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« on: February 07, 2017, 05:38:37 PM »
Good to know.
As of April this year, bikes made prior to 1st Jan 1977 will be tax free or historic ...I think?
that would be good if you are correct bud.
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« on: February 07, 2017, 04:08:49 PM »
Finally, after getting the daughters 400 SD up and running properly, I got around to sorting the 400/4 out. Got the carbs rebuilt,balanced and cleaned up by someone far more experienced than me ( i know my limitations), the bike purred like a beaut after a bit of fiddling, everything works and looks good.
So I decided that the rusty old petrol cap really spoilt how the bike looks, it will never be a show winner,just a nice old bike,so I bit the bullet and ordered one from the company whom I have spent far too much money with,David Silvers of course. Anyway,new cap arrives, did some very careful drilling and tapping to remove the old one, fit the new shiney cap and promptly dropped the smallest bloody e-clip ever made on the floor..."oh dear" or words to that effect. A quick sweep with a welding magnet of the garage floor area and it was located and promptly fit onto the pivot shaft.
So onto fitting the catch, thought i`d learned my lesson?....What a nob, dropped the other microscopic e-clip, which has proved invisible ,non magnetic and downright unhelpful.
I have had to buy a bag of ten of these tiny e-clips, hopefully I shall only need one ( not bleeding likely,the size of them and my sausage fingers).
The point of the post, if anybody else buys a new cap and is as clumsy as me, give me a shout.I will have some spare,unless I really balls it up.
Cheers.
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« on: November 30, 2016, 09:22:39 PM »
its looking very good,
dont be affraid to try new things,
may I point you towards all the manuals,
at the top of the header,you will see " Aladdins cave" in there are lots of manuals,for us all to make use of,
lots of winter reading,
Thanks bud, found some superb stuff on this forum already, wished i`d have found the forum when I stripped and started the rebuild, would have helped me. As it is, I need to revisit some things on the bike with my new found wisdom..... 
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« on: November 30, 2016, 09:19:01 PM »
I thought mine was a challenge Pat, yours looks to be a love affair in the making, i`m sure you`ll enjoy making it right bud.
Thanks for all the links in this thread guys, very useful to a noob like me.
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« on: November 30, 2016, 08:57:49 PM »
Quick snaps:  honda 400-3 by Adrian Lee, on Flickr  honda 400-1 by Adrian Lee, on Flickr These show the colour better, rather than using camera flash:  2016-11-30_05-58-16 by Adrian Lee, on Flickr Put these super bright led lights on, purely in the hope that people will notice it before pulling out. Not sure if they are staying, only ten mins to take off if I decide to do so.Yes, they are US indicators.  IMG_20161127_135728467 by Adrian Lee, on Flickr Where am I up to now? Carbs need rebuilding and balancing, way beyond me i`m afraid, petrol goes in carbs, magic happens and the bike runs. So i`ll take it a man that can. Front brakes have been rebuilt, need fluid and bleeding up. Then off for MOT I think, probably missed summat..... 
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« on: November 30, 2016, 08:31:18 PM »
Thanks for the welcome all, will nip outside and take some pics soon.
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« on: November 30, 2016, 06:19:06 PM »
Hi all, my name is Ade from East Lancashire.
Currently finishing off a 1976 400/4. Found the forum after googling where wiring looms run, wish I had found it earlier to be frank.
Bought the bike on the bay of eeeez, my daughter likes old bikes, I don't ride them anymore, so she will keep the bike in use.
Also have a 1980 cb750 z, for future reference.
Don't think I have any pics of the scabby rust bucket when I got it, but will post some pics of where we are now later.
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