Hello All
I've been reading Project Shop folk's threads for a while now. Never posted.
I'm going to preamble now..hope folk's don't mind blather.
I've acquired, over time, two 400/4s. They're nothing to write home about but they're both complete bikes and less of a project than some I've been reading.
Bit of a Luddite so basically have no idea how to post pictures on forums.
I just posted on Project shop then read..technical info..go to SOHC/4
Backstory/Introduction
Bike 1.
Dry(ish) stored it in various places for a long time. I pull the carbs and only manage to damage the seal on one of the needle jets, so it leaks fuel from the over flow..basically I fart around damaging small parts and making more work Friend says..capacitors.
I got otherwise busy.
Bike 2. Next up, I think "got to sort it". So bike 2 comes along, because I think, donor bike..One bike stock and one bike cafe racer.
I have dismantled bike 2.
The engine of bike 2 had sat 17 years in a shed with the rocker and carbs removed due to, initially, needing a camchain readjustment.
I dropped the oil out of it..offish white for a second or two then black.
After reading Rickb et al. and the issues folks have had with new gaskets/oil seals being not like in the olden days (when things actually worked), I do not want to take the head off and fix something that may well not be broken. But considering that the carbs and rocker cover have been off for 17 years...Should I be looking to re-hone as inevitable??
The other thing is I saw a nice looking cafe racer with (some are going to hate this) ali comstar (not pitted chrome)wheels. I am therefore considering rejigging the non stock bike.
I've got a pair of cb250n comstars and looking at cb400n forks mud guard and back brake. Even if they are running gear for now whilst I consider new 400f rims/dechrome and powder coat the old rims and re-lace.
Will this setup work ok?
So that's the simple tech questions for the moment.
Vivvov
