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« on: May 15, 2018, 08:34:22 PM »
Hello......have a look on US eBay and get a 350F one, they sell for less than a 400 would here but work perfectly.
Cheers
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« on: March 23, 2017, 08:08:27 PM »
I used the "Homestay"
even last september it was difficult,
all I can suggest is e-mailing all the campsites you can find,and ask,
I used this one http://www.laxey.org/campsite.html small so book early and the pub is 5 mins down the hill. Cheers....Dave
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« on: March 23, 2017, 07:19:16 PM »
Hi Dave
Starting the strip in earnest tomorrow morning, so brace yourself for 100 and 1 questions !
Hello Tony, good luck with the resto! I can see from your pic you also have what looks like a set of Koni rear shocks. Those can be refurbed,I did mine they share the same internals as car shocks mine only needed a new O ring and oil change. A good polish and they are as good as new. Cheers....Dave
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« on: March 22, 2017, 09:03:55 PM »
Hi Dave
Have decided to keep the wheels on the bike once I have restored it !
Good choice Tony.....I have the original spoked wheels but the cast ones are my first choice. They cost me 50 quid new from a shop via eBay during my restoration what a steal! I've had my 400 since 1980 and at the time a new set of cast wheels was more than the cost of a second hand bike! Cheers....Dave
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« on: March 22, 2017, 08:08:43 PM »
Pretty sure they are aftermarket, I have seen similar ones fitted before to 400's but don't know the make (maybe ERA?).
.... I bought a set for my 400 they are made by A.R.E.
I was very close. Right letters, just wrong order!
Close but no cigar! Nice wheels I think, but purists don't seem so keen.  Cheers......Dave
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« on: March 21, 2017, 07:46:30 PM »
Hi all
Just a quick question.
Did the 1976 400 4 come with cast wheels ?
Thanks
The dealer bikes never had those wheels fitted but Honda set up a race series in the U.K. using Japanese 400's that have a 398cc engine and those wheels where fitted to those machines and available as aftermarket parts for sale to people who wanted to fit them to a road bike. I read this information after I bought a set for my 400 they are made by A.R.E. Cheers....Dave
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« on: March 29, 2016, 08:01:37 PM »
My 400 has a rubber block that stops the stand hitting it. I think I got it from DSS it was not included in my full exhaust system along with a few other bits.
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« on: March 26, 2016, 09:14:47 PM »
Did the original have a spoke key !!
I never got one in the tool kit that came with my bike, but I have one now. I don't use the spoke wheels I found some cast wheels to use, Honda missed a trick not fitting them from the factory I think....cheers
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« on: March 16, 2016, 08:44:23 PM »
It runs so take it for a ride, get it revved up bring it home do a full service adjust everything that's making a noise.....then enjoy the beast its old and they do rattle more than modern bikes engines..".cheers
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« on: March 07, 2016, 08:14:13 PM »
Sorry for the delay Dave, been meaning to get this done for you. Here's mine, I believe original. Screwdriver handle is black.
Thanks For the photo Tom, I'm just putting a tool kit together for my bike but I'm sure the screwdriver handle the bike had when I bought it in 1980 was a maroon'ish colour. I'm thinking the black ones (I have one of both now) are a more modern replacement. The maroon one seems to be made a bit better to me....Cheers Dave
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« on: March 01, 2016, 05:48:03 PM »
Thanks for the replies, anybody got an original tool kit? What colour is the screwdriver handle?....cheers
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« on: February 12, 2016, 09:53:07 PM »
I'm sure that plug is rubber formed over a metal cup, I remember it was not very flexible when I replaced it during my 400 engine rebuild....it will probably be a job and a half putting a new one in and not deforming it.
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« on: January 31, 2016, 04:29:57 PM »
Has anybody got a photo of an original complete tool kit? I'm missing one or two bits and the parts diagram is a bit vague....cheers
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« on: January 25, 2016, 07:24:48 PM »
Hello, those wheels look like the ones fitted to my bike .....mine has ARE cast on one of the spokes there is a photo in the gallery that mick took...cheers
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