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Tank / Panels paint recommendation sought

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Lobo:
Thanks all, plenty to go at!  in the Hampshire area by the way...

Green 1, would be interested to know why DSS doesn't go the whole hog & apply all decals to their painted tanks. And David's thoughts on application of Honda / SuperSport decals on top of the lacquer coat? - a good thing?

Green1:
What a very disappointing day I've had to day  :( :( Made my way to DSS and bought another set of pattern pipes for a CB750. They bring out a box that someone has taken a knife too to hide the fact that they were made in Taiwan or somewhere similar not a problem I thought as the first set I bought were excellent.So I place them in the truck and turn my attention to the 400 four tank.I ask to see the yellow tank as it is a hard colour to spray.What a crap spray job incredibly thin you can see the gray primer underneath it looks like someone has been at it with a rattle can there were plenty of defects in the finish and the underside was still in primer.The decals were of poor quality.If I was to buy a tank I would buy it in primer and have it sprayed.The tank itself was made in Taiwan and of reasonable quality  and looked the part.So I get back home and check the pipes the first one I look at has a small dint,the second one has a pen mark on it to highlight a scratch,the third one has a small scuff and the forth one has two pen marks on it to highlight a scuff and a dint  :o :(   I phoned DSS and they are picking them up Monday and so we will go from there     

Bitsa (Ralph Wright - RIP):
Hi Green 1
Today on the eBay Germany full 341 exhaust system 800 or 900 euros new they reckon there new don't know but also I have seen 300 single exhausts 800euros each.Which means they are still around but boy you have to pay for them.I can not believe in this day and age with the way things are Honda do not make them anymore.Frack me the Jap economy is shit these still sell at a incredible rate to make them richer and guess what we stop making them derrrrrrrrr.I wish I was so educated as them/
Cheers
Bitsa

Lobo:
Green 1. Incredibly disappointing news of DSS, I used them a lot this summer (small parts) and have not been disappointed. You must be well pi**ed off.
From my point of view a BIG thanks for taking the time to look at the -400 tank - you have saved me an awful lot of heartache as I was seriously considering the DSS route which would have given me a spare tank set for the cost of a re-spray. Phew, and owe you a beer or two...
Am also now concerned as just rebuilt (last night) a bank of carbs for my latest weakness ('72 CB750) using his pattern jets... and now read (on other forums these give trouble). Bloody hell...
Planning the same task on my 400F soon, anyone here able to comment on the reasonably priced pattern carb kits - or stay away & dig deep for OEM carb parts?
Cheers, Lobo.

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