We have two oldies here, me racing my Norton at Sears Point, circa 1989 or so, and my Grandma Verna, and Aunt Blanche on Uncle Penny's Indian. He bought it after coming home from WWI.
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1969, me next to my '68 Honda CB350 twin which I put 25K miles on including multiple trips to Mexico.
Me on the Davis Honda CB350 twin during an AFM 250 mile endurance race at the old Vacaville track in the 1970s, can't remember the exact year. The shop bought the bike from the insurance company as a totaled wreck. I rebuilt it with Yoshimura cam and pistons and we won third overall/first in class in a field that included Triumph Tridents, Kawi Mach IIIs etc. Good times!
-Bill
Two things that got my attention:
- 25K miles on a CB350 (a LOT back in the day.) Any rebuilds?
- The bluing on the header pipe of the race bike near the collector. Never seen one get that hot that far down, and I had one 350 (among many) that made a whole lot of power before it let go. Are those the factory double-wall pipes? If so, even more amazing.
One cylinder rebore, but that was only because of a self inflicted piston seizure - I had drained the oil the night before, then totally spaced out next morning and headed to work at the Honda shop, only realizing I had forgotten to add the new oil as the engine seized. But otherwise at 25K the crank, cams and valves were all original and the engine was still running strong when I sold it.
Those were the factory double wall header pipes on the race bike, but the extreme bluing is right where the inner pipe ends. Note how much even the mufflers themselves discolored. The bluing all happened during the 250 mile endurance race which was always held on July 4th where it's often 100 degrees or more in Vacaville. But the bike continued to race competitively for quite a few years after that with no breakdowns. Really a solid engine.
-Bill
1974 departing the finger lakes region of upstate NY on a 10,000 mile, 10 week, journey through 25 states looking for a better place to live. Cost: $600.
A new to me pix from my sisters collection, mom took this.
I don't remember when I swapped the pushrod trail 90 for this beauty, I have a CLUTCH LEVER !!
I haven't changed to knobbies yet, only mod I see is my FF high parking pass on the crossbar of the CL90.
Can't be older than 16.
'66 3/4T camper special, with custom hood ornament,