Oldie Goldie Newbie

[Cappodimonte]

Hi to All,
As you may guess from the title the standard of youth ( suppleness and ability to cock one’s leg over the seat without problem ) has slowly been replaced by grey hair, eyesight that needs assistance and arthritis in hips knees and other lower parts causing one to wince a bit. I have owned and ridden all types of two wheeled machinery along with racing on four wheels and driving up to 44 Tonnes along the highways, byways and elsewhere causing others to get upset when I impede their progress 😀👍
So, I have owned a Honda 400/4 F2 since 1977, loved it so much I never got rid of her but time and lousy British weather have dictated that a complete strip down was necessary in order to return her to  an acceptable (to me) condition. No doubt I will have to be put on her like jousting Knights of old with a block and tackle. My eyes have however been opened by the price of parts for classic bikes which seem to have been drawn out of a hat and times by ten ( Ouch ) but one will have to grin and bear these things I suppose.
Anyway I wish all the best to those who own ride and tinker with their classics
Cappodimonte

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Welcome to our community - our average age I suspect is over 65!

FWIW by the time you have rebuilt your bike you will fully underrstand the term - money pit.

[Bryanj]

Start an account with Dave Silver, find a good freind in the USA and take out a second mortgage.
Do all these and everything gets easy(er)
Seriosly ast least the 400 has a good supply of parts.
CMSNL has good parts diagrams to get part numbers and again start an account(no need to buy anything) as they have a facility on there to tell you what other bikes use the same part.

[Nurse Julie]

Welcome to the forum. Enjoy your project.

[Cappodimonte]

Thanks for the welcome chaps and chapesses, I’m not PC nor am I Woke having no time for such guff, being a bit of a searcher for things I make a lot of use of the internet and have been made aware of David Silver. I also found Bertram’s Bike Bits and Classic Bikes Redditch both of whom do spares for our beloved Hondas and other classics. Having taken the carbs completely to bits does anyone know if you can still get the felt washers for the link arm at the top of the carb body allowing the  needle jet to rise and fall👍😀

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Not forgetting Steve at 400foutbits for good used parts.

[Johnny4428]

Hi and welcome from the Orkney Isles. Now felt washers is topical at the minute on here. Oddjob is the man!

[SteveW]

Welcome, where abouts in Oxford are you?
I’m just over the border in Stokenchurch, right on J5 M40.

[Cappodimonte]

Would you believe no sooner had I typed and sent it than I looked on the forum and saw odd job makes them. Sending off for them now.😀👍

[Cappodimonte]

Welcome, where abouts in Oxford are you?
I’m just over the border in Stokenchurch, right on J5 M40.

Junction 9 Bicester, just dodge all the out of town idiots going to Bicester Village who carve us locals up. Anything without an Oxfordshire number plate is treated as deadly and dangerous.

[Nurse Julie]

I'm back from holiday now so my ebay shop is open again 😊😊😊. PM me if you need anything, forum members get 10% discount and post at cost.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/julies9731/m.html?item=165142672569&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m3561.l2562

[Laverdaroo]

Thanks for the welcome chaps and chapesses, I’m not PC nor am I Woke having no time for such guff, being a bit of a searcher for things I make a lot of use of the internet and have been made aware of David Silver. I also found Bertram’s Bike Bits and Classic Bikes Redditch both of whom do spares for our beloved Hondas and other classics. Having taken the carbs completely to bits does anyone know if you can still get the felt washers for the link arm at the top of the carb body allowing the  needle jet to rise and fall👍😀

WELCOME,

Felt washers, you need to speak to ODDJOB,

Seriously, welcome to a wonderful forum full of folk like you that have a likelong love of two wheeled smiles.

Speak to oddjob he's just done  a fresh load of washers in a thread entitled 'Felt washers' surprisingly enough

[philward]

Welcome to the forum - superb support for your rebuild on here from a great set of people

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