Projects · Reno, Nevada

Honda CB360

A 1972 Honda CB360 brought back in red — air-cooled parallel twin, Keihin carbs, kickstart. Small, honest, and easy to love. Also the family favorite for a first sit-on.

Restored red 1972 Honda CB360
Finished · Reno, Nevada

The bike

Running

Engine

TypeAir-cooled parallel twin
Displacement356cc
FuelTwin Keihin carbs
StartKick
Jetting—

Chassis & finish

Model year1972
ColorRed
Tires—
Points / timing—
A CB360 is a great teaching bike. Simple carbs, points you can set with a feeler gauge, and just enough power to be fun without being scary. Half the reason it's here is so the kids grow up around one.

The build

Apart · to red
Engine

Twin, carbs, points

Top end and carbs off the bench, points and timing set by hand. The nice thing about a bike this old is that everything on it is something you can actually fix yourself.

CB360 engine head and points
Head & points
CB360 Keihin carburetors
Keihin carbs
Assembly

Back together in the garage

Engine in the frame, wheels on, and a lot of hours on the floor getting it running right before it earned its spot next to the Scout.

CB360 engine going back in
Engine in
CB360 in the garage by the Scout
Home in the garage
Finished

Red and running

Out in the driveway on its own wheels. Rain, snow on the seat, doesn't matter — it starts and it goes. And the youngest has already claimed it.

Kid on the red CB360, thumbs up
Already spoken for
CB360 finished side profile
Finished

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Still on the list

To finish this page A few numbers to make it complete.
  • Carb jetting as run
  • Point gap / timing spec
  • Tire size
  • What's left to do
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