Honda-SOHC

A 5 mile queue to get in, gez glad I didn't bother! I was going to stay overnight at the test track where I work on Thursday and Friday as I did last year but thought maybe not a good idea after last year, you have just confirmed I made the right decision!
Was the guy outside selling the new OS and pattern Honda bits, he had a lot of 400 and 750 bits last year but he's not on the Internet  .

If you are going by car leave home early. I drove last year and it took 90 minutes to drive the last mile and park up and that was at 8am!
I managed to get a further discount from DS after placing a large order with him at the show. He was also offering free P&P as a show special. If you intend to go to his stall make it the first place on your list as it gets crowded by mid morning.
There's a guy outside the main hall who deals with new 400/4 bits.
Have a great time and grab some semi-bargains.

I can recommend icm in Pence. Very good service and they know what they are doing with bike parts.
I was charged £25 per carb.

Hi All,
I'm back from holidays and looking at the astronomical prices CB's are now fetching in Southern California! I bet they wished they never sent so many over to the UK in the 90's for bargain basement money!
Project 400 is progressing well although not without some problems especially with pattern parts that don't fit or are not as described
There's been a few threads about replacement ignition coils lately.  I bought a set of coils from M&P, measured them and found them to be as ordered at 4-Ohms (some of the aftermarket coils are only 2-Ohms).  The coils are made by iP who make a few other electrical parts, I'm not sure if they are Japanese or Chinese manufacture as there was nothing on the box they came in?
I have fitted them but here's a word of warning for anyone using these (and likely other similar coils advertised on e-bay), the distance between the mounting holes in the coils are 12mm too short . This left me with the problem of drilling a new hole through the frame to mount them (err, No!) or modifying what I had to make them fit.
I cut off the plastic from the two sides and end of the laminated core at the ends and made two spacers to allow the existing frame mounting holes and brackets to be used. It took a day to make the brackets as I had to file them by hand from round bar (it was a Sunday!).
Anyway, I will post some more progress photos as soon as I get a chance to download them, progress is good, I installed the wiring loom today  .

I bought a complete cb350f kickstart from the USA after giving up trying to get one in the UK. The actual lever was 30mm shorter then a 400/4 lever (I compared the 350 lever with my original 77 400/4 lever ) as I was only after the knuckle the length of the lever wasn't an issue but beware if buying from the US, ask the seller to measure the length of the actual lever before you buy.

Charlie, Do all you can to keep the bike if possible.  This forum is probably full of people who sold their bikes for whatever reason and lived to regret it a few years later. I had a CB160, a CB200, a Matchless 250CSR (stop laughing at the back) and two 400/4's and sold them all but wish I still them. I have a CR750 Rickman Honda that has not been started for at least 12 years, I should have sold it but glad I didn't as it's the next restoration.
My advice, unless you really, really have to sell it, keep it.
Dave

Hi Piki, I've just order a set of the ignition coil numbers from you via e-bay, thanks for replicating these.
BTW, the centre consol arrived and it's great, I'm in the garage right now fitting it along with the restored clocks whilst it rains outside.
Sad thing is my partner who I am building the bike for failed her motorcycle test yesterday on the very last thing, we are both gutted! She's going to take it again before winter. At least I get to ride 'her' motorcycle a bit even if it is to run it in!
Thanks again for the great service.
Regards
Dave

It makes the £6.52 I paid for a 2.8 x 15mm o-ring last week appear like a bargain!