69 Honda cb350 find

FI2T
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7/22/2019 10:04am Edited Date/Time 8/3/2019 3:56pm
My sister bought an auction property...10 acres in Athol, Idaho. I drove up this weekend to check their new spot out. My nephew and I walked through the property (thick woods) and found this 69 Honda cb350 left for dead buried in the trees! It's a pretty damn complete bike. I helped him drag/lift the pig out of the woods. The brakes were locked up and it looks like it's been there for quite a while. We showed his mom and she said he could have it.
Do any of you guys have suggestions on how to make as much money on this thing as possible? He's worked all summer and has about $800 saved up for his first dirt bike. I've been letting him ride my boys PW50 and he's ridden a KX65. He is hooked and has cut out pics from MXA all over his bedroom walls. His parents won't let him get a 85 until he has enough money to pay for the bike, gear and his first doctor's visit. Hopefully this woods find will help him get close!







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7/22/2019 11:06am
Neat find but close to zero value. They made so many of those bikes and because its a 350 people don't waste time or money restoring a bike like that unless its in good running condition. About the only parts with any value on that are the side covers and fuel tank as long as they are not cracked broken or the tank rusted out but from the pictures they are in bad shape also.
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7/22/2019 11:45am
Maybe strip it down for scrap metal. Might be some scratch to be made there.
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7/22/2019 2:21pm
eBay is your friend.
It's the small, weird stuff that, sold in pieces, may bring a bit of money.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/HONDA-71-CL350-K3-CL-350-HEADLIGHT-BUCKET-LENS…

Take it all apart, someone somewhere is looking for that front fender, or fender mounting bracket, or engine, or battery cage. Pieced out, especially with no title, will bring the most.
7/22/2019 4:03pm
Regardless hope that little boy gets a bike somehow, lots of us were just like him at some point.

Cheers to dudes like you for helping the kid get outdoors and riding.

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7/23/2019 5:01pm
As the others have said, the bike itself is of little value due to market conditions. There are a few places that you might be able to sell as is (ebay, DoTheTon.com).

I did a full restore on a 69 CL450 that was given to me back in 2007. Every nut, bolt, cam chain pin, and detail was taken into account. The only thing that didn't get restored or replaced were the original bias ply tires. I put about $5,000 into the bike and what felt like 5,000 hours. It came out incredible and I'm extremely proud of it. I'm not extremely proud of selling it for $3500 a few years back when starting a business.

If your goal is to make money, look elsewhere. If you want to turn this into an opportunity to bond, grow together, and teach him a few life lessons on delayed gratification, stretching a dollar, being resourceful, and pouring your heart into something, I think it'd be a cool project to work on together.

My project lost me $1500 but the value of completing it was worth every penny.




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7/23/2019 5:29pm
motogrady wrote:
eBay is your friend. It's the small, weird stuff that, sold in pieces, may bring a bit of money. https://www.ebay.com/itm/HONDA-71-CL350-K3-CL-350-HEADLIGHT-BUCKET-LENS-BULB-WORKING-TESTED-OEM/233062811917?fits=Make%3AHonda&hash=item3643a0490d:g:MRAAAOSwFSNcHppa Take it all apart, someone somewhere...
eBay is your friend.
It's the small, weird stuff that, sold in pieces, may bring a bit of money.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/HONDA-71-CL350-K3-CL-350-HEADLIGHT-BUCKET-LENS…

Take it all apart, someone somewhere is looking for that front fender, or fender mounting bracket, or engine, or battery cage. Pieced out, especially with no title, will bring the most.
What you say is true but lostboy pretty much nailed it. Parts that might be worth something from what I can see are gone, Mufflers, tank, side covers that sort of thing. Only someone that's really into originality would want dented fenders and bits and Bobs that are left on this. It's not exactly scrap but you're going to need to spend a long time parting it out to those types of people to realize any money.
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7/23/2019 8:30pm
Thanks guys, I kinda figured it wasn't worth much when I saw Honda sold 250,000 cb350's. Oh well, I will have him clean it up and pull any parts that might be Ebay worthy.
He did find a 83yr old neighbor who needs help with her 20acres. He is a hard worker, I am sure he will make it happen!
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8/3/2019 4:08am
Have you began parting it out?

How bad does the inside of the tank look?

I recently bought 1974 CL450 that just so happen to need a blue tank. Not exactly sure if the tank would fit or not. Maybe someone that knows more than me can chim in.
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8/3/2019 7:22am
Buddy of mine had the same CB350 with roached out pipes. He loved working on it, except the pipes. We lived just outside of town in an area that acted like a perfectly tuned auditorium. You could hear the neighbors talking 150yds away. He would redline that bike every time he left our "bowl" and you would hear every gear being pulled for 30 seconds straight as that little motor was just givin all it all it had to pull the hill. At 6:15 am on a Saturday I know therewere more than a few redasses when he rode off.

Good memories !!
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8/3/2019 12:15pm
One of the old guys I mechanic for has a nearly perfect one,red and white,

I start his cars once a month and tool the 350 up the road same day.

They needed squirter carbs
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8/3/2019 12:58pm
hillbilly wrote:
One of the old guys I mechanic for has a nearly perfect one,red and white, I start his cars once a month and tool the 350...
One of the old guys I mechanic for has a nearly perfect one,red and white,

I start his cars once a month and tool the 350 up the road same day.

They needed squirter carbs
You puttin corn squeezins in that 350 tank?
Jim in VA
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8/3/2019 3:56pm
The hipster kids are into these right now, but not much demand outside that small community.

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