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Offline Don R

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Re: My new to me CB400F
« Reply #50 on: September 18, 2023, 02:51:07 PM »
  I've found toasted fuse boxes on several bikes I freshened.
 The seller of my last 400F was displeased when I told him only a couple pilot jets were plugged up and it was now running great. He thought he sold me a bike with a junk engine. I bought it during a monsoon and couldn't ride it. Shame on him, good for me.
 
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Re: My new to me CB400F
« Reply #51 on: September 18, 2023, 03:57:05 PM »
Quote from: Don R on September 18, 2023, 02:51:07 PM
  I've found toasted fuse boxes on several bikes I freshened.
 The seller of my last 400F was displeased when I told him only a couple pilot jets were plugged up and it was now running great. He thought he sold me a bike with a junk engine. I bought it during a monsoon and couldn't ride it. Shame on him, good for me.
 

Great deal Don  8)
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Re: My new to me CB400F
« Reply #52 on: September 23, 2023, 07:34:33 AM »
Quote from: Don R on September 18, 2023, 02:51:07 PM
  I've found toasted fuse boxes on several bikes I freshened.
 The seller of my last 400F was displeased when I told him only a couple pilot jets were plugged up and it was now running great. He thought he sold me a bike with a junk engine. I bought it during a monsoon and couldn't ride it. Shame on him, good for me.
 

My K6 came to me the same way. The PO did a nice restoration but then gave up on getting it to run smoothly…. Good carb cleaning and it ran really well. I never told him.
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Re: My new to me CB400F
« Reply #53 on: October 05, 2023, 12:55:49 PM »
Well I got side tracked off this bike for a bit.
 But still I've made progress in the last couple of weeks.
 In fact I've got just a little bit more to do to complete the "cleanoration" .
 Might get it complete this weekend with some luck.
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Re: My new to me CB400F
« Reply #54 on: October 05, 2023, 04:55:55 PM »
Nice progress and looks very good!
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Re: My new to me CB400F
« Reply #55 on: October 05, 2023, 07:12:27 PM »
   One thing at a time, looking good so far.
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Re: My new to me CB400F
« Reply #56 on: October 10, 2023, 10:01:11 AM »
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Re: My new to me CB400F
« Reply #57 on: October 10, 2023, 04:08:58 PM »
Well done! No better news than that!
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Re: My new to me CB400F
« Reply #58 on: October 21, 2023, 08:45:01 AM »
So this week was the first time I actually rode the bike since getting it back together.
 Electric issues resolved and everything double and triple checked.
 So all that was left was to ride the damn thing... and I love it!
 
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Re: My new to me CB400F
« Reply #59 on: October 21, 2023, 08:49:13 AM »
Cool beans. It's always fun when you get back on the road.  Enjoy it.
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Re: My new to me CB400F
« Reply #60 on: October 21, 2023, 08:49:46 AM »
Quote from: soonerbillz on October 21, 2023, 08:45:01 AM
So this week was the first time I actually rode the bike since getting it back together.
 Electric issues resolved and everything double and triple checked.
 So all that was left was to ride the damn thing... and I love it!

Looking good  8)
How's she running ?
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Re: My new to me CB400F
« Reply #61 on: October 21, 2023, 09:51:40 AM »
Looks Great!
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Re: My new to me CB400F
« Reply #62 on: October 21, 2023, 10:54:07 AM »
   Great job, looks wonderful.  So nice to see a stock cb400f...
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Re: My new to me CB400F
« Reply #63 on: October 22, 2023, 07:27:12 AM »
Quote from: grcamna2 on October 21, 2023, 08:49:46 AM
Quote from: soonerbillz on October 21, 2023, 08:45:01 AM
So this week was the first time I actually rode the bike since getting it back together.
 Electric issues resolved and everything double and triple checked.
 So all that was left was to ride the damn thing... and I love it!

Looking good  8)
How's she running ?

It runs excellent though the engine makes a high screech at approximately 5k-55k rpms. It's fine below or higher than that point. I've posted in the SOHC main section asking about it and have recieved some good responses.
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Re: My new to me CB400F
« Reply #64 on: November 02, 2023, 12:15:49 PM »
Quote from: soonerbillz on October 21, 2023, 08:45:01 AM

 So all that was left was to ride the damn thing... and I love it!

Nice job...I've nominated you for BOTM...

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,180400.0.html
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Re: My new to me CB400F
« Reply #65 on: November 02, 2023, 01:31:23 PM »
Your CB 400-4 looks great. When I was in high school it was one of the cool bikes even though it's only a 400cc bike.
They are really fun to ride especially in the upper RPM's. It always seems so small after riding one of our other bikes. Ours is a blue 75'.
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Re: My new to me CB400F
« Reply #66 on: November 02, 2023, 01:34:24 PM »
Quote from: Kelly E on November 02, 2023, 01:31:23 PM
Your CB 400-4 looks great. When I was in high school it was one of the cool bikes even though it's only a 400cc bike.
They are really fun to ride especially in the upper RPM's. It always seems so small after riding one of our other bikes. Ours is a blue 75'.

I'd like to have a blue one also.
Did you use VHT Flameproof silver on the headers Kelly ?
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Re: My new to me CB400F
« Reply #67 on: November 02, 2023, 01:37:49 PM »
Quote from: grcamna2 on November 02, 2023, 01:34:24 PM
Quote from: Kelly E on November 02, 2023, 01:31:23 PM
Your CB 400-4 looks great. When I was in high school it was one of the cool bikes even though it's only a 400cc bike.
They are really fun to ride especially in the upper RPM's. It always seems so small after riding one of our other bikes. Ours is a blue 75'.

I'd like to have a blue one also.
Did you use VHT Flameproof silver on the headers Kelly ?

Yep, after blasting them and using VHT Flameproof primer. We finished that bike in January 2017 and they still look good.
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1974 Honda CB 550 K0                                            1971 MGB/GT
1975 Honda CB 400F Super Sport                          1972 MGB/GT
1977 Kawasaki KZ 1000 LTD                                   1985 GMC S15
1978 Kawasaki KL 250
1980 Suzuki GS 1100E
1982 Honda CB 900F Super Sport
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Re: My new to me CB400F
« Reply #68 on: November 03, 2023, 09:55:59 AM »
Hi Bill,

Your bike has been nominated for Bike of the Month. Please post that you "accept" the nomination in the following thread: http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,180400.0.html

Congrats and good luck!

Don
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Re: My new to me CB400F
« Reply #69 on: November 09, 2023, 05:36:10 AM »
Quote from: SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan on November 03, 2023, 09:55:59 AM
Hi Bill,

Your bike has been nominated for Bike of the Month. Please post that you "accept" the nomination in the following thread: http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,180400.0.html

Congrats and good luck!

Don

Thanks Dan!
 Nomination accepted!
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