Honda MC CB350 Information

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Honda CB350
Gold 1972 Honda CB350 twin right.jpg
Manufacturer Honda
Also called CB350 Super Sport
Model year 1968–1973
Engine 325.6 cc (19.87 cu in) parallel twin, OHC air-cooled
Bore / Stroke 64 × 50.6 mm (2.5 × 1.99 in)
Compression ratio 9.5:1
Top speed 170 km/h (110 mph) (claimed)[1]
Power 36 bhp (27 kW) @ 10,500 rpm[2]
Torque 2.55 kg·m (25.0 N·m; 18.4 lb·ft) @ 9,500 rpm[2]
Transmission 5-speed
Suspension Front: telescoping fork
Rear: swingarm
Brakes Front: drum (1968–1972) disc (1973)
Rear: drum
Tires 3.00 × 18 in (76 × 460 mm)
Wheelbase 52 in (1,300 mm)
Dimensions L 80.3 in (2,040 mm)
W 30.5 in (770 mm)
Weight 328 lb (149 kg)[2] (dry)
374.8 lb (170.0 kg) (wet)
Fuel capacity 2.64 USgal (10.0 l; 2.20 imp gal)
Oil capacity Template:Convert/quarts

The CB350 was a 325.6 cubic centimetres (19.87 cu in) OHC parallel twin cylinder, four-stroke motorcycle produced by Honda for model years 1968 through 1973.[2] Its reliable motor, coupled with dual Keihin carburetors proved to be a popular design, becoming the highest selling motorcycle in American history, with 300,000 units sold.[citation needed] The machine evolved cosmetically over the course of its production with incremental engineering improvements to the suspension and brakes.

Like its predecessor, the CB77 Superhawk, the CB350 was also offered in scrambler form, as the CL350, with high-mounted exhausts, and as the SL350, with upswept exhausts and off-road styling.

The four-cylinder CB350F, a completely different model, was introduced in 1972 and the Honda CB360 twin became a short-lived replacement for the 350 twin in 1974.

A black café racer-styled CB350 with an upswept CL350 exhaust customised by Glory Motor Works, was used in the 2011 movie The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.[better source needed][3]

National variations

In the UK at this time learners were limited to motorcycles of 250 cc, and the sleeved-down CB250 K4 was a popular sight on British roads, often in yellow. The 350 was relatively unusual, identical in appearance except for the colour, always green.

Notes

  1. ^ "Honda Dream CB350 Export", Honda Collection Hall, Honda, 2010, http://app.mobilityland.co.jp/hch/search/english/?action_english_detail=1&productid=364&type=alpha&genreid=6&modelid=1, retrieved 2011-01-08 
  2. ^ a b c d Bacon, Roy (1996), Honda: The Early Classic Motorcycles : All the Singles, Twins and Fours, Including Production Racers and Gold Wing-1947 to 1977, Niton Publishing, pp. 182, 189, ISBN 1-85579-028-9 
  3. ^ Of motorcycles and movies BikeExif.com

External links

The contents of this page are derived from <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_CB350>
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