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Offline ColCB400 4

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Hi introducing 400/4 rider
« on: August 19, 2011, 08:23:31 PM »
Hi peeps
I am ColCB400 4 and have owned my CB400 Four for 20odd1985 years and picked it up for
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Re: Hi introducing 400/4 rider
« Reply #1 on: August 19, 2011, 10:45:23 PM »
Hello and welcome to the forum.

Bike looks nice. I like them with alloy rims and decent spokes, seems to be a good match to that era and would probably be specced like that if they were more expensive new from Honda.
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Offline ColCB400 4

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Re: Hi introducing 400/4 rider
« Reply #2 on: September 07, 2011, 06:42:28 PM »
Hello Everyone,
Been a HOC member on and off for about 20 years or so and thought I had better introduce myself.
My love of the CB400 Four started maybe 1987 when a group of teenagers were going to a second hand motorcycle shop, one of the guys was probably buying an inner tube or something, the rest just along for the ride. I owned a Z200 and one of the dudes was spouting off about how good the Hondas looked. I recall burbling on about the superiority of the Kawasaki line and dismissed the Hondas as an awful style
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Re: Hi introducing 400/4 rider
« Reply #3 on: September 07, 2011, 08:33:50 PM »
Hi Col, great story, so glad you still have and enjoy the bike ;D, just one question, why blank out part of the number plate on the later photos (blue tank) when it's clearly visible on the photo of it as a wreck (yellow tank)?
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Offline ColCB400 4

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Re: Hi introducing 400/4 rider
« Reply #4 on: September 07, 2011, 10:58:33 PM »
Quote from: hairygit on September 07, 2011, 08:33:50 PM
just one question, why blank out part of the number plate on the later photos (blue tank) when it's clearly visible on the photo of it as a wreck (yellow tank)?

 :-[

well spotted...you have a good eye for detail nice someone noticed
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Offline meerkat

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Re: Hi introducing 400/4 rider
« Reply #5 on: September 08, 2011, 12:08:02 AM »
Congratulations are in order for dedication and a job well done ! ;) ;)
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Re: Hi introducing 400/4 rider
« Reply #6 on: September 10, 2011, 06:51:22 PM »
Hi Col, nice story glad you still got the bike  8), and your bike looks stunning  ;), cheers Mick.
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Offline ColCB400 4

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Re: Hi introducing 400/4 rider
« Reply #7 on: September 12, 2011, 06:14:04 PM »
Bike update
New seat commisioned to Tony Archer (Hudds). I am having a black leather seat made up in the standard pattern. He advised me to go for an "man made product" covering but I wanted to add a bit of luxury to the bike and in anycase it a sunny day ride so leather it is.

Found the Phil Denton Engineering website. Stainless Steel goodies, worked out a list coming to
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Offline dave400

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Re: Hi introducing 400/4 rider
« Reply #8 on: September 12, 2011, 06:48:12 PM »
Hello, nice 400 and looking good, mines not totally original but thats what we do to our bikes  ;D

Cheers

Dave
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Offline Tomb

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Re: Hi introducing 400/4 rider
« Reply #9 on: September 20, 2011, 05:50:26 PM »
Great story Col, beautiful bike, credit to you

Quote from: ColCB400 4 on September 07, 2011, 06:42:28 PM
replaced many unreliable girlfriends,

Did one of em take the lawn mower when she left? :D :D :D
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Offline ColCB400 4

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Re: Hi introducing 400/4 rider
« Reply #10 on: September 21, 2011, 10:43:52 PM »
@ Tomb, Hehe, what do you do when the other half buggers off... you go into the shed and focus on yer bike, happy days  ;D
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