OAP Ted's CB400F2 rebuild - engine not run for about 12 years.

[taysidedragon]

Well done Ted. A great feeling of achievement.  🙂 👍

[Laverdaroo]

Get in Ted!!

Well done mate thats absolutely fantastic. So chuffed for you, a thousand bends and a thousand smiles await

Your such a trend setting romantic Roo 😊😍

Thanks love

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Aside from some minor fettling my rebuild  project is at an end so if I can I will lock this post.

Thank you everyone here who has helped me through the ups and downs both on the post & with PM's during my journey.

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Teds Honda 400 by Macabe Thiele, on Flickr



Teds CB400 by Macabe Thiele, on Flickr

Here is the bike pretty much done unless I decide to get the Tank & side panels painted next winter.

The third mirror was to block up the existing bar end hole plus it was a partly gold mirror for the blind spot!

[Rozabikes Tim]

Wow Ted that is crackin. Enjoyed your build thread and your whole attitude to everything. Well done you should be rightly proud.

[hondarc166]

well done Ted

[Spitfire]

Nice one, looks very smart

Cheers

Dennis

[Nurse Julie]

Looks lovely Ted.

[Sesman]

Looks absolutely great Ted. You should be justifiably proud. And thanks for taking the time and effort to share your thread with us.

Just one small observation, does that rear brake lever need moving round a few degrees closer to 90 and the rod pushed through a little more.Apologies, but I’m quite fussy about things like that.😌

[heli_madken]

Absolutely gorgeous Ted, you should be very proud well done!

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Looks absolutely great Ted. You should be justifiably proud. And thanks for taking the time and effort to share your thread with us.

Just one small observation, does that rear brake lever need moving round a few edges and so the rod can push through a little more.Aplogies, but I’m quite fussy about things like that.😌

Yes the rod is not as far down on the thread as needed. I've actually moved it twice and ended up where it is. The brake shoes are new and I'm pretty sure they will bed in quite quickly as with the thread proud of the bolt you can still rotate the wheel with some effort.

I was trying to maximise the leverage.

[smoothoperator]

Great result Ted and I've so much enjoyed the ride along with you. Also need to mention all the help with bits and bobs you have done for me. See ya on the road!

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Great result Ted and I've so much enjoyed the ride along with you. Also need to mention all the help with bits and bobs you have done for me. See ya on the road!

Yes indeed Crich becons Steve!

[Johnny4428]

That’s a cracking looking bike Ted, all credit to you.

[Laverdaroo]

Thats a cracking looking bike Ted, you must be super chuffed mate.

A credit to you, well done