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CB400 Four special (Mr Sinx II )
Northy:
With the engine running , time to press on with other things . Footpeg and linkages still some tweaking required but not too cluttered
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Time to look my rear end ::) :o and seating , would have liked the Cb750 style seat but gave up and gone back to the 1980 design of a 2/4 seat, cb900 tail fairing and set of tractor trailer lights
Well in my draws there was a one of these, a spare from many years ago (PS my Dad was agricultural engineer ,hence the tractor bit and frame in massey ferguson red at one point )
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Alas only one , so I will moving to LED on the rear .....modernising it
However can't remember if I secured the taillight to seat or the bashed up rear mudguard ...having to start from scratch here then.
So take one Cb900 tail and cut it up and mount to 2:4 seat
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Its don't fit right .....Arh knew this was the case ,so off with the cover and time to adjust the seat. So I've wrecked a Cb900 tail unit and now a 2:4 seat, needs must
Northy:
So with the seat cover off , it revealed its was made in 1981 :)
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After a bit of cutting and adding new foam etc we get to this stage, with the sockingette holding the foam in place for the time being
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Next to the rear mudguard. Many years ago i remember bashing one out of bit of galvanised tin , brazing up brackets to it a covering the thing with filler and black paint, just to make it look better ..In truth it was mess had extra holes in it were I cocked to the measurements etc .
So Despite measuring and checking there comes a time when you have start bending metal , this was a bit of Stainless steel plate which was on thick size , photo is the not the finished article but you get the idea.
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Then you fit all together and find this ...
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Someone previously had re-welding the seat hinge bolts in the wrong place.
So awaiting some LED lights , seat vinyl/fabric and thinking of way of attaching all it together.
taysidedragon:
Modify the hinge bracket or make a new one to move the seat back and line up with the seatlock.
Northy:
Already sorted the seat out , ground off bolts and added new ones in the right place. :) ;)
MarkCR750:
What a terrific bike this is becoming 👍
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