1974 Honda CB350F Bonneville Speed Record Holder - Rebuild Diary - UltimateMotorcycling.com
Rebuilding my 1974 Honda CB350F from the mandatory tear-down for tech inspection after setting a Production Classic division speed record at Bonneville is one of those projects. (See more about that story here: Bonneville Speed Trials – Diary for a New Record Holder ). In order to verify the displacement of a record-setting bike, the head must be pulled to allow direct measurement of bore and stroke. For air-cooled flat-head four-strokes and two-strokes, it’s a walk in the park. So simple, even I could do it with some degree of confidence I could reverse the process and have a runnable engine when I’m done. An overhead cam—even a single overhead cam—engine like that of my Honda is another matter. There are parts—lots of parts—in that little four cylinder motor. Now, to put it in perspective, I have done all this before, back in 2010 when I had initially established the record in the 350cc Production class. Having to leave before the week of competition was over, I did the tear-down, had the bike inspected and then had to leave to head back to Wisconsin. Source: ultimatemotorcycling.com
