New Member from North Yorks

[SandyRob]

Hi, thanks for letting me join the forum, I have a CB400 four 1978 model, I had one back in the seventies so thought it a good idea to get another. It needs a few jobs doing but I think I'm in the right place for some help! Rob.

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Welcome a very original looking 400 you have.

Mine is somewhat less original looking.

.400 lamp change 2 by Macabe Thiele, on Flickr

[Laverda Dave]

Welcome to the forum and for owning a 400/4.
Are you aware of the 400/4 50th anniversary event being held by DSS on Saturday? A few members on here (including me) are going.

[AshimotoK0]

Welcome ! My 1st 400F came from Alan Mountains in York originally.... as did my CB750K0

[SandyRob]

Hi Laverda Dave, yes I've seen the show advertised but cant go that date, will be at Stafford show next month though.

[SandyRob]

Hi Ashimotoko, yes I used to visit Mountains shop as I'm in York.

[SandyRob]

Hi McCabe-Thiele (Ted) your bike looks good, very blue, engine looks smart wish mine was like that.

[AshimotoK0]

Hi Ashimotoko, yes I used to visit Mountains shop as I'm in York.

Do you know my mate from York Woody who had York Scooters and before that Acomb motorcycles?

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Hi McCabe-Thiele (Ted) your bike looks good, very blue, engine looks smart wish mine was like that.

It will do with time & effort if you want to - engines are pretty straight forward to paint.

The 400 was my first ever bike rebuild that I started during Covid bought as a none runner. The Tank & Side Panels were painted by the PO that's pretty much the only part that I did not restore aside from cleaning the tank inside that had 12 year old petrol in it.
I cleaned up & painted the engine cases when the engine was fully dismantled, rebored with most bearings replaced.

I fitted a 500 headlamp bowl with an LED headlamp unit unit retaining the old headlamp brackets as a brace for after market fork bracket mounts. Exhaust was a good Motad system, rear seat & dampers replaced by PO so not standard. I had the frame powder coated in a darker blue as I wanted a change from boring black. Part of me wishes I had stuck to black. The Gold Wheels were an indulgance - original hubs wheels rebuilt by CWC.

I do like the sweep of your original front pipes.

.400 lamp change by Macabe Thiele, on Flickr

[Sesman]

Welcome Sandyrob. I am also from York. I don’t own a 400F, though.

[Nurse Julie]

Welcome to the forum.

[AshimotoK0]

Welcome Sandyrob. I am also from York. I don’t own a 400F, though.

Shame on you ! 

[taysidedragon]

Welcome Rob. Your bike looks like it's in good nick. Not too much to do. 👍

[Sesman]

Yes Ash. I’ve had to make do with an inferior 550….. 😉

[Sesman]

Ash.

Has woody retired or relocated?

Oh, and I just remembered. I had a 400/4 back in 1977. You don’t make the same mistake twice….🥹