LOL i love a good rant. We all know that every machine we deal with has its annoyances so an occasional rant helps keep us sane when we go back to work on it. I just got my first vintage Honda and look forward to wrenching on it. Your rant actually gave me some heads-up on a couple things. Thanks for a great video
@@KeepOnWrenching I hate when I have a vintage bike running for months perfectly and the one of the carbs starts pissing gas. Stuck float? Clogged value spring? Etc. Ugh, screw driver tap doesn't work. Pull the carbs. Nooooooo! LOL.
My 71 CB3250 One owner has a normal shifter. And this whole rant is biomass. I have always loved everything about my bike. So much so that I have owned it since new and will never part with it.
I laughed entirely too much at the frame aspect… that design makes me scratch my head…. 😂 I didn’t much care fore the rats nest of wires and connectors in the headlight bucket. Also, without petcocks you wouldn’t have Pet Rooster.
To easily get the airbox rod done I just straddle the bike and push in with my legs, compressing the airboxes together, exposes plenty of threads. For the mirrors, I was tired of the breaking the handles, so I put them on their own mounts. Plenty of modern options for longer mirror stems now. I made a cover for the neutral switch so it doesnt collect all that oil and dirt, havent had many problems with it. Have you done the common-motor stator coil wire mode? It removes the marginal charging issue. What is the quick disconnect you are using for the fuel line?
I don't own a 350 but I've helped a friend work on his. I agree with most of you your complaints. The cross over tube under the tank is such a PITA. I like to be able to take my tank off easly for maintenance. I'd just plug them up and live with the consequences. I disagree with you about the gauges. Digital gauges wouldn't look right on these old bikes. I gotta vent a little myself, but not about vintage bikes, about modern bikes. I mostly have vintage motorcycles in my garage but I recently got a "modern" bike. It's a 2007 Triumph Bonneville, so still 16 years old, but not vintage. I got into motorcycles about 5 years ago and I've never stripped a bolt while learning to work on them, but for some reason I've stripped the threads out of 3 bolt holes on this bike and I broke a banjo bolt that I was tightening (with a torque wrench). I actually had to buy a second more sensitive torque wrench because for this bike I need one that'll go down to 7 newton meters.
The struggle is real. Someday, the new bikes will be old bikes. Curious to see how they hold up against the vintage bikes. Quality differences is pretty apparent. My video was meant with a hint of satire. :)
Good lord, that's a lot of complaining. I love my working on my 72 CB350 K4. It's a lot easier to get to compared to changing the air filter on my 08 Goldwing or my PC800. Honda India makes a modern version of the CB350.
Can you put the cb350 amd the cb125 next to one another. Please 🙏 it would help me decide on my choice 😅. Let me know If your serious about selling either bike
Sounds like she ll be up for sale lol after a rant like that. All valid points though. Carbs are the bane of many riders existence. God bless EFI. That little washer in the oil slinger is an absolute pain! Great video though. Let’s see a comparison to the things you like the most
Well, understand, these are frustrations, but it’s obvious you’ve never worked on a BMW! 😊. Once you work on one of those the stuff you mentioned is kids play
I know a lot of what you said is tongue-in-cheek as the tech wasn't even invented yet, but yes, you did miss a big one, albeit while catching most of them: Wheel bearings. Seriously Honda, an aluminum nut into a threaded carrier with some BS notches or holes to help remove and install them? I cry BS!!!! WHY? Drop or press the bearings in and use a big circlip to keep them from popping out like Kawasaki does! These "nuts" are sometimes impossible to remove and because they are aluminum, get destroyed easily!!! Anyway, that's my biggie!
I own a 1972 cb350 and these issues are not that big of a deal you will probably have to but a tool for the job everyone and then but other than that it sounds like you should buy modern talking about "digital gauges" on a 50 year old bike is well it's kinda ignorant to the history of the cb350 as it was designed as an everyone's sport bike or city bike (CB) so they kept cost down and made it air cooled also less maintenance is needed on an air cooled bike and fuel injection was not really a thing back then again it sounds like you want a modern bike so but one!
He know no wasn’t born until sometime or later. He sounds like a spoiled little brat with the spikes that had injections with the 1986 gold wings and they were built in limited supply. They were also the first ones to have digital gauges recalls. Honda built these bikes they were like a $700 motorcycle so that was very low and they built an expensive vehicle to get people doing the fun of being in the wind not confused modern rockets, dear engineering better of course Honda new motorcycles are considered better than they were back in the 70s. I say you need to grow up some and learn your history of the bikes better
LOL i love a good rant. We all know that every machine we deal with has its annoyances so an occasional rant helps keep us sane when we go back to work on it.
I just got my first vintage Honda and look forward to wrenching on it. Your rant actually gave me some heads-up on a couple things.
Thanks for a great video
Thanks for understanding! :)
All good points, especially the last one! Carbs suck.
They do suck. Amen.
LOL. Fooled me. I thought at the end you were going to say "But even with all that, I love em' and love to ride them! Nothing like it!"
You know I do. Just needed a mini vent session. Lol
@@KeepOnWrenching I hate when I have a vintage bike running for months perfectly and the one of the carbs starts pissing gas. Stuck float? Clogged value spring? Etc. Ugh, screw driver tap doesn't work. Pull the carbs. Nooooooo! LOL.
@Fezzler61 it’s a drag. Not gonna lie.
My 1973 CB350 didn't have that extra B S on the shifter. The shift lever was clamped right to the shifter shaft.
Someone beat you to it!
My 71 CB3250 One owner has a normal shifter. And this whole rant is biomass. I have always loved everything about my bike. So much so that I have owned it since new and will never part with it.
Agree with ALL of this stuff, you're not wrong.
