Honda H’ness CB 350 storage, fuse box, main stand features explained

Does this motorcycle have a storage space? Where do you find the tool kit in this vehicle, what all tools are there in this tool kit and equally important where is the fuse box of this vehicle and what does it contain? Why is the horn button shaped so unconventionally and different from other bikes? Why is there no grab handle near the rear seat to help you put the motorcycle on the main stand? Is there a helmet lock in this vehicle? All these questions will be answered exclusively in this video. In our next video we shall talk about its performance and other critical features.

The Honda H”Ness CB 350 horn switch is built the way it is because Honda, we presume, does not want its riders to honk for no reason. In India, honking is a disease of sorts and people love to honk their vehicles whether it is a two wheeler or a four wheeler.  Honda we guess wants to prevent this noise pollution and make it easier for people around us, hence the shape of the switch is such that it needs to be pressed only when it is really required.

Now coming to the storage space, this motorcycle really does not have any major tucked away storage pace like in many other motorcycles and scooters. On the left side box there is a key slot and once you open this box using your ignition key, you get to see your battery.  There begins your journey to actually explore your bike. Tucked away smartly under the battery is the hex key or the allen key as they call it. Now this key can be used to open the small side box on the right as well as the seat.

The right side box also has no major space for storage, except that they have kept a small medical kit there.  There is a plastic bracket of sorts out there and you can actually keep some papers or the bike’s user manual booklet. The size and thickness of the user manual booklet is all what this plastic bracket can hold.

The allen key can be used to open the seat screw and once this is opened, you can physically remove the seat. Now, under the seat you get to see the tool kit strapped neatly. It is a small tool kit and it contains a few tools like a spanner, a screwdriver without a holder, a spark plug remover which also doubles up as the screwdriver handle and a tiny plastic clip that is used to remove the fuse inside the fuse box.

The underbody of the seat also contains a small storage space just enough to accommodate something the size of the bike’s user manual booklet. Once you remove the seat and explore the space on the bike, you realise the air intake pipe is located there. So that means you cannot put anything loose there or else it could get sucked into the air intake pipe.  Let me just demonstrate that with a plastic sheet for your understanding.  If you see, once you rev the bike, the pipe begins to suck anything that is in its vicinity.

Now let’s get to the fuse box. This is for your understanding because one should always know where a fuse box is located in a vehicle. In the Honda H’ness CB 350, this is located in the space below the seat. The different fuses control the Ignition, ABS, headlights, etc.  Removing and replacing them is a cakewalk. This can be done with the help of the plastic clip.

Now finally, let us tell you about the main stand of the vehicle. For all the Royal Enfield riders, let me tell you that putting a typical RE Classic 350 on the main stand requires you to hold the grab handle near the rear seat to pull the bike back. But in the case of the CB 350, since it is around 14 odd kilos lighter than the Classic 350, this bike does not come with a side grab handle and to put the bike on the main stand is as easy as a walk in the park. All you have to do is to step firmly on the main stand foot area and hold the rear backrest handle and the bike simply goes back. It’s that simple.

Last but not the least, the bike also comes with a lock to lock your helmet in place when you have parked the bike. It’s a simple lock mechanism that is operated with your ignition key. We shall be soon coming out with another video on the performance and other critical features of this motorcycle.  So watch this space for more action.