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I picked up this bike recently as a parts bike to go with my other 1970 CB 250 super sport. From what i can tell the bike had been sitting in a barn since around 2001 until the PO picked it up from the estate of the original owner a year or so ago. Bike had around 40,000 miles on it.
Its definitely what you would call crusty! The PO got through tearing the bike down before the job became to time consuming for him. This is how i bought it....lots of parts. Interestingly he had got the frame stripped and primed but never painted which was handy.
I was able to grab a few things off the bike for my 1970 CB 250 super sport which im trying to get back stock but i had the engine sitting there. So for a bit of fun i thought i would tear down the engine and see what sort of condition it was in. I didnt have great expectations...
However...the engine was in remarkably better condition than i was expecting. Everything was well within spec and the inside of the engine itself was pretty clean. Im thinking the original owner had taken pretty good care of this bike, which apparently was his daily ride. I believe that it had been sitting around in a barn since his death before the family decided to get rid of it. Looks like the left side of the bike had been exposed to the weather as everything down that side was rusty.
So i have a frame that has been stripped and primed and a engine that, despite appearances, would seem to be a good candidate for a rebuild. Everything else though was very rusty will need to be replaced. I have never rebuilt an engine but given what i paid for it and the parts that i have been able to use on my other bike I might as well go for it.
Shout out to Tony aka Saturdays Wrench for the inspiration with his great CB350 rebuild videos.

Its definitely what you would call crusty! The PO got through tearing the bike down before the job became to time consuming for him. This is how i bought it....lots of parts. Interestingly he had got the frame stripped and primed but never painted which was handy.


I was able to grab a few things off the bike for my 1970 CB 250 super sport which im trying to get back stock but i had the engine sitting there. So for a bit of fun i thought i would tear down the engine and see what sort of condition it was in. I didnt have great expectations...

However...the engine was in remarkably better condition than i was expecting. Everything was well within spec and the inside of the engine itself was pretty clean. Im thinking the original owner had taken pretty good care of this bike, which apparently was his daily ride. I believe that it had been sitting around in a barn since his death before the family decided to get rid of it. Looks like the left side of the bike had been exposed to the weather as everything down that side was rusty.
So i have a frame that has been stripped and primed and a engine that, despite appearances, would seem to be a good candidate for a rebuild. Everything else though was very rusty will need to be replaced. I have never rebuilt an engine but given what i paid for it and the parts that i have been able to use on my other bike I might as well go for it.
Shout out to Tony aka Saturdays Wrench for the inspiration with his great CB350 rebuild videos.