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Offline joe400f

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Oldtimer returns...
« on: November 14, 2019, 09:23:36 PM »
Hi, all.  I was somewhat active here many, uh, many years ago under the username jotor.  Recently I dug my old 400F out of storage and have decided to put it back on the road.  I also still have the blue '82 Nighthawk I bought new in the spring of 1983. 

Offline jakec

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Re: Oldtimer returns...
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2019, 11:01:50 PM »
Wow that looks really interesting with the 750 seat.
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Re: Oldtimer returns...
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2019, 05:21:07 PM »
Hello from NE MN,


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Offline joe400f

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Re: Oldtimer returns...
« Reply #3 on: November 16, 2019, 02:53:40 AM »
Wow that looks really interesting with the 750 seat.

Thanks.  The seat unit and drum brake front wheel are actually from a CJ360.  Joe

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Re: Oldtimer returns...
« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2019, 08:57:09 AM »
Wow that looks really interesting with the 750 seat.

Thanks.  The seat unit and drum brake front wheel are actually from a CJ360.  Joe
dang!  that is cool.  I knew the 400 and the 360 shared some parts but that tail section looks slick.  How hard was it to get fitted?  And welcome back!
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Offline joe400f

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Re: Oldtimer returns...
« Reply #5 on: November 18, 2019, 07:49:59 AM »
Thanks.  The seat and tail section are all one piece.  I put  a tab on the front that slides under the rubber tank mount and made a couple of clips to bolt the back down to the two rear fender top bolts.  I had to cut the 400F seat mounts off the frame.  The CJ360 front wheel is a bolt on to the 400F frame.  I think I had to make one spacer.  Larger headlight is from a CB650.  Muffler is an original Dunstall that a friend donated to the project.  Muffler has a sticker on it that says "Joyful Noise".  :^)

Joe

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Re: Oldtimer returns...
« Reply #6 on: November 18, 2019, 07:51:36 AM »
...and the front fender is from the CJ360, too.

Offline Johnie

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Re: Oldtimer returns...
« Reply #7 on: November 18, 2019, 09:11:57 AM »
Welcome back...great looking 400F there. It will be glad to see the sunshine again.
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