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General => New Member Introductions => Topic started by: horror on April 15, 2010, 05:31:19 PM

Title: New CB 400 4 owner
Post by: horror on April 15, 2010, 05:31:19 PM: Hi there
I joined the US forum and thought I would join here for more UK specific questions etc.
Here is the bike I got, An old Honda cb400 Four that has been sitting for yonks.
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OPLSO0zMObY/S6v_n5A3ZwI/AAAAAAAAAjU/S-m-aJL99A4/s400/cbhome.jpg)

I got a new ignition for it and a battery and it ran eventually. I'll post about it in the apropriate sector.
Title: Re: New CB 400 4 owner
Post by: Spitfire on April 15, 2010, 06:33:14 PM: Should keep you out of mischief for a while, and welcome !

Cheers

Den
Title: Re: New CB 400 4 owner
Post by: UK Pete on April 15, 2010, 07:13:47 PM: Hi welcome to the site, what do you plan to do with the bike, is it up for full or part restoration, it looks like you have a fair bit of rust to deal with
Pete
Title: Re: New CB 400 4 owner
Post by: horror on April 15, 2010, 07:39:39 PM: I wanted to get on the road asap with a budget bike as I am short of money, these seem to go for comparitively low prices in this condition.
I was hoping to just fix it up mechanically and get the mot.
Later on I would like to mae it look nice. I'm into the customised type of bike so I thought I may try some sort of mild customisation.

I always seem to end up with bikes that have something slightly unusual about them that stops me from mollesting them too much. Like the c90 I got, It's a green one. green = rare.
and my previous bsa b31, which turned out to be the much rarer b32.

this bike seems like a fairly standard no frills 400 four tho :)
Title: Re: New CB 400 4 owner
Post by: andy120t on April 15, 2010, 09:22:11 PM: Hi there! What 's on the tank - artwork of some sort?
Title: Re: New CB 400 4 owner
Post by: matthewmosse on April 15, 2010, 09:22:59 PM: I have a 500 and had some 550's (still in back of barn) these old bikes are still good as cheap transport and as a bounous don't suffer depriciation.
Title: Re: New CB 400 4 owner
Post by: horror on April 16, 2010, 12:58:24 AM: Quote from: andy120t on April 15, 2010, 09:22:11 PM
Hi there! What 's on the tank - artwork of some sort?

Oh that, I use a "watermark" because I posted the pic on my blog http://corpsesfromhell.blogspot.com/

I put that on any pic I took for the blog like
Title: Re: New CB 400 4 owner
Post by: rigwit on July 20, 2010, 01:48:28 PM: Welcome...... and like yourself i like a non standard bike, always did something to everyone ive owned to make it different to joe blogg's one next to you at traffic light etc etc... and if you think yours is bad you should have seen what the one i bought was like once the grime had come off.... but plan a 1 or 2 year full on top to toe refurb of everything... good luck with yours ...........