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caferacer:
Just got a 400/4 rat for a winter project. My aim is to change to stock bike to a cafe racer on a budget, Ebay and my own fabrication. im gonna start by getting the thing running. Once thats completed im going to upgrade the suspension and brakes, by taking parts from other bikes. I want it to handle like its on rails and thats it, im not gonna try to get more speed out if it. Its gonna be a pure handling bike (i hope).
If any one knows of a good suspension and brake set up from another bike that would fit the little rat would be really helpful.Any comments or thoughts are welcome.
thanks

PatM:
My comment

Dont!

Go and do it to another bike- a Super Fours a better bike to paly around with and spares are more available

400/4's are plentiful to those who cherish them and easily destroyed by those who dont! Which makes the restorers job a litle more difficult, as parts are swapped- especially carb-jets by the go-faster-types or yore. A wrong set of jets can make it so difficult to overcome a running problem when you have innocently brought a set of carbs of Ebay and not realised someones frigged around with them afore..
Camchains, and valve-gear was ok 35 years ago, but not ideal for a throttle-happy-chappie nowdays.

If you want to go fast,  get an R1.

My 400/4s for a bit of nostalgia and when I pass it on, Ill not have ruined it.

caferacer:
im too young,deadly and stupid for a R1 :)

UK Pete:
Hi caferacer, welcome to the site, good luck with your project, try posting some pictures as we love to see these projects before during and after the build
Pete

florence:
Well done young man, I always approve of people adapting bikes to their own needs.  There are plenty of standard 400/4's out there and if it's ratty already why not.

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