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« on: April 26, 2022, 04:22:49 PM »
As above - i joined the us forum thinking that was "the" place but, being in the UK ive found/stumbled across this one since resurrecting the build. As i said in my intro i started this a few years back and it stalled due to a massive garden renovation which im still working on but getting to the end of....
A little bit of history....my dads bike. When he passed away we thought he sold it but, it was at the back of the garage in good condition with some blankets over (but not used for 20 years or so). As my 2 brothers part owned it they wanted to sell it. It has 2 previous owners, both in the family and 6k ish on the clock. About 7 years ago i rode it once to the MOT which it passed but then made the decision to buy my 2 brothers out (best thing i ever did) . As i had no room in my garage to store it (a small garage with an RSV4, Hypermotard 1100 evo sp and a z1000) in there my mate offered to store it in a shipping container at his workplace....it sat there for 5 years and the damp ate it alive...hence my decision to strip it down and rebuild from the ground up. My plan is to do a resto mod....and update all the wiring, remove the old points, add in a Motogadget MUnit and change all the bulbs to LED.
I did make a start by getting a load of powder coating done, some rechroming and rebuild the wheels with alloy rims and stainless spokes. Heres some random pics and not in order....
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« on: April 26, 2022, 04:08:12 PM »
Just to add to all of this ill throw up some pics and create a thread in the build area....you can see what im up against then!! (might be a better place to continue conversations) but happy to on here as well!
Oh - and id just like to say, many thanks...its not a bike that i ever expected to own...least of all my dad's! but its been a very warm welcome...cheers.
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« on: April 26, 2022, 04:06:14 PM »
The only problem I have with the Pyramid kits is that they say they are Japanese bearings but don't tell you what make they are when buying the kit. So you have to hope they've chosen a decent make of bearings. I prefer to find my own and then I can select the manufacturer I prefer.
Same applies to bearings inside the engine, often cheaper to source your own than buy Honda ones, same manufacturer in most cases.
Primary chain, buy the Kawasaki 92057-1011 chain, same chain, half the price.
May not need crankshaft and rod shells, if your really lucky. That's only IF you labelled them as you removed them, if you just threw them in a bag your kinda knackered unless they were all the same colour, very rare for that to happen. Some colour shells are now quite rare, lets hope you don't need any of those.
Shells: kind of when the engine came apart half the shells fell out the other half i numbered up....
If possible use Genuine Honda gasket kits.
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« on: April 26, 2022, 04:04:35 PM »
Horseshoe is the camchain tensioner part that runs under and around the crankshaft.
Ah - i think thats the part i bought....(bought an aftermarket alloy one)? some lad in SA makes them from billet...
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« on: April 26, 2022, 04:03:37 PM »
Thanks very much for the info....as the motor has only done 6k is a full bearing replacement necessary?
Headstock bearings: i bought oem honda bearings for the headstock (Wheels are back on and its rolling around the garage!)
Pyramid bearings!? (what are they)?
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« on: April 26, 2022, 02:12:26 PM »
I can source all the bits needed but on a you pay for it as i order it basis only, you pay labour at the end, we can discuss on phone no prob.
The original horseshoe may be salvegable if you still have it, cant quote bores and pistons till i see them.
Bryan
No problem - no issues with that....i did pack everything up in boxes (as pre joining this forum) i was thinking i would be sending it somewhere.....have to unpack it all now and get it all washed... What are the "horseshoes"?
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« on: April 26, 2022, 02:10:21 PM »
Hi there - i might very well take you up on that....i was thinking last night where i could get the parts washed....is yours big enough to take crankcases?
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« on: April 25, 2022, 08:58:10 PM »
I started my rebuild late in 2020 with no motor cycle experience for about 50 years. Reading Julie's thread plus some U-tube videos that I have previously mentioned during my build gave me the confidence to do my rebuild including the engine. If you get stuck the help is here. Its a great feeling when you fire it up for the first time. Even experts start as beginners.
I dont want to...theres something id miss...an oilway clogged up with something.....something like that and the engine is trashed....i really cant..i can do everything else...stripped my hypermotard down to the frame when the engine seized....a long story but literally a question that wasnt asked and wasnt answered cost me 3.5k! - thats exactly what im talking about..!
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« on: April 25, 2022, 08:53:38 PM »
Thanks very much.! My own bikes are a Hypermotard 1100 evo SP, an old pre aprc RSV4 and a z1000 (2014). I rode my dads bike (this one) once about 7 years ago to MOT (as when my dad passed away) my 2 brothers wanted to sell it but i bought them out. Cant put my finger on it but, riding it to the MOT - was one of the most pleasurable experiences (biking) of my life....glad i kept it and i want that experience again....but with it in pristine nick!
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« on: April 25, 2022, 08:48:14 PM »
Hi - thats brilliant - ive got the gasket kit and the carb rebuild kit....are the other parts obtainable by you? (dont want to be lazy) if you expect it to turn up with everything ready thats fine - ill source it all for you..!
regards to the media blasting...the carbs are gummed up with the media...(they might be a lost cause) so you may have to check them first..! as far as i know theyre all clean - but i suppose i could find somewhere locally to wash them all first??
I do have the aftermarket alloy cam chain tensioner but thats it...
With regards to time....hey its been in pieces for almost 2 years now so i dont mind how long it takes as long as i know its with someone that can reassemble it...!
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« on: April 25, 2022, 08:42:58 PM »
Without even looking i really wouldnt want to attemp it...its too valuable (to me) to #@%$ up!
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« on: April 25, 2022, 08:15:06 PM »
As above. Ive just joined the forum....ive been on the US forum for the last 2 years or so (didnt know this one existed tbh). Ive got a clean box of bits that i need turning back into an engine....i dont mind doing clutch work, generator and a little bit of top end but dont trust myself building a whole engine. It my late fathers bike so i want it to be right!
Any suggestions would be great. Cheers.
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« on: April 25, 2022, 08:08:39 PM »
Err - Bristol!
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« on: April 25, 2022, 07:41:21 PM »
As above....A good few years back i became the owner of my late fathers 400/4. It was, in good condition. I stored it in a shipping container and the damp has literally eaten it alive (recoved it a couple of years back) and started to strip down for a full restoration and some upgrades....(digital ignition, new wiring and other stuff). The work has stalled for the last 14 months as ive had a garden renovation to tend to which im now almost through so im back on the bike....a bit of history...
A lot of work has already been done...its a rolling chassis now after a powder coate of the frame...the forks rechromed, wheels rebuilt with alloy rims and stainless spokes. The sticking point is the motor....to try to keep costs down ive stripped the motor to the crankcases and had all the exterior parts bead blasted....ive gave the engine to a local bikeshop which is where its stayed, in pieces (the last 14 months) until last week. I think it was too much for him (i think he was a bit too proud to admit it, so i went and got it all)
So, ive got 4 boxes of bits albeit very clean and now have to find someone in the UK that can build it. I did contact one builder up north but he literally wanted thousands to rebuild it (i worked it out at close to 3k). I dont mind paying if i have to but, pardon the pun - dont want to get taken for a ride...i watched my ducati engine (hypermotard) get rebuilt in close to 2 working days and the 400/4 i would say is a simpler engine??
If anyone has got any advice im all ears....Glad to be here...ill be posting regularly as ive still got a lot of work to do..!
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