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1975 CB400F "un-cafe"

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taysidedragon:
I would have given up on that caliper. Well done for persisting. 😲

kartin:
Continuing to clean/paint/refurbish/fit parts. Nothing much out of the ordinary worth reporting except for 2 points that might help others:
1) The new bronze swingarm bushes I had bought seemed VERY tight in the swingarm, even when frozen. I double-checked that the insides of the swingarm itself were clean and not marred from the removal of the old bushes - all good. I didn't want to risk getting stuck half-way so I chose to shrink them ever so slightly with some wet-n-dry while spinning them in the lathe - see pic. Then with freezing and grease they went in beautifully using the threaded rod method.
2) I had read that I should fit the rear brake pivot assembly before fitting the swingarm but I would add to that to fit the pull-rod to it as well, especially if you want to insert the clevis pin from inside to outside so you have access to the hole end. I tried to do it with the assembly in place and it was a fiddle.

kartin:
Back from another trip to the UK with a couple more parts:
- a CB250N Superdream (aftermarket) headlight: A mod some people use to enable using a 60/55W H4 bulb. I don't even have a CB400F bucket so I'm using the whole thing for now. This meant relieving the bucket a bit to clear the ignition switch and indicator bar.
- LPM sidepanels (I know they ship to the US but since I was going to the  UK and they're not hard to transport...). The material looks nice and meaty so hopefully they'll prove to be robust.

Also, on my Yoshi exhaust, I made a decision which I may regret... Despite looking in quite good shape in the overview pics, the insides of the first bends as the pipes leave the engine are quite rusty. As a bit of an experiment, I used some high temp primer and silver paint just on that first section. The idea was to stop them rusting further and for the colour not to be too obvious. The pictures really highlight the transition so we'll see how it looks once everything's together. In hindsight I should have just done the inside of the bend (fairly hidden). If worst comes to worst, I'll go full matt black which is how my original bike was anyway.

Oddjob:
Whereabouts in the UK are you visiting and is it for family or business reasons, I’m thinking why not bring parts over to the UK that are scarce over here and post the on to members who ask, make a little money to finance the bike restoration. Nothing heavy of course, just small parts that fit in your carry on.

Oh and maybe consider chrome ceramic coating for the header pipes

kartin:
We fly into Manchester to stay with relatives near there, but also often drive down south to visit other relatives. Do you have particular parts in mind? Going towards UK is usually our lighter luggage direction so it could work. I don't even particularly want to make a profit if it helps people get what they need, as long as we can work out how the parts get paid for.

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