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Cost of Rebuild so far
Laverda Dave:
Project 400/4 cost over £6k in the end and that is only a rough estimate, it's likely to be well over that but I'm not going to count up every receipt! The good news is that cost included the £780 cost of the bike (the cardboard boxes it came in were free!).
As Bryan and Julie say, it's all well worth it, you can't put a price on fun and the enjoyment of the restoration and of doing a good job.
ogri211:
That included the £800 for the bike but every year now I start buying about 2 or 3 hundred pounds worth of parts at the start of the year to take the sting out of it when winter comes but if I didn't spend it on parts it would be squandered at least I have usable assets I now have an immaculate H1 , GT 750 and I will have a 4 four by the end of the Winter.
Nurse Julie:
I think a lot of people have the misconception that because the CB400/4 is a 'smallish' bike, the restoration costs are also going to be 'smallish' compared to say a CB750. Yes, the majority of parts are still readily available for the 400's, where many parts for the 750's are rocking horse poo but, spares are not cheap for any old Honda. I suppose many owners on the forum are lucky as we mainly do all our own work / restorations, just think how high the cost would be if you got someone to do all the work for you :'( :'( :'(
Moorey:
The fact we are all crackers enough to do it in the first place helps. ;D
Trigger:
Restoring a bike to a top finish is a work of art and a painting can only be looked at, at least you can ride and enjoy. And also admire it.
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