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New (to me!) '77 CB400F - US model
mattsz:
I went to a local museum's classic motorcycle meet today; saw three CB400F's there, but all earlier than '77. That late model US version really is the ugly bastard child, isn't it? Fugly tank, upright bars and forward pegs... anyway, I wonder if the owner of this one knows what a gold mine he has with those OEM headers in such great shape?
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10tenmen:
How do you know they are genuine bars ie what’s the giveaway sign thanks.
mattsz:
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Well, now that you mention it... I don't know they're original. Although he acknowledged that the silencer wasn't OEM, he said the headers were, so I'm taking him at his word.
They do look rather shinier than the rest of the bike don't they?
10tenmen:
Agreed like you say if original they are valuable lol.
mattsz:
While digging into my fuse block to help with a wiring question, I found this (click to zoom):
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To be honest, I didn't dig further and I'm not sure which "side" of the fuses this little bodge is on, but I know enough about how electricity moves through conductors to know that this isn't cricket! The only reason I can come up with for this is perhaps the clips holding the fuse ends weren't gripping securely, so the wire pulls them tight. Pardon my Français, but really, WTF?!?
It looks like the same kind of job done to hold the ignition switch connector to the broken switch: http://www.sohc.co.uk/index.php/topic,17461.msg153957.html#msg153957
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