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Offline Winterfield

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An Australian Idiot in Scotland (or: yet another 400/4)
« on: March 26, 2019, 09:36:27 PM »
Hi all,

I'm Kenneth. I'm an Aussie who decided to move to Scotland for some reason, and ended up in Edinburgh.

I picked up a CB400/4 a while back and have been slowly tearing it down for restoration. It came with a spare engine (which I expect was the original as it matches the paperwork), the original wheels & forks, and a bunch of odds and ends.

Looking forward to restoring it close(ish) to it's former glory. I have a million and one questions, some of which have probably already been answered on these forums but I haven't managed to find the right threads yet.

My pre-teardown bike here:



« Last Edit: March 27, 2019, 03:41:41 PM by Winterfield »

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Re: An Australian Idiot in Scotland (or: yet another 400/4)
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2019, 09:41:30 PM »
Hi and welcome to the forum. You will find lots of help on here.
LINK TO MY EBAY PAGE. As many of you know already, I give 10% discount and do post at cost to forum members if you PM me direct.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/julies9731/m.html?item=165142672569&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m3561.l2562

LINK TO MY CB400/4 ENGINE STRIP / ASSESSMENT AND REBUILD...NOW COMPLETE
http://www.sohc.co.uk/index.php/topic,14049.msg112691/topicseen.html#new

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Re: An Australian Idiot in Scotland (or: yet another 400/4)
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2019, 09:52:36 PM »
Welcome to the 400four forum.  There's loads of support on here for restoration help and advice.
Where's that 10mm socket got to?

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Re: An Australian Idiot in Scotland (or: yet another 400/4)
« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2019, 10:38:09 PM »
Thanks to the both of you.

Julie, I've been through every page of your 400/4 engine rebuild thread. Your bike is thing of beauty, and an inspiration.

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Re: An Australian Idiot in Scotland (or: yet another 400/4)
« Reply #4 on: March 26, 2019, 10:43:19 PM »
Thanks to the both of you.

Julie, I've been through every page of your 400/4 engine rebuild thread. Your bike is thing of beauty, and an inspiration.
Thank you Kenneth.
LINK TO MY EBAY PAGE. As many of you know already, I give 10% discount and do post at cost to forum members if you PM me direct.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/julies9731/m.html?item=165142672569&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m3561.l2562

LINK TO MY CB400/4 ENGINE STRIP / ASSESSMENT AND REBUILD...NOW COMPLETE
http://www.sohc.co.uk/index.php/topic,14049.msg112691/topicseen.html#new

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Re: An Australian Idiot in Scotland (or: yet another 400/4)
« Reply #5 on: March 27, 2019, 10:10:26 AM »
Welcome to the forum.

Looks like you're well on the way with the bike already.

We just had someone on here emigrate to Australia,  so one in one out keeps the numbers tidy  ;D

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Re: An Australian Idiot in Scotland (or: yet another 400/4)
« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2019, 10:21:58 AM »
Welcome to the forum.

We just had someone on here emigrate to Australia,  so one in one out keeps the numbers tidy  ;D
Love that Nigel  ;D Shame the UK Gov can't work as efficiently as this Forums members 🤣🤣🤣🤣
LINK TO MY EBAY PAGE. As many of you know already, I give 10% discount and do post at cost to forum members if you PM me direct.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/julies9731/m.html?item=165142672569&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m3561.l2562

LINK TO MY CB400/4 ENGINE STRIP / ASSESSMENT AND REBUILD...NOW COMPLETE
http://www.sohc.co.uk/index.php/topic,14049.msg112691/topicseen.html#new

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Re: An Australian Idiot in Scotland (or: yet another 400/4)
« Reply #7 on: March 27, 2019, 11:00:36 AM »
Welcome to the forum Kenneth. Hopefully your bike will be finished before the summer comes and goes.
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Re: An Australian Idiot in Scotland (or: yet another 400/4)
« Reply #8 on: March 27, 2019, 03:43:59 PM »
Welcome to the forum.

We just had someone on here emigrate to Australia,  so one in one out keeps the numbers tidy  ;D
Love that Nigel  ;D Shame the UK Gov can't work as efficiently as this Forums members 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Funny that both countries have folks very much opposed to immigration. One in one out is probably fairly common. People seem to believe people only emigrate in.

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Re: An Australian Idiot in Scotland (or: yet another 400/4)
« Reply #9 on: March 27, 2019, 06:28:58 PM »
Welcome to the forum and welcome to the uk
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Re: An Australian Idiot in Scotland (or: yet another 400/4)
« Reply #10 on: March 27, 2019, 09:23:49 PM »
Welcome Kenneth - you'll enjoy the help and banter on here (its getting to be a 400Four Forum!)
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Re: An Australian Idiot in Scotland (or: yet another 400/4)
« Reply #11 on: March 27, 2019, 09:32:04 PM »
Welcome to the forum and your in the right place for great riding roads.

 

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