing should be done by a machinist). Check out Saturdays Wrench on Youtube. He rebuilds his CB350 motor step by step.
Watch some youtube tutorials, print out your HSM and re-read the procedure a few times, and then start accumulating parts and tools before you start. I would suggest leaving new pistons and rings off until your machinist tells you if you need to bore out.
Watch some youtube tutorials, print out your HSM and re-read the procedure a few times, and then start accumulating parts and tools before you start. I would suggest leaving new pistons and rings off until your machinist tells you if you need to bore out.
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