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kettle738:

Hi all....I bought a pattern rear mudguard for mt 400f via ebay....in brief, the mounting holes for the rear light bracket are some way off centre...far enough to be obvious.

I can return it, that's not the problem, what I need to know is, are they all the same no matter what the source?

I'll happily try one from DSS but not if it's going to have the same fault.

I'm amazed that anyone would go to the not inconsiderable trouble of manufacturing this part only to get such a fundamental part of the process so wrong!

Mick.........kettle738 

Chris400F:

--- Quote from: kettle738 on December 05, 2016, 02:23:48 PM ---I'm amazed that anyone would go to the not inconsiderable trouble of manufacturing this part only to get such a fundamental part of the process so wrong!

--- End quote ---
I agree, quality control obviously isn't what it ought to be.
There are a number of pattern items up for sale on eBay, at varying prices but mainly cheaper than DS (who are out of stock at the moment anyway).
This one comes with a pretty comprehensive description and seems decent value, you could always message the seller to check about the holes to be sure.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/new-chrome-rear-mudguard-mud-guard-fender-Honda-CB400-4-CB400-four-1973-1977/371786892105?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D38661%26meid%3D4e238c689332424ba838ba6740e2e296%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D112136706514

royhall:
Unfortunately all the pattern rear mudguards are like that. No quality control at all. Had three for my CB350F (same as the 400) all from different suppliers (including DSS) and all were bad, sent the lot back. I ended up getting a genuine Honda secondhand item and getting it re-chromed. That fitted perfectly. Sorry.

Check this out.  http://www.sohc.co.uk/index.php/topic,8257.105.html

Chris400F:
Never having fitted one I can't comment personally. Certainly not all repro front mudguards are the same - Mr bike-pusher has one up for sale at the moment that looks much poorer quality than others I have seen.
If you decide to go down the rechrome route and you don't have a suitable one to start with how about this:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/honda-cb400-four-rear-mudguard-/262741000299?hash=item3d2c95806b:g:AFMAAOSwo4pYPegv
Don't know what the chroming cost would be though, maybe Roy can give an idea.

royhall:
If my memory serves Chris, it was £75 at RS Electroplaters in Manchester. Plus P&P obviously.

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