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What is stamped on the barrels?
Restoration project - CB400F 1975.
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kiki.o
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Since I do not have it at my place, it's at my Mech's place, I cannot take a look. He says that there is nothing there, no CC stamped. Never mind, I'll take a look when I get cylinders in my hands.
Thank you very much for your input. As per piston size and transmission, we'll handle it as it is a CB400F in there, and we'll see if there will be a problem when new parts arrive.
In the meantime, I've done some work on the 400/4:
Cylinder studs cleaned and painted:
Some new parts arrived:
I've started to assemble the rearsets:
Passenger footpegs, black metal powdercoated, rest of these are new parts:
Mounted:
Front rearsets, black metal parts are powdercoated, rest are new parts:
Only left one assembled, the right mount I need to repaint, so that's on hold. In the meantime, I've painted few items:
Stop light pressure switch painted silver:
Rest is painted semigloss black:
3-way joint with pressure switch assembled:
Regulator painted, put some decals on, and new parts:
That's it for now.
Regards, Kristijan
Thank you very much for your input. As per piston size and transmission, we'll handle it as it is a CB400F in there, and we'll see if there will be a problem when new parts arrive.
In the meantime, I've done some work on the 400/4:
Cylinder studs cleaned and painted:
Some new parts arrived:
I've started to assemble the rearsets:
Passenger footpegs, black metal powdercoated, rest of these are new parts:
Mounted:
Front rearsets, black metal parts are powdercoated, rest are new parts:
Only left one assembled, the right mount I need to repaint, so that's on hold. In the meantime, I've painted few items:
Stop light pressure switch painted silver:
Rest is painted semigloss black:
3-way joint with pressure switch assembled:
Regulator painted, put some decals on, and new parts:
That's it for now.
Regards, Kristijan
kiki.o
New Member
Here's some more update on the bike, while engine is on hold and waiting for parts...
More time at home, more time available to work on the bike
I have started to build the wheels. I have found some instructions and followed them. Firstly, the front one:
Then the last:
Added all that's needed to call it done and ready for balanacing and tyres mounting, which will be done by my local shop. Most of it are new parts, and whats old, it has been blasted and repainted/nickled.
Also, the middle air filter/battery mount has been mounted. All new hardware, all new rubbers. Still waiting for new rubber for winker relay, but, it's almost done. Also, the new installation has been put on the bike.
Under the mount, i have renew the drain tube housing, repainted it in off-white, replaced the rubber and added the breather tube:
New parts arrived, among other, the new ignition, and new coils from Dynatek. I have edited the mounts to accomodate the new coils .
painted:
Here's how it should look in the end:
That's about it for now.
Stay tuned.
Kristijan
More time at home, more time available to work on the bike
I have started to build the wheels. I have found some instructions and followed them. Firstly, the front one:
Then the last:
Added all that's needed to call it done and ready for balanacing and tyres mounting, which will be done by my local shop. Most of it are new parts, and whats old, it has been blasted and repainted/nickled.
Also, the middle air filter/battery mount has been mounted. All new hardware, all new rubbers. Still waiting for new rubber for winker relay, but, it's almost done. Also, the new installation has been put on the bike.
Under the mount, i have renew the drain tube housing, repainted it in off-white, replaced the rubber and added the breather tube:
New parts arrived, among other, the new ignition, and new coils from Dynatek. I have edited the mounts to accomodate the new coils .
painted:
Here's how it should look in the end:
That's about it for now.
Stay tuned.
Kristijan
I don't recall those two brackets. The horn maybe???
She is looking super.
Ive considered building new wheels.
What kind of rig do you have for trueing and centering hubs to hoops?
And how did you torque the spokes/nipples? Whats the torque spec?
Where did you buy the hoops and spokes?
She is looking super.
Ive considered building new wheels.
What kind of rig do you have for trueing and centering hubs to hoops?
And how did you torque the spokes/nipples? Whats the torque spec?
Where did you buy the hoops and spokes?
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kiki.o
New Member
Yeah, the bended one is for horn i assume, but I cannot figure out what's the other for... There's always something extra when I assemble things.
Spokes and rims are ordered from CMSNL. I don't know the exact torque numbers since i have assebled it by feel, and then took them to my tyre shop where all my bikes are taken care of when it comes to the wheels.They trued them,mounted the Metzeler ME77 tyres and then balanced it all.
I believe this is OK now, but will know for sure once i start to drive the bike arround. And I hope that will be as soon as possible.
Regards,
Kristijan
kiki.o
New Member
Hi all,
While I am in a wait for engine rebuild, the show must go on...
I have painted some things. The instruments were in okay condition, but the instrument faces were faded, as well as some corosion showing. So I started to overhaul them:
Paint stripped. The old instruments were painted in gloss black, and they should be in some kind of semi-gloss.
Tachometer was already dented and repainted.
I have levelled the dent from the inside:
Putty aplied , sanded and put some primer on:
Painted- semigloss black
instrument base zinc plated,ready for reassembly
Both:
Headlight case has been repaired and primed...
Painted in the same semigloss black
Cleaned, levelled, and painted in semigloss black
This is how it should look like...
Horn repainted and ready for montage:
That's it for now.
Hope to put it all to bike in some time soon.
@trek97 - I do believe that the Z bracket is actuall horn mount. I do not know for sure, will see what bracket am I missing during the assembly.
Regards,
Kristijan
While I am in a wait for engine rebuild, the show must go on...
I have painted some things. The instruments were in okay condition, but the instrument faces were faded, as well as some corosion showing. So I started to overhaul them:
Paint stripped. The old instruments were painted in gloss black, and they should be in some kind of semi-gloss.
Tachometer was already dented and repainted.
I have levelled the dent from the inside:
Putty aplied , sanded and put some primer on:
Painted- semigloss black
instrument base zinc plated,ready for reassembly
Both:
Headlight case has been repaired and primed...
Painted in the same semigloss black
Cleaned, levelled, and painted in semigloss black
This is how it should look like...
Horn repainted and ready for montage:
That's it for now.
Hope to put it all to bike in some time soon.
@trek97 - I do believe that the Z bracket is actuall horn mount. I do not know for sure, will see what bracket am I missing during the assembly.
Regards,
Kristijan
