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Honda CB400N Super Dream any good?
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
I'm leaning towards a VT500e again...........🫣
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
That tidy 550 sold for £1220 .
The 400 superdream for £750.
Athame57:
I saw a very good one near Tower Bridge recently, the first in many years. I wondered if it was straight out the crate even. I had one as a first bike when I arrived back in England in 1982, I used it for dispatch riding and it could take it. Slipping clutch , wrecked cush pads and it had a raft of minor problems but it seemed to be cheaply constructed to me. I had to give up with it by 12,000 or so. I can't recommend one can I?
One man's dream is another man's nightmare, I'd rather stay awake and ride something else! ;D
Athame57:
Then again, now I've seen it, I had the 250 ::) Maybe the 400 is more of the same?
K2-K6:
They are quite potent for a 400cc twin (i ride some when contemporary) with huge contrast to the 400 four in almost all respect.
I wouldn't count one out Ted. From memory, they're taller and more spacious than the four, with a bigger bike feel to the whole layout. The four being a very good miniaturisation in being so tightly packed into it's form.
Three valves per cylinder (Mercedes did this too) balancer shaft to mitigate vibration, 180 degree crank from memory, a nice running note to them with a "bubbly" overtone.
Comstar wheels that divide opinion, which I like on that period of bike. Not really able to true them generally so inspection should take account of that. The rims are really good quality rolled aluminium section with very good integrity though.
A good contrast to your current stable too, well balanced to moe around easily.
Perhaps even consider a CX 500 as very different project.
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