Fitting Rear Sets, Front Sprocket and Chain | Honda CB350 Café Racer

The 1971 Honda CB350 café racer build moves on to one of the key café racer modifications — fitting rear set foot pegs. Moving the foot controls further back and higher up gives the bike a more purposeful riding position, but fitting rear sets to a vintage Honda also creates a few mechanical and fitment problems to solve.

In this episode I remove the original foot pegs, deal with the side stand issue, fit the front sprocket and replace the old chain before installing the custom rear set foot peg controls. I also work through the brake pedal and gear shift linkages, fitting the adapters, springs and adjustments needed to make the new controls work properly.

In This Episode

• Removing the original Honda CB350 foot pegs

• Dealing with the side stand and rear set clearance

• Looking at universal side stand options

• Fitting the front sprocket

• Removing the old motorcycle chain

• Installing custom café racer rear sets

• Fitting a new motorcycle chain

• Adapting the rear brake pedal

• Setting up the gear shift rear set

• Fitting the rear set brake pedal

• Adjusting the brake pedal springs

• Setting up the rear set controls and linkage

Rear sets are an important part of the café racer conversion, not just for the appearance but for the riding position they create. Moving the controls changes the relationship between the foot pegs, gear shift, rear brake and side stand, so getting everything positioned and adjusted correctly is essential.

This is another major step in transforming the partly built 1971 Honda CB350 Scrambler into the café racer I've got planned. With the rear controls taking shape, the bike is beginning to look and feel much more like a proper custom café racer.Follow the build as I continue modifying, refurbishing and rebuilding this classic Honda CB350 in my home garage.