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Over time I have picked up a few sl350's, am finally getting around to starting on one of them, a K2 I picked up last year. The bike was in decent shape with the typical rusty chrome. The engine was out due to the P/O having rebuilt it and having found metal shavings in the oil after running it. I have disassembled the top end and have not found anything obviously wrong and am having a local shop go through the bottom end. The frame had the broken rear middle engine mount issue which the shop repaired with a mount off a spare parts frame I have. The frame and swing arm were then powdercoated and new swing arm bushings were installed. The mufflers from another sl350 are being used and were in decent shape. The dents and dings were repaired and they were then powdercoated. The seat frame is in decent shape but has pinhole rust issues and a crack on one side, will have to find someone who can weld that. The right side headlight bracket is quite rusty and had damage to the upper part but I was able to get a new one from Western Honda. The tank, side covers and headlight are currently at Marbles Motors for paint and I should have them back in a couple of weeks. I am currently working on the fenders and am attempting to get the brushed look prior to clearcoating. I have buffed out all the gouges and scratches in the front fender and am going to finish that first in an attempt to get it as close as I can to the original look on the rear fender which I haven't touched yet for comparison purposes. I have taken the tires off the wheels and am not sure if I want to get them re-chromed or get new ones yet. Here are a few photos of the progress so far. The last photo is how it looked when I got it.












