Sean Hughe's 1971 CB350
Another day, another beautiful CB350 rolls into our 'Customer Build' inbox. This revitalized '71 model is courtesy of Sean Hughes from New Hampshire. "I like restoring bikes, but I wanted to try my hand at customizing," says Hughes.
He found the bike on Craigslist and his initial idea was to do a complete teardown; powder-coat everything, rebuild the engine, add a brat-style seat, etc. But, as he started to work on it, Sean soon realized that he loved the way the fuel tank aged and patinaed. "I didn't have the heart to sand it down and paint it," admits Hughes. "Some bikes want to be restored. Some bikes want to be cut up with seat hoops and mods. But, some just want to show their age so this became more of a resto-mod." And so it began...
Sean cut and bobbed the fenders. Electrical modifications were made to integrate a new taillight and turn signals. The OE battery box was cut in half to fit a small AGM battery. The headlight is the original sealed beam. A handful of modern additions were chosen like reverse cone mufflers, Nitto tires and new chrome spokes, Keihin carbs fitted with K&N pod filters, and Biltwell tracker bars with ProGrip grips.
"The seat is a vintage motocross look", Sean explains. "Some parts were powder-coated, while the frame was left as is. I like that look. I'm happy with it and it's an absolute blast to ride!"
This is Sean's first custom work and man, resto-mods don't get much better than this!
Excellent work and thank you for choosing Dime City Cycles!
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