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Yeah I have no life.

Off to the powder coaters







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Re: Rember that CB400F I had? It exploded
« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2008, 07:14:02 PM »
Heh, when I saw the title of this thread I thought "Wow, sounds like someone had a terrible day"

When I saw the pics I thought "Wow, looks like someone had a fun day" lol

enjoy!  :)

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Re: Rember that CB400F I had? It exploded
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2008, 07:19:47 PM »
I had visions of the Spikeybike but with the gas tank on the bike and the acetylene stored in the garage  :o  :o  :o

Glad to see you brought this pain on yourself and wasn't by accident!  ;)

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Re: Rember that CB400F I had? It exploded
« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2008, 07:29:20 PM »
Rode it to lunch yesterday ....

Now its at the powder coater.

Tomorrow is Chrome day.....

Should have all the chrome shipped off.....
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Re: Rember that CB400F I had? It exploded
« Reply #4 on: April 30, 2008, 09:15:02 PM »
They do come apart fast don't they  ;D

...hey, I stared at my engine stand for a long time before I figured out how to put my engine on it. I see you must have done this before  ;)

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Re: Rember that CB400F I had? It exploded
« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2008, 06:55:14 AM »
 ;D ;D

I'lladmit a streak of lazy ....thats my 750 mount.

Doesn't really fit but it works
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Re: Rember that CB400F I had? It exploded
« Reply #6 on: May 01, 2008, 07:11:20 AM »
I had visions of the Spikeybike but with the gas tank on the bike and the acetylene stored in the garage  :o  :o  :o

Glad to see you brought this pain on yourself and wasn't by accident!  ;)

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 so did i

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Re: Rember that CB400F I had? It exploded
« Reply #7 on: May 01, 2008, 04:00:11 PM »
Yeah I have no life.


so does that mean that i have too much life if it has taken nearly 4 years to get mine only "half as apart" as yours?   ;D
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Re: Rember that CB400F I had? It exploded
« Reply #8 on: May 01, 2008, 05:14:04 PM »
Yeah I have no life.


so does that mean that i have too much life if it has taken nearly 4 years to get mine only "half as apart" as yours?   ;D

Yes..... ;D

That and Beer.  :D

Its amazing what you get done when you don't drink  ;)
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Re: Rember that CB400F I had? It exploded
« Reply #9 on: May 02, 2008, 07:00:58 AM »
Yeah I have no life.


so does that mean that i have too much life if it has taken nearly 4 years to get mine only "half as apart" as yours?   ;D

Yes..... ;D

That and Beer.  :D

Its amazing what you get done when you don't drink  ;)

i bet the parts collecting stage would go quicker too!    :D
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Re: Remeber that CB400F I had? Its morphing back together (pic's 5/8/08)
« Reply #10 on: May 08, 2008, 08:01:19 PM »
Back together time









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Re: Remeber that CB400F I had? Its morphing back together (pic's 5/8/08)
« Reply #11 on: May 09, 2008, 12:13:43 AM »
Now that's my kind of living room set. Parts all over everything and nowhere to sit.
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Re: Remeber that CB400F I had? Its morphing back together (pic's 5/8/08)
« Reply #12 on: May 09, 2008, 09:51:48 AM »
Now that's my kind of living room set. Parts all over everything and nowhere to sit.

Haha...

Thats not my living room...its the shop.

House is about 7 - 8 miles away.

I just like to work in the airconditioning.

I tided up and the parts are on a shelf now.
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Re: Remeber that CB400F I had? Its morphing back together (pic's 5/8/08)
« Reply #13 on: May 09, 2008, 10:31:57 AM »
Now that's my kind of living room set. Parts all over everything and nowhere to sit.

Haha...

Thats not my living room...its the shop.

House is about 7 - 8 miles away.

I just like to work in the airconditioning.

I tided up and the parts are on a shelf now.

I'm just saying, who needs decorations and colors that match when you can sit and stare at interesting motorcycle parts instead.
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Re: Remeber that CB400F I had? Its morphing back together (pic's 5/8/08)
« Reply #14 on: May 09, 2008, 11:48:12 AM »
Oh theres lots of motorcycle parts..... ::)

And airplanes and airplane parts...

And about 100 other things....

The Ex used to call it the Man Cave  ;D
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Re: Remeber that CB400F I had? Its morphing back together (pic's 5/8/08)
« Reply #15 on: May 09, 2008, 11:49:42 AM »
 Those pics scare the hell out of me. I want to do a frame off resto to my 400F and seeing all the parts like that, wow! Overwhelming, but seeing it all back together will be another thing, lol. Quite jealous at this point!

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Re: Remeber that CB400F I had? Its morphing back together (pic's 5/8/08)
« Reply #16 on: May 12, 2008, 09:44:34 PM »
Ok.  It's been 4 days now.  Judging by your past progess you should have it back together and running like a top.  Probably rode it a few hundred miles over the weekend too.  Where do you find a powdercoater with that kind of turn-around? 

I'm digging the man cave.  I gave up my old bachelor furniture with our last move and I miss it terribly.

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Re: Remeber that CB400F I had? Its morphing back together (pic's 5/8/08)
« Reply #17 on: May 13, 2008, 07:14:28 AM »
Ok.  It's been 4 days now.  Judging by your past progess you should have it back together and running like a top.  Probably rode it a few hundred miles over the weekend too.  Where do you find a powdercoater with that kind of turn-around? 

I'm digging the man cave.  I gave up my old bachelor furniture with our last move and I miss it terribly.


I drove it to his house and know where he lives.

No actually I am waiting on chrome to come back. Its always something.

Additionally I redid an old injury. 3 x-rays yesterday on the left shoulder and an MRI scheduled today.

That and I had to put the stinson back together for a funeral / flyby on saturday

Crappy week all in all
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Re: Remeber that CB400F I had? Its morphing back together (pic's 5/8/08)
« Reply #18 on: May 13, 2008, 07:46:02 AM »
I gotta say I wish I had a shop like that.  Though my woman probably wouldnt like it much, I sure as hell would.

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Well the chromer didn't like his results and is replating some pieces...

I sure love that Chrome shop...He called this morning to tell me he wasn't happy and was redoing them and apologized for the delay...gotta love him..

Anyways heres an update....





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Don't rush it. It is coming along very nice indeed. Checked out your first pics with what you started with and very nice.
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Well it was a running bike the morning before the first pictures were taken...

Its the one in the middle...

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Is that the same tank you pulled the dent on?  Looks like NOS.

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Is that the same tank you pulled the dent on?  Looks like NOS.

yup, ghost doesn't f**k around

looking real sweet man, real sweet .... i'm a stickler for chrome too

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Makes the bike...the chrome does....

I'm also on an anal hardware kick at the moment....

Dirty hardware you know...can keep ya up at night  ::)
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