I’m glad to hear that! Thanks so much. :)
I laughed entirely too much at the frame aspect… that design makes me scratch my head…. 😂 I didn’t much care fore the rats nest of wires and connectors in the headlight bucket.
Also, without petcocks you wouldn’t have Pet Rooster.
Pet Rooster!
😂 that’s me 😂
To easily get the airbox rod done I just straddle the bike and push in with my legs, compressing the airboxes together, exposes plenty of threads.
For the mirrors, I was tired of the breaking the handles, so I put them on their own mounts. Plenty of modern options for longer mirror stems now.
I made a cover for the neutral switch so it doesnt collect all that oil and dirt, havent had many problems with it.
Have you done the common-motor stator coil wire mode? It removes the marginal charging issue.
What is the quick disconnect you are using for the fuel line?
That can work. Gotta make sure those little inner seals aren’t holding you up to. Flashlight helps too!
I don't own a 350 but I've helped a friend work on his. I agree with most of you your complaints. The cross over tube under the tank is such a PITA. I like to be able to take my tank off easly for maintenance. I'd just plug them up and live with the consequences. I disagree with you about the gauges. Digital gauges wouldn't look right on these old bikes.
I gotta vent a little myself, but not about vintage bikes, about modern bikes. I mostly have vintage motorcycles in my garage but I recently got a "modern" bike. It's a 2007 Triumph Bonneville, so still 16 years old, but not vintage. I got into motorcycles about 5 years ago and I've never stripped a bolt while learning to work on them, but for some reason I've stripped the threads out of 3 bolt holes on this bike and I broke a banjo bolt that I was tightening (with a torque wrench). I actually had to buy a second more sensitive torque wrench because for this bike I need one that'll go down to 7 newton meters.
The struggle is real. Someday, the new bikes will be old bikes. Curious to see how they hold up against the vintage bikes. Quality differences is pretty apparent. My video was meant with a hint of satire. :)
I hate the soft aluminum valve covers. I now use a pipe wrench on them and skip the 17mill nut.
For the cross over fuel line can anyone suggest a workable quick disconnect that closes both ends? Most the ones I find only shut one end.
I got one one Amazon here: amzn.to/3F8iM26
Not just carbs but the freaking CV vacuum carbs. They haunt my dreams.
Good lord, that's a lot of complaining. I love my working on my 72 CB350 K4. It's a lot easier to get to compared to changing the air filter on my 08 Goldwing or my PC800. Honda India makes a modern version of the CB350.
Lol. Just venting! I love my 350s. A little tough love never hurts! Needed to vent!
The frame comment killed me lol! Thought something was wrong with mine the first time I noticed.
Right? It’s maddening.
I hate that Honda only but two wheels on these things. Do they realize how easy it is to fall over?! Just add two more wheels, come on
Totally agree. 100%! It’s just lazy.
Can you put the cb350 amd the cb125 next to one another. Please 🙏 it would help me decide on my choice 😅. Let me know If your serious about selling either bike
The 125 is much smaller. I sold it last summer.
Heh, Oh boy. I just picked up a '69 CB350. Pulled a hamstring bad unloading it. Hate it already. LOL 😜😂
Rest up. It’s just the beginning.
Another pain in the arse is you have to take the engine out to work on it. it would be great if they made the top of the frame removable.
I have three old Hondas from the 1960,s
Love my Hondas. Got a fleet. Just felt like a quick vent was in order.
Sounds like she ll be up for sale lol after a rant like that. All valid points though. Carbs are the bane of many riders existence. God bless EFI. That little washer in the oil slinger is an absolute pain! Great video though. Let’s see a comparison to the things you like the most
Not a bad idea. It’d be long. The Wrenchers know I love these bikes. Otherwise I wouldn’t have a few. Lol
Well, understand, these are frustrations, but it’s obvious you’ve never worked on a BMW! 😊. Once you work on one of those the stuff you mentioned is kids play
I am tried and should have waited until morning to post
great.... I just got a 1973 Yamaha 500 to restore. Hopefully Yamahas are better than Hondas
They are all the same at the end of the day. Endless headaches until you get in one good ride which makes it worth it in the end.
I know a lot of what you said is tongue-in-cheek as the tech wasn't even invented yet, but yes, you did miss a big one, albeit while catching most of them: Wheel bearings. Seriously Honda, an aluminum nut into a threaded carrier with some BS notches or holes to help remove and install them? I cry BS!!!! WHY? Drop or press the bearings in and use a big circlip to keep them from popping out like Kawasaki does! These "nuts" are sometimes impossible to remove and because they are aluminum, get destroyed easily!!! Anyway, that's my biggie!
That’s a solid addition to the list. Not everyone has a blind bearing puller! A notch at least, but a circlip, yes! Good one.
It’s a love/hate relationship!
Definitely
I own a 1972 cb350 and these issues are not that big of a deal you will probably have to but a tool for the job everyone and then but other than that it sounds like you should buy modern talking about "digital gauges" on a 50 year old bike is well it's kinda ignorant to the history of the cb350 as it was designed as an everyone's sport bike or city bike (CB) so they kept cost down and made it air cooled also less maintenance is needed on an air cooled bike and fuel injection was not really a thing back then again it sounds like you want a modern bike so but one!
Suspension. Sketchy AF
It’s rudimentary for sure…but it does work.
He know no wasn’t born until sometime or later. He sounds like a spoiled little brat with the spikes that had injections with the 1986 gold wings and they were built in limited supply. They were also the first ones to have digital gauges recalls. Honda built these bikes they were like a $700 motorcycle so that was very low and they built an expensive vehicle to get people doing the fun of being in the wind not confused modern rockets, dear engineering better of course Honda new motorcycles are considered better than they were back in the 70s. I say you need to grow up some and learn your history of the bikes better