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kent400:
I agree with Ash, bloody ridicules. Just don't leave your 400f parked out of your sight especially in Sutton! I'll watch out for anyone near my bike how has a 10mm spanner.

Easy enough to make that cable guide or come to that the other one that's little more than a piece of bent round stock chrome plated. I have no plans though.

I must have made close to a hundred 400f stand lifting handles when I saw people paying silly money for them. They weren't exactly the same as original but better than fitting a CB750f one and they were plated to a very good standard. They went all over the world.
Still have the press tool somewhere.

I have an item on ebay at the moment, left with them when the owner gave up on his project. If they reach the same as a couple of those clips I'll be happy and would judge that as reasonable.

Bitsa (Ralph Wright - RIP):
Would not have paid that for it after seeing some of the stuff other guys have made on this site like Rich, Pete, Ash, etc ask those guys to make em for you or am I out of line guys?
Cheers
Bitsa

bike-pusher:
kent400 - I really don't like that Sutton inference.  I was offered a ringed 400 Four recently, very cheap, as the seller knew I was going to break it, and I pointed out, quite firmly, that I run a business and absolutely will not touch such stuff.

As for the rest, I start my items low.  And this is a limited company.  And sometimes people get a bargain - like the guy who got a genuine Honda 400 Four handlebar the other day (in very nice nick) for a tenner.  If people want to throw money around, let them.  I'd rather it went into my pocket than somebody else's.

As for repro parts - there are some that are damn good. I even think those repro rechromed rear guards are well worth the money.  The chrome isn't as good as OE Honda, but for £100, they're great.  Some repro instruments I've seen have been poor, but the pro restored ones are super.

The point is that the utter 100% originality anoraks simply will not countenance a pattern part, no matter how good it is.  And I'd never sell a repro as OE.  These guys want to know it's 100% genuine and original.  As I've said before, it's a sort of OCD behaviour, really.

AshimotoK0:
Kent400's (PeterH)  restored gauges are superb BTW and not silly money. Problem is that there is also a guy called Peter restoring gauges and his ARE silly money.
Problem I have found with a few of those anoraks is that they don't apply the same fastidiousness to engine internals. I know people who have restored bikes with mega expensive genuine NOS cycle parts etc. and paid silly money for hard to get items. but not even touched the internals of a 20 odd plus  k mile bike that's been off the road for 25 years !

Funny story with my 400/4 I restored in '86 that was in my brother's barn for 23 years. I hunted high and low for the lift handle in the interim years but refused to pay the silly money and I was going to make one myself. When I got the bike back from storage it had the lifting handle on it.. I had forgotten I had fitted one to it!

Cheers ..... Ash

Woodside:
Bracket would be worth a lot more if it came with instructions as to where it was supposed to be fitted.....
Sorry trigger?

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