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Offline eldutchy

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1976 CB400 - First Restoration
« on: May 27, 2014, 06:32:32 AM »
My first restoration and my first post for my bike.....................
I had originally purchased this bike off ebay in 2009 as a project that my wife suggested after returning to Australia after a 9 month tour of Afghanistan when I was in the Army.
In October after sitting downstairs for 2 years and started reguarily, I decided enough was enough.
The bike cost me 1500 dollars for a restoration project that the seller was instructed to sell by the minister of finance (wife) at Xmas 2009. He had splurged on a recover on the seat, a change of rego to single seat (half the price in QLD) and a recondition of the carbs. 75000kms...............I rode it from his house to my father in laws house and then transported it to Brisbane from the Sunshine Coast. If anything I have saved this girl from the cancerous sea air and traded it for dry inland conditions.
I have attached a photo of the tank....this might give an indication of the condition of the bike before i started the resto,
we have lost the camera that I took photos of the bike before starting.
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Re: 1976 CB400 - First Restoration
« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2014, 06:38:14 AM »
My mate, neighbour and ex honda motorcycle mechanic.... Fitzy stripped the bike one afternoon over a few beers, and allowed me to send the frame in for powder coating to - " Ipswich Powder Coaters" where if I was paying cash  would avoid paying GST............this was in November 2013................
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Re: 1976 CB400 - First Restoration
« Reply #2 on: May 27, 2014, 06:44:02 AM »
I had bought an after market tank in 2010 for it from Japan and wanted to make this bike a parakeet yellow bike....................after some investigation on the old tank, found it to originally be the blue colour...........
I love this yellow colour................
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Re: 1976 CB400 - First Restoration
« Reply #3 on: May 27, 2014, 06:45:30 AM »
Parts from "David Silver Spares" over 4 years...................
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Re: 1976 CB400 - First Restoration
« Reply #4 on: May 27, 2014, 06:47:52 AM »
The engine .................just waiting it's turn to get in the frame..............
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Re: 1976 CB400 - First Restoration
« Reply #5 on: May 27, 2014, 06:48:36 AM »
Best of luck with the build mate. You have my favourite Honda there. I'm really interested to see it back to former glory. Have you a standard exhaust for her ?

Kev
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Re: 1976 CB400 - First Restoration
« Reply #6 on: May 27, 2014, 06:51:43 AM »
Now our little girl is 5 months old it is a little easier to get some stuff done at night when she gets to bed, I only started putting stuff back together last weekend..........
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Re: 1976 CB400 - First Restoration
« Reply #7 on: May 27, 2014, 06:57:40 AM »
Thanks for the post "Vman" I have loved them for ages and had the chance to but one at the right time for the right price...................I have not seen one since for this price with receipts, ex rego papers and some work done to it........hopefully will turn out ok the cost has been spread over 4 years...........to my wifes delight.........
I still have the original exhaust, but bought a motad exhaust system from "David silver spares"
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Re: 1976 CB400 - First Restoration
« Reply #8 on: May 27, 2014, 07:29:47 AM »
Great looking project.  Those original 4-1 pipes are hard to come by in good shape.
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Re: 1976 CB400 - First Restoration
« Reply #9 on: May 27, 2014, 07:48:26 AM »
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on May 27, 2014, 07:29:47 AM
Great looking project.  Those original 4-1 pipes are hard to come by in good shape.

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Re: 1976 CB400 - First Restoration
« Reply #10 on: May 28, 2014, 12:39:35 AM »
I suggest with that tank colour, you call it "The Yellow Peril", cause there ain't no Parakeets on bikes.

All the best with the build. ;)
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Re: 1976 CB400 - First Restoration
« Reply #11 on: May 28, 2014, 10:15:17 AM »
Quote from: MickB on May 28, 2014, 12:39:35 AM
I suggest with that tank colour, you call it "The Yellow Peril", cause there ain't no Parakeets on bikes.

All the best with the build. ;)

Better than "That Yellow Bastard" from Sin City!
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2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
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Re: 1976 CB400 - First Restoration
« Reply #12 on: May 30, 2014, 02:41:46 PM »
It's hard to find that colour anymore because the paint used to be made from real parakeets!!!
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