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Offline Xwd

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Hello
« on: April 04, 2025, 07:35:05 AM »
Hi great to find this forum of like minded folk
Currently restoring a CB 400 F 1976
Nearing ground up completion… looking for the odd bits to complete
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Offline Nurse Julie

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Re: Hello
« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2025, 08:46:37 AM »
Welcome to the forum.
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LINK TO MY EBAY PAGE. As many of you know already, I give discount and do post at cost to forum members if you PM me direct.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/julies9731/m.html?item=165142672569&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m3561.l2562

LINK TO MY CB400/4 ENGINE STRIP / ASSESSMENT AND REBUILD...NOW COMPLETE
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Offline Athame57

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Re: Hello
« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2025, 10:18:18 AM »
Hello and welcome here!  ;D
Lots of expert advice and friendship about. If you're looking for odd bits, especially those that are hard to find, try Steve at https://www.400fourbits.co.uk/ All he does it seems is CB400F bits!
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Offline Johnny4428

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Re: Hello
« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2025, 10:25:50 AM »
Hello and welcome to the forum! There’s worse places to be!😜
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Offline Laverda Dave

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Re: Hello
« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2025, 11:23:08 AM »
Welcome to the forum and for restoring a 400/4. You are lucky as most parts are available for these either new or secondhand.
Be careful if you choose to fit taper roller headset bearings though as a lot of the kits do not leave enough thread on the upper yoke centre nut. Having learned this lesson twice over I'd  fit loose ball bearing kits now.
I would also always replace the OEM plastic swing arm bushes with metal items as well, Nurse Julie sells the kits on here and she offers a discount to forum members. Check the clutch basket cush drive rubbers as a must, they go rock hard and split making the the initial take up from pulling away very rough. You'll find a thread on here detailing how to check and change them, replacement rubbers are available from Max.
Lastly, you may not be aware of this but apparently the yellow ones were always the fastest although that could just be a rumour spread by myself 😉
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Offline Athame57

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Re: Hello
« Reply #5 on: May 06, 2025, 09:44:36 PM »
Quote from: Laverda Dave on April 06, 2025, 11:23:08 AM

Lastly, you may not be aware of this but apparently the yellow ones were always the fastest although that could just be a rumour spread by myself 😉
Only in reverse that is, anything with a streak of yellow always is!  ;D
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Offline Bryanj

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« Reply #6 on: May 07, 2025, 02:00:23 AM »
Dave is wrong if yellow was faster fire engines would be yellow
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Offline McCabe-Thiele (Ted)

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« Reply #7 on: May 07, 2025, 07:02:02 AM »
Welcome Xwd, there is lots of experience and advice on this site.
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Link to my full restoration http://www.sohc.co.uk/index.php/topic,23291.0.html
This is a neat 500 restoration in the USA.
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,151576.msg1731556.html#msg1731556

Offline Athame57

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Re: Hello
« Reply #8 on: May 07, 2025, 09:09:48 AM »
Quote from: Bryanj on May 07, 2025, 02:00:23 AM
Dave is wrong if yellow was faster fire engines would be yellow
Actually, he seems to be right and Chicago is one of the many places that have cottoned on!  ;D
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Offline Laverda Dave

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« Reply #9 on: May 07, 2025, 11:42:50 AM »
 ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Offline Oddjob

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« Reply #10 on: May 07, 2025, 12:07:09 PM »
Lots of anedotes about yellow 400-4s attracting masses of greenfly and other insects. Maybe they think it's a daisy or a daffodil.
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« Reply #11 on: May 10, 2025, 05:46:47 PM »
My yellow crash helmet used to attract lots of flies to.
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« Reply #12 on: May 12, 2025, 12:38:33 AM »
Quote from: andy120t on May 10, 2025, 05:46:47 PM
My yellow crash helmet used to attract lots of flies to.

Duuuhhh...so that's why I've been getting bugs in my teeth....yellow bandana!  ;D
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