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Hello all, this is my first build. Just picked up a 1978 Honda CB400T, the other day.
It is in pretty good shape. The previous owner replaced most of the cables, newer brake pads/shoes and tires, chain, new handlebars, exhaust, etc... The frame has been repainted as well, so the dude did some work on it. He was even nice enough to throw in a manual and some gaskets.
So, not like I'm starting from scratch here.
Being my first bike, I'm not going to go balls out custom on this. I don't want to modify the frame or other major components to the point where they can't be returned to stock. (not that this bike has any collector value, but still...)
My goal is to turn it into a stripped-down, carbureted wretch of a two-wheeled abomination.
I'm ditching the side covers and relocating all of the electronics under the seat. I like the open look a little better.
Everything was pretty straight forward. I put a piece of sheet metal under the seat with pipe straps for all of the wiring and whatnot to be mounted on. I mounted the rectifier to the bottom of the metal so it still gets exposure to air for cooling.
The previous owner already had the pod filters on there, so that saves me some time.
Next up are some clip on bars, shaving some foam off of the seat, and working out some electrical gremlins. For some reason, the left turn signals don't blink, they just turn on solid; and the right signals blink really slowly, about once every 2 seconds. Any suggestions?
I found some stock rearsets off of a 2004 Yamaha R1 on eBay for a decent price. About 5 trips to the hardware store later, a few beers and breaking out the ol' angle grinder, and... well, they aren't pretty, but they are functional. Rube Goldberg would be proud.
What we have here are some tractor heim joints, rocker arm studs from a 350 small block, and a few lengths of 7/16" threaded rod. Throw in some coupling nuts and a crap-load of blue locktite for good measure, and you get yourself a real homebrew nightmare sure to be the envy of the neighborhood.
On a positive note, if I wreck the bike, those goddamn rearsets will be the only thing left.
I'm looking at a 79 Hawk ii and like the idea of moving the electronics. so I'm curious how your going to mount them under the seat. if you've got pics, I'd love to see them
Looks like there are aftermarket indicators and the old relay still on your bike? If the indicators are LED then you'll need a new relay to slow down the signal rate. The lights staying on and not blinking may actually be the LED blinking so fast it looks like its just staying on.
I had the same issue on my bike with new non-LED indicators and I tried the new relay and it fixed it also- unsure the reasoning behind that one.
You can get the relays relays on eBay for a couple bucks.
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