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When was 400/4 first sold in 1975

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AshimotoK0:
The UK registered  press 400/4 was a Euro import (JGC 606N ... still around but owner is very secretive about it's very existence ....real shame !)

I know there are probably 1974 reg's around but they are all  imports AFAIK and  not genuine UK registered so don't count. Mine is August 1975 and registered by Cowies in Sunderland MBR 491P.

Anyone on here got a '75 ?

For a mere fiver the DVLA and V888 form I got a whole wadge of history photocopies for it including the first dealer reg ect. (I suspect it was their demo bike at Cowies)

JamesH:
Ha ha US imports don’t count

AshimotoK0:

--- Quote from: Jamesh_sussex on October 20, 2017, 07:37:37 AM ---Ha ha US imports don’t count

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Don't worry James USA CB500K0's do count in my book  :), as the bike was never officially sold here.

Someone is going to chime in 'they are all Japanese imports'.

Have you got a 400 then James ? Lovely bikes ..you are missing out if you don't even though they are small.

Orcade-Ian:
Hi Ash,
I have a US import 400/4 (which I know doesn't count!) and the frame number is in the low 500's and engine number just 50 above that.  The cockeyed DVLA system of going back to the beginning of the year on imports put mine on an M reg, which sort of p'd me off at first, until they shot themselves in the foot with a very early tax exemption for it, thus saving me money before I expected and coming from Yorkshire, had me buying drinks all round 🤡
On the subject of the V888, the DVLA have tightened up considerably on that very recently and I have benefitted in the past from finding useful history for vehicles, it's now nigh on impossible to get your fivers worth.  I tried with an MGR V8 I've just bought without success and many others are finding the same.
Just wanting to have a history file on an important vehicle doesn't count anymore.

Ian

JamesH:

--- Quote from: AshimotoK0 on October 20, 2017, 09:05:11 AM ---
--- Quote from: Jamesh_sussex on October 20, 2017, 07:37:37 AM ---Ha ha US imports don’t count

--- End quote ---

Don't worry James USA CB500K0's do count in my book  :), as the bike was never officially sold here.

Someone is going to chime in 'they are all Japanese imports'.

Have you got a 400 then James ? Lovely bikes ..you are missing out if you don't even though they are small.

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Ha ha no not got one Ash. In all honesty they’re a bit small for me. I’d love one in the collection at some point but would seem a waste if I didn’t use it. That said, I’m not using a lot of my bikes at the moment...

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