Author Topic: resto/mod project CB400f from Italy (Read 57907 times)

Amxsteve · « **Reply #25 on:** March 09, 2012, 09:14:22 AM »

Never seen a 77 in yellow must have been Europe only, my wife's is candy red but she wants it yellow now that I purchased the stickers for red. Sweet bike I have a blast riding it. her new street triple sits so she can ride the honda

MoMo · « **Reply #26 on:** March 09, 2012, 10:01:22 AM »

Quote from: Amxsteve on March 09, 2012, 09:14:22 AM

Never seen a 77 in yellow must have been Europe only, my wife's is candy red but she wants it yellow now that I purchased the stickers for red. Sweet bike I have a blast riding it. her new street triple sits so she can ride the honda

AMXsteve, parakeet yellow was a standard color the three years the 400f was produced. I think it may have been the least popular is why you haven't seen one. Do you own an AMX? They were one of the coolest cars ever produced...Larry

Amxsteve · « **Reply #27 on:** March 09, 2012, 11:23:38 AM »

I do have an AMX a fresh plum metallic 401 4gear 73 my baby. As for a yellow 77 400f I have never seen,the wife's has no rearset pegs and had higher bars as well maybe a Canada thing

Mugen_Stumpo · « **Reply #28 on:** March 09, 2012, 11:43:08 AM »

^ sound like an US market model, they had flush tank gas cap, higher bars and rear peg on the swing arm

MoMo · « **Reply #29 on:** March 09, 2012, 11:52:37 AM »

Quote from: Mugen_Stumpo on March 09, 2012, 11:43:08 AM

^ sound like an US market model, they had flush tank gas cap, higher bars and rear peg on the swing arm

apology for the thread hijack. All 77 USA models had the forward footpegs, higher bars and flush tank. The earlier 75 and 76 models did not sell as well as Honda expected so they made the bike more of a "normal" riding position. Or, cafe models were not popular at the time....Larry

Mugen_Stumpo · « **Reply #30 on:** March 12, 2012, 12:11:46 PM »

changed the oil without any problem, i was thrilling about the filter 12mm bolt, but everything went fine

new end bar mirrors arrived and mounted on the clubman, found some tommaselli grips too

Mugen_Stumpo · « **Reply #31 on:** March 20, 2012, 01:43:04 PM »

todays new...

a box from david arrived

OEM everything:

mirrors
side panels grommets
front fork boots
stickers 400 four
brake pads
gaskets and o-rings
brake lever

also, nos tommaselli grips and cat-eye rear light

Godffery · « **Reply #32 on:** March 21, 2012, 03:45:10 AM »

Looking great man!
I've always liked the 400F.

Just in case you want to upgrade the brakes:
http://www.vinmoto.org/gallery/v/VinMoto-Garage/album03/Godfferys-Garage-123/album185/Brake+Rotors+_+Thinned+and+Drilled/

Mugen_Stumpo · « **Reply #33 on:** March 21, 2012, 05:58:44 AM »

thank you...

this is a pic of the parts waiting to be mounted

Mugen_Stumpo · « **Reply #34 on:** March 23, 2012, 01:08:21 PM »

chromed Marving racing exhaust arrived... tomorrow i'll fit it immediately

Mugen_Stumpo · « **Reply #35 on:** March 25, 2012, 07:53:00 AM »

installed a marving cb350f exhaust... to bad it do not fir right because the muffler it my stupid '77 rear per mount...

any suggestion about make it fit right???... i'm thinking about cutting it uu and make it a lot shorter

Mugen_Stumpo · « **Reply #36 on:** March 28, 2012, 10:09:53 AM »

finally got me some carbs rebuild kit

Mugen_Stumpo · « **Reply #37 on:** March 29, 2012, 10:25:46 AM »

new sticker on the left, old on the right... not bad at all

tail light and side markers

carbs kits from the ebay japanese seller

Mugen_Stumpo · « **Reply #38 on:** April 07, 2012, 12:49:31 PM »

chopped the exhaust to really fit it...

i like the look... i just need to wrap it in heat wraps and it's done

Mugen_Stumpo · « **Reply #39 on:** April 14, 2012, 03:48:53 AM »

today i changed the fork seals, charged them and polished a bit

Mugen_Stumpo · « **Reply #40 on:** April 18, 2012, 07:51:52 AM »

original seat reupholstered using ebay thai cover... nice product for sure

Godffery · « **Reply #41 on:** April 18, 2012, 10:48:26 AM »

Much better!

Mugen_Stumpo · « **Reply #42 on:** April 18, 2012, 02:54:13 PM »

don't tell me that you like the stock seat more than the giuliari?!?!?

Godffery · « **Reply #43 on:** April 18, 2012, 06:10:14 PM »

Yes, in this case I do.
I've always liked the shape of the stock 400F seat. = /

Mugen_Stumpo · « **Reply #44 on:** April 22, 2012, 07:51:12 AM »

the wrapped headers... i like the look

Mugen_Stumpo · « **Reply #45 on:** April 25, 2012, 11:39:12 AM »

fully stock...

Mugen_Stumpo · « **Reply #46 on:** April 29, 2012, 03:10:49 AM »

made a bracket and mounted the new rearlight...

looks so good with the giuliari seat

wedoo2 · « **Reply #47 on:** April 29, 2012, 03:30:16 AM »

Thought about taking that rear fender off? Or shortening it maybe??? It does present a license plate problem, but that can be fixed.

Mugen_Stumpo · « **Reply #48 on:** April 29, 2012, 03:45:43 AM »

Sure...

but italian laws do not permit it... the license plate have to be mounted under the rearlight and must be located as far as possible from the seat, behind it...

i want to use my open exhaust, not road legal, so the rest of the bike should not caught the attention of policemen

dawdish · « **Reply #49 on:** April 29, 2012, 08:03:11 AM »

I shortened mine, then took it off , and now I put it on my 500. you can easily make a mount to put iy to the rear.

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Author Topic: resto/mod project CB400f from Italy (Read 57907 times)