Post by: Windycorner on August 18, 2017, 03:42:08 PM
Post by: mike the bike on August 18, 2017, 05:27:25 PM
If it's mangled and needs replacing then best chisel it in an anticlockwise direction. They get stuck because people insist on tightening them up until their spanner bends. They only need nipping up a bit. I've got a few second hand ones if you're stuck.
A photo would go down well, we don't even know what colour it is - Parakeet Yellow or Candy Antares Red?
Post by: Laverda Dave on August 18, 2017, 05:53:31 PM
Post by: Nurse Julie on August 18, 2017, 06:15:06 PM
Post by: Johnwebley on August 18, 2017, 07:27:08 PM
as you can see,lots of helpful 400 owners,
have fun ,and lots of pic of both your bikes
Post by: paul G on August 18, 2017, 08:12:49 PM
Loads of nearly intelligent people to help you out.
Post by: petermigreen on August 18, 2017, 08:43:05 PM
Post by: Trigger on August 18, 2017, 09:26:50 PM
Post by: Windycorner on August 19, 2017, 10:49:12 AM
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Post by: Nurse Julie on August 19, 2017, 12:47:09 PM
Post by: hairygit on August 19, 2017, 01:06:50 PM
Oh, a matching pair ;D ;D (Attachment Link)Nothing like each other! Julie has a non standard front brake hose, and the side panel decals on both bikes are different for a start! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Post by: Nurse Julie on August 19, 2017, 01:12:13 PM
Yes Hairy but you need to clean your glasses as you missed the non standard rear indicator brackets in mine !!!.Oh, a matching pair ;D ;D (Attachment Link)Nothing like each other! Julie has a non standard front brake hose, and the side panel decals on both bikes are different for a start! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
I'm not into originality on my CB400, its functionality and rideability I'm interested in.
Post by: hairygit on August 19, 2017, 01:17:34 PM
Post by: Nurse Julie on August 19, 2017, 01:20:43 PM
They were just the first 2 differences that jumped out at me, plenty more, such as polished clutch casing on yours Vs painted on the other one, likewise with carb tops, but I have better things to do than play spot the difference, I have baby birds to feed and model railway track to lay! Both cracking good bikes though! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;DYes, feeding fledglings is a far more important and very worthwhile job.
Post by: MCTID on August 19, 2017, 08:21:12 PM
Nearly as stunning as Sophia Loren....steady.......I said nearly !
Welcome to the sohc Forum.........some lovely people and so helpful.
Enjoy your bike....and the Forum.
Post by: hairygit on August 19, 2017, 08:24:35 PM
Now that is a beautiful machine. I'll show my advanced age and reminisce that I first clapped eyes on my first Honda 400 Four around 1970 ish at a Motorbike Show at Belle Vue, Manchester, and I can still remember the curve of those beautiful exhaust down pipes, the Gold Lining on the Tank and that lovely deep dark red paint.....like it was yesterday.Oh dear, a bit of the old dementia creeping in there, would have been 74 at the earliest!
Nearly as stunning as Sophia Loren....steady.......I said nearly !
Welcome to the sohc Forum.........some lovely people and so helpful.
Enjoy your bike....and the Forum.
Post by: mike the bike on August 19, 2017, 09:01:56 PM
Post by: hairygit on August 19, 2017, 10:15:47 PM
Nah, in 74(at the earliest) the F2 wasn't around.He didn't specify F2, he said first time he saw a 400/4! And no way would it have been 1970!
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Post by: mike the bike on August 19, 2017, 10:29:41 PM
Post by: MCTID on August 20, 2017, 09:22:05 AM
I only said '1970 ish' cos I honestly couldn't remember the exact year.......at my ripe old age, just getting the right decade is a Brucey Bonus ! I hope that you lot are a tad kinder to your Mums and Dads when you visit them in their Care Home !
I also remember a Guy who worked in the same factory coming into work one night on his brand new Honda CB750......I do know the year - but I'm buggered if I'm going to write it down - just in case another swarm of angry bees descend on my poor head. That was also another beautiful machine.......Honda had a lot to be proud about in those days (whenever they were).
Not to be outdone...........I'll leave you with this thought......'Have you chipped in your Tenner Donation to the Forum this month ? - I have'......so there ner.
Post by: AshimotoK0 on August 20, 2017, 09:58:18 AM
1976 ;D ;D
Post by: Seabeowner on August 20, 2017, 11:18:42 AM
Not to be outdone...........I'll leave you with this thought......'Have you chipped in your Tenner Donation to the Forum this month ? - I have'......so there ner.Gosh are we supposed to pay every month now.
Anyway welcome Neil........in spite of yet another 400/4!