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Re: 75 CB400 "Dad's old bike" project
« Reply #30 on: January 31, 2016, 10:02:29 PM »
Bit of labelling up and tidying from last week whilst the shock mounts soak in WD40. Made the mistake last week of forgetting the masking tape, so had to use gaffer tape to label up and lo and behold, the pen is rubbing off, so took the chance to re-label whilst the girl got the sockets sorted. [ Guests cannot view attachments ]

Sadly, when I viewed the photos, I realised I am far closer to baldness than I realised. Hey ho...  :'(
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Re: 75 CB400 "Dad's old bike" project
« Reply #31 on: January 31, 2016, 10:06:03 PM »
Jess was very pleased with her trophies after I loosened the shocks off.

Her "By the power of grayskull" moment (for the 80's kids...) [ Guests cannot view attachments ] [ Guests cannot view attachments ]

After that, we had a bit of a breather and a lesson on how brakes work. She's getting there.  8)

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Re: 75 CB400 "Dad's old bike" project
« Reply #32 on: January 31, 2016, 10:08:50 PM »
And that was it for today. Slow progress, but progress none the less.


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And you can't be a kid without doing the "brum, brum!!!" bit...  ;D 8)  Chip off the old block. [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
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Re: 75 CB400 "Dad's old bike" project
« Reply #33 on: January 31, 2016, 10:10:21 PM »
Down to Shepton Mallet next week on Sunday if the weather holds, so parts hunting. See some of you there next week, maybe.
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Re: 75 CB400 "Dad's old bike" project
« Reply #34 on: January 31, 2016, 10:43:42 PM »
Hope to see you there then. 
Fired up my 400 after sorning it for a few months.   Closed the float bowl drain screws,  put fresh juice in,  cranked it over on kill just to get the oil up to the cams.  Turned kill switch to ON.  Fired up first blatt of the starter and it ran like a Swiss watch - only louder and a lot more fun.
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Re: 75 CB400 "Dad's old bike" project
« Reply #35 on: January 31, 2016, 10:56:47 PM »
Think I'm a while off that, Mike. Are you bringing it to Shepton?
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Re: 75 CB400 "Dad's old bike" project
« Reply #36 on: January 31, 2016, 11:18:53 PM »
Had a nice heartwarming moment. Left the girl in charge of labeling the parts bags. When I came to clear them up at the end of the morning, I found this on the shock bits bag. [ Guests cannot view attachments ]
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Re: 75 CB400 "Dad's old bike" project
« Reply #37 on: February 01, 2016, 02:34:54 AM »
Had a nice heartwarming moment. Left the girl in charge of labeling the parts bags. When I came to clear them up at the end of the morning, I found this on the shock bits bag. (Attachment Link)

That is label is sooooooo sweet and Jess looks great in her new overalls, much warmer too I expect.
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Re: 75 CB400 "Dad's old bike" project
« Reply #38 on: February 01, 2016, 05:37:07 AM »
Her "By the power of grayskull" moment (for the 80's kids...)
Now that pic will make a nice b/w poster at home to reminiscent that project in future decades...

Really sweet that you could motivate the little one for this job, plus a mom is supporting that!  8)

Such is not the SOP when it comes to "male hobbies" though...  ;)

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Re: 75 CB400 "Dad's old bike" project
« Reply #39 on: February 01, 2016, 11:14:36 AM »
Sideways Pictures

Usually caused by smartphones.
If you take pictures on a phone, it automatically rotates them for you (coz its clever) - the forum software isn't clever so if you upload it direct, it will show in the way it was originally taken.

The only option is to upload them to a PC and manually rotate them (as well as reduce the size) before submitting to the forum.

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Re: 75 CB400 "Dad's old bike" project
« Reply #40 on: February 01, 2016, 11:17:00 AM »
Thanks Steve, but they came off my wife's DSLR, downloaded to my laptop then uploaded.

Back to the snappy camera next weekend.  :D
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Re: 75 CB400 "Dad's old bike" project
« Reply #41 on: February 01, 2016, 11:18:24 AM »
Will go smaller next time, too. Noticed you can only see half the pics on a tablet.
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Re: 75 CB400 "Dad's old bike" project
« Reply #42 on: February 02, 2016, 10:48:29 AM »
Great updates, Pop. Love the photo of Jess's protective gloves. I doubt they make them much smaller, eh? Good on yer girl!
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Re: 75 CB400 "Dad's old bike" project
« Reply #43 on: February 02, 2016, 11:49:34 AM »
I am enjoying this project,

 lots of smiley faces and fun,

keep up the good work

see you sunday !!
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Re: 75 CB400 "Dad's old bike" project
« Reply #44 on: February 02, 2016, 03:03:17 PM »
This is a resto with a difference. So enjoyable. Thanks!!
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