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Offline grumpy56

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CN400F Project
« on: October 28, 2023, 07:38:48 AM »
Hello All and thank you for the invite. Picked up a 1976 400F with 6000 miles over in Arizona a few months ago and will try to make it a good looking weekend rider. Don't ride much these days anymore and sold the bikes that I used to ride quite a bit (2006 H-D and 1982 KZ1000J). Have been restoring Suzuki two strokes for quite some time and have never done a Honda. Only Honda I've ever owned actually was a 1979 CB750 dual cam. However, when I was going to Penn State Fayette Campus in 1974, my best bud had a 350F wile I had a GT380 just like the one in the pic (actually built this one from parts to replicate my old one). Always loved that 350F and would prefer it just for the look, but this 400 will do.

Will have lots of questions and do appreciate all the help I'm sure to get here.
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Offline denward17

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Re: CN400F Project
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2023, 07:42:28 AM »
Welcome from NC Grumpy.

Good luck on your project and start a project thread in the "Project Shop" sub-forum so folks can follow along.
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Offline Mark1976

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Re: CN400F Project
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2023, 09:02:24 AM »
   Welcome aboard,  great bikes, the 400f is a great bike, I'm sure you'll enjoy it...
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Offline carnivorous chicken

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Re: CN400F Project
« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2023, 07:55:15 PM »
I like the 350F better cosmetically but the 400F has its advantages too. Bob's Salvage in Phoenix had a couple in the yard, but I picked em over pretty well (and they've reduced the size of their yard signficantly, but there might still be one out there or at least parts if you need 'em, as well as plugs, cables, tune up and carb kits, etc. Good folks.
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Offline tool14

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Re: CN400F Project
« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2023, 04:42:11 AM »
welcome aboard
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Offline newday777

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Re: CN400F Project
« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2023, 04:51:29 AM »
Again welcome aboard the forum
That's a great looking 400 you found. A fun bike to ride too.
I started riding on the street on a friend's GT380, a teal 72. I had charge of keeping it exercised while he was deployed in 73 and 74.
Have fun on bringing your 400 to life .
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Honda Parts manager in the mid 1970s Nashua Honda
My current rides
1975 K5 Planet Blue my summer ride, it was a friend's bike I worked with at the Honda shop in 76, lots of fun to be on it again
1976 K6 Anteres Red rebuilding project, was originally my brother's that I set up from the crate, it'll breath again soon!
Project 750s, 2 K4, 2 K6, 1 K8
2008 GL1800 my daily ride and cross country runner

Prior bikes....
1972 Suzuki GT380 I had charge of it for a year in 1973 while my friend was deployed and learned to love street riding....
New CB450 K7 after my friend returned...
New CB750 K5 Planet Blue, demise by ex cousin in law at 9,000 miles...
New CB750 K6 Anteres Red, to replace the totaled K5, I sold this K6 at 45k in 1983, I had heavily modified it, many great memories on it and have missed it greatly.....
1983 GL1100A, 1999 GL1500 SE, 1999 GL1500A

Offline grumpy56

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Re: CN400F Project
« Reply #6 on: October 29, 2023, 06:48:05 AM »
Thank you all.
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Offline MD

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Re: CN400F Project
« Reply #7 on: October 29, 2023, 05:16:51 PM »
Welcome from Minnesota,

-Mark
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