Refurbishing the Rear End Drum Brakes Honda CB350 Café Racer

The 1971 Honda CB350 café racer build moves into the rear end refurbishment stage. In this episode I remove the rear wheel, inspect and replace the rear drum brake components and sprocket, and start preparing the motorcycle frame for its new custom paint.

With the bike already partly built when I bought it, getting the mechanical foundation right is an important part of the project. I work through the rear wheel and brake assembly, replace the worn sprocket and brake shoes, and clean up the various components before they go back onto the motorcycle.

I also begin the next stage of the frame transformation, preparing and painting the frame while continuing to clean and polish the metal parts that will remain visible on the finished café racer.

In This Episode

• Refurbishing the rear end of the Honda CB350

• Removing the rear wheel

• Inspecting the rear drum brake

• Replacing the rear brake shoes

• Fitting a new rear sprocket

• Preparing the motorcycle frame for paint

• Custom painting the CB350 frame

• Cleaning and polishing motorcycle parts

• Cleaning metal components for the spoked wheels

• Preparing the rear end for reassembly

The rear of the motorcycle is starting to come together, with fresh brake components, a new sprocket and a newly painted frame providing a much better foundation for the rest of the build.

There is still plenty of work to do, but this is another important step in transforming the unfinished 1971 Honda CB350 Scrambler into a clean, purposeful custom café racer.

Follow the build as I continue refurbishing, modifying and rebuilding this classic Honda CB350 into a unique garage-built motorcycle.