Progress on my 1981 Honda CM400e cafe project

Welcome back bro.

If you want a bit more power put some mufflers on it...I can't explain the technical stuff. But there are plenty of guys here who can. In the event you don't believe everything you read on the internet.

My 360 runs considerably better w the back pressure and added length of the Cone engineering, Quiet cores, Than it did w slash cut, shorty glass packs. + the added benefit of hearing myself think.

Also, IMO they look much better and way less "amateur" w BOTH fenders installed. At the very least, if you insist on slinging road debris all over your face. Grind/drill rivets out of the mounting brace under front fender, paint it black, and install the brace to support the forks. It will improve handling. Better yet and just for fun, before cutting the fender...just paint the whole dang thing black and bolt it on...give it a couple days and see what you think.

It looks pretty darn nice in the pic. Just needs something on the forks. I like the bare tank...but it would look even better w the full chrome fenders.
 
trek97 said:
Welcome back bro.

If you want a bit more power put some mufflers on it...I can't explain the technical stuff. But there are plenty of guys here who can. In the event you don't believe everything you read on the internet.

My 360 runs considerably better w the back pressure and added length of the Cone engineering, Quiet cores, Than it did w slash cut, shorty glass packs. + the added benefit of hearing myself think.

Also, IMO they look much better and way less "amateur" w BOTH fenders installed. At the very least, if you insist on slinging road debris all over your face. Grind/drill rivets out of the mounting brace under front fender, paint it black, and install the brace to support the forks. It will improve handling. Better yet and just for fun, before cutting the fender...just paint the whole dang thing black and bolt it on...give it a couple days and see what you think.

It looks pretty darn nice in the pic. Just needs something on the forks. I like the bare tank...but it would look even better w the full chrome fenders.
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I'm definitely putting the front fender back. I'll probably chop it a little, but yeah. gotta have it back.

What is the consensus, if any, about these? http://www.dimecitycycles.com/chrome-12-inch-shorty-muffler.html

I definitely don't want the stock cones back on. Makes the thing sound like a lawn mower, in addition to being huge.
Just found a video of a guy with a '79 CM400T with these exact mofflers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRpvje5KPxQ&feature=youtu.be

In my search for info on the shorty mufflers, I discovered that the above video is from Onetruepunk87 on the forum, haha.

Obviously, my headers aren't that long.
 
Loud, and I believe some of them can't be re-packed.
The slash cut shorties I had were also loud, but they could be repacked. And I did.
I remember paying a little less, but these are the same.

http://www.dimecitycycles.com/chrome-16-inch-shorty-slashcut-muffler.html
 
here ya go w free shipping. Read the review lol.

http://www.amazon.com/Emgo-Muffler-Slash-Cut-80-45700/dp/B007Y9O1BY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1456541145&sr=8-1&keywords=emgo+slash+cut+muffler
 
Oops and do you got a link to share for the company that mods the seats? Very interested for this on the wifes cm200.
 
trek97 said:
Oops and do you got a link to share for the company that mods the seats? Very interested for this on the wifes cm200.
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I checked for CM200 seats, but it doesn't look like they have anything specific for that model. Not sure if it's the same pan as the cm400, but here's the link:

http://www.motorcycleseatsdirect.com/search.php?search_query=cm400&x=0&y=0
 
theonlychrisj said:
God, no. There's a company that makes cafe seats with the original seat pan, so I won't have to cut the frame.
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Ok, just checking before I made fun of it 8) No worries if you can't find one, making a seat pan isn't difficult.
 
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