Topic: New to Honda's

[Bodd]

Hello everybody  Amazingly I have got to this age and have only recently bought my first Honda, a 1976 400 four which I am turning into a cafe racer. I have been riding for over 30 years and had many bikes but until now I never had a Honda. Below is a picture of me with my previous restoration project, a 1979 Yamaha RD250E which I have had since I was 17.

[mono]

Welcome to the site!   Look forward to seeing your progress - there is a ton of knowledge here that is at your disposal

nice Yamaha!

[Bodd]

Thanks Mono, progress so far can be seen here.

[bjatwood]

Welcome Bodd, what part of the UK do you hail from?

[Bodd]

Welcome Bodd, what part of the UK do you hail from?

Lancashire, NW England.

[mono]

Thanks Mono, progress so far can be seen here.

amazing progress so far - i just read the whole thing!   

what kind of paint are you using - spray cans or actual auto paint?

[Bodd]

what kind of paint are you using - spray cans or actual auto paint?

Valspar Automotive for the gloss and Simoniz tough black rattle cans for the satin. Like with the RD for the tins I will be getting a professional sprayer (Med Edwards) to do it.

[MoMo]

welcome, that looks like one very nice RD.  I had a 350  and its predecessor-I think it was an R5...Larry

[Bodd]

Thanks MoMo, the R5 and the YDS7 were the predecessors of the RD350 and RD250, by the time they got to the coffin tank version they were 250 and 400 from D models through to F models before again becoming 250 and 350 but this time they were LC's.
The full restoration log of my 1979 RD250E can be found here.

[MoMo]

Nice build thread, I like your dial indicator spark plug bracket


Didn't you have access to an old indicator?....Larry

[Bodd]

Didn't you have access to an old indicator?....Larry

I wish I had, I love original bike tools, that's why I got an authentic tool kit for under the seat of the RD, I am on the lookout for one for the 400 four but it's not essential as it is a cafe racer conversion and not an authentic restoration.

[MoMo]

You can piece a tool kit together but an original one can command a bunch of money in the states.  There are reproduction ones available on Ebay if you have any interest in that...Larry

[70CB750]

Welcome!