Topic: Greetings from Oslo, Norway

[sindrenv]

Hello there, I am a student from Oslo, Norway, currently studying mechanical engineering, first year, in Trondheim.  Partially through my studies and partially because of friends who are riders I have become interested in driving, owning and do maintenance on my own bike. As I have more free time now, because of the COVID-19 situation, I began scouring the local "Craigslist" for bikes. I found a Honda CB400F at a bargain price of 2200 USD, roughly half of what they usually go for. Of course it needs some love, but i am excited about the journey I am now embarking upon. This is my first vehicle ever, so I am fairly inexperienced. I have friends with more knowledge than me, but none of us are experts by any means. So I am hoping this will be a great place to learn and get tips from more experienced people.

My starting projects, besides actually getting my drivers license, are buying and installing steel braided brake lines, as well as change the head engine gasket which is sweating some oil.

Any help is much appreciated

[Kevin D]

Hello sindrenv, and welcome to sohc4. Thats a decent looking 400f you have there and it looks not hacked up at all. Sorry, I'm not a 400 guy and I have never been to Norway. I hope your car drivers are more interested in driving not texting. Take all the MC riders ed that you can and don't get comfortable and relax when you can operate the controls skillfully. I remember calculus and differential equations, almost 50 yrs ago, yikes!
 Spring time is here, but we are locked down as SE Michigan is fairly hot with virus. I did some spring maintenance yesterday and fired up my 750, went around the area just a bit. You will want to be ready to go when the weather is good and the virus is away.

[tool14]

welcome aboard.

[Stev-o]

Greeting from Texas!   Fine looking bike there, sounds like a great deal if it is in running condition?

You have come to the right place to get advice and suggestions on how to maintain and upgrade your 400F.

I suggest starting a new thread in the "Project Shop" area of this forum for specific questions.

David Silver Spares in the UK should have everything you will need for your bike...

https://www.davidsilverspares.co.uk/CB400F-SUPER-SPORT-FOUR/

He bought up many 400F and is a "super expert" on them...

https://www.davidsilverspares.co.uk/CB400-FOUR-PROJECT/

Good Luck!

[sindrenv]

Thanks guys Ye Kevin, I am working towards being ready. Unfortunately the drivers ed process takes a lot of time, but on the bright side that gives me a lot of time to work on my bike. Thanks for the compliment on the bike btw, I am quite happy with both the price and the bike. It seems like it's in the sweet spot in term of how much work needs to be done. So I can have some fun and learn, without there being a massive project in front of me.

[sindrenv]

Thank you for the tip Stev-O, I will definitely star a new thread there, I have seen David Silver Spares already, it seems like a good place to shop. The bike runs nicely, its just sweating oil and the brakes are a bit subpar. My buddy drove the bike home from where we bought it, ca. 1 hour trip, so it's in running condition.

[MD]

Welcome from the Scandinavian Riverea (Lake Superior),

If someone put synthetic oil in the bike it could explain the weeping.  Lot's of threads on here discussing the sins of oil.

-MD

[sindrenv]

Thank you MD, I would be really surprised if the previous owner used synthetic oil, he did warn me about using it. He had also owned the bike for 12 years and done some upgrades, so heseemed like a pretty experienced guy. He had already bought the gaskets needed and gave them to me when i bought the bike. So i believe from what he said that it is just the gaskets which are gone. That said, I will look in to the threads.