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My New Project arrives after a 44 year wait!
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
That's a nice looking 400 you have rebuilt Dave, you must be well pleased with how it's looking so far.
Love the flow of the original front pipes.
First start up can't be too far away!
magpie114:
Looking really good and I agree those pipes look good.
Would love a bike lift like that, maybe next year...
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
--- Quote from: magpie114 on May 23, 2024, 03:43:09 PM ---Looking really good and I agree those pipes look good.
Would love a bike lift like that, maybe next year...
--- End quote ---
If you have the room and the funds a bike ramp does make life a lot easier - I was able to do lots of work sat on a stool or chair - much easier on my back. Being able to have my frame on the ramp albeit with a supplementary scissor stand meant I could fit the engine with no wheels fitted using the centre stand and staps to keep it stable. Mine has a removable panel at the rear section to make wheel removal easier.
Hardest job I had was getting the ramp out of the packing case and up my slightly sloping driveway into the garage - they are quite heavy.
magpie114:
Well I’ve got the room for one but it’s a little hard to justify at the moment. I can see the advantages, I’ll almost certainly get one at some point.
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AshimotoK0:
Great Progress Dave..that is gonna be some showpiece when you finish it.
I wonder if The Classic Bike Shop are getting their silencers from the latest incarnation of Brituro?
I have been revisiting my '75 400F over the past 9 months or so ..I rebuilt in 1986 and never started it since. At the time I cut corners a bit like using Takasago Suzuki branded wheel rims and plating a lot of stuff nickel as there wasn't any real zinc kits around then. Been putting it back to bog standard but taken a lot more effort than I thought to get all the little bits correct ..e.g. it now has proper DID unscripted rims and everything is re-plated in BZP that was previously in nickel.. Hoping to start it up soon...will post on here when I do.
A few years back I used the now defunct (for regular punters) V888 form .. where you sent a cheque for £5 and they photocopied you every document they have on your vehicle. Mine has had about 8 owners (cost me £110 in '85) and it transpired it was the first demonstrator at Cowies in Sunderland (MBR 491P) ... the very bike I used to stare at in their window when I lived up there in '75.
One thing I still need to do is put all of the handlebar wires back (they all connect in a big rubber boot under the tank) Do you know how they are routed? This pic attached is the best I can find.
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