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Just had to share this 400/4 Collector box refurb

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AshimotoK0:
I have a really good buddy Graham Curtis who is a bit of a CB72 C72 guru. He used to write articles for Classic Motorcycle Mechanics back in the day when it was still half-decent and it was his series of articles that were the basis of the yellow 400/4 that they featured as a  magazine restoration project. We regularly swap parts and not a penny has changed hands between us ... just great good old  fashioned helping mates out.

Him and his mate Les set themselves a challenge last year to fully restore a rather sad looking imported 400/4 which they bought off eBay ... the aim was to do as cheaply as they could but with the aim of producing a 1st class restoration and keeping it totally standard.

He challenged himself to restore a rotted out collector box for it  by pressing a repair panel and the photos below speak volumes about his skill and attention to detail. Prestige in Mexborough Yorkshire did the chroming.


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AshimotoK0:
This is the one that he restored for Motorcycle Mechanics back in 1994.... The lady on the photo sitting on the restored bike is Dinah May who was the model for the 400/4 etc. back in the day, when she did work  for Honda UK before she became Michael Winners long suffering PA.

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Johnny4428:
Absolutely brilliant, love this bit of craftsmanship. Good job!

rosco:
Not only a good  mechanic/engineer But looks to be a decent joiner/carpenter looking at that press???The finished article looks superb Pat on the back for that one !!

SumpMagnet:
'collector box refurb' .... I was expecting a bit of brazing and a polish.

I wasn't expecting someone to home make a pattern and press his own sheet steel sufficiently well to need very little other fettling, and end up with a repair panel as good as ones I have paid hard cash for in the past. Nice chrome finish too at the end.

The guy could make a few ££££ selling those!

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