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Post by jonnyboy on Mar 25, 2015 17:23:26 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2015 19:20:29 GMT
Looks like rust...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2015 19:20:54 GMT
Originally bright zinc or drab olive.
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Post by jonnyboy on Mar 25, 2015 19:25:02 GMT
Thanks FB, i have cleaned the rust off them with my bead/sand blaster, and now i can plate them.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2015 21:31:20 GMT
The later ones tended to be D.O.
What year is the bike JB?
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Post by jonnyboy on Mar 25, 2015 21:49:13 GMT
1980 FB, its birthday is on the 22/8/80 lol!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2015 22:10:09 GMT
My 400NA is around that age although registered