Topic: MY 1975 400F SS

[ARANUC]

I got my 75 Honda 400f SS back in 96 from my dad as a graduation present. My dad got the bike back in 77 and road it until 1980. from there it sat in our basement until 96 when i told him i wanted it. i took the bike out of the basement changed all of the fluids and rebuilt the carbs. the bike started right up on the first try i was shocked. The bike only had 6000 miles on it. I took the bike with me when i left for the Air Force, and road it for the next 4 years. during that time it got knocked over twice in a parking lot. Now that i have my own house it is time to fix it up and get her going again. i stripped the bike down to the frame and repainted it now its time to rebuild the engine.

[ARANUC]

still having issues trying to get the cylinders off, the seal is stuck and wont come free. time to call it quits for tonight

[ARANUC]

i could not sleep tonight, the stuck cylinder was making me mad.  with some advice from Bodi i heated the cylinder with a torch and to my surprise it came right off. tomorrow its time to remove the piston rings and inspect the lower end

[ARANUC]

Got the cylinder off measured the pistons and cylinders all with in specs. now to get the cylinders honed and order new rings

[RickB]

Good luck with the project AranUC. I'm almost done with my 400F restoration and can't wait for the day it finally starts.

[ARANUC]

thanks i will keep posting the progress on the site, good luck with yours

[ARANUC]

Ordered the gasket kit and new piston rings. i was hoping they would be here by today but no luck wont get them until Monday. Started to clean the engine and get it ready for paint, i am hoping to get the primer on this weekend...

[ARANUC]

Gasket kit and piston rings are finally here. time to get the engine back together

[ARANUC]

Finshed cleaning the pistons today glad to have that done i found out that WD40 works like a champ cleaning off caked on carbon. Next step install the new rings.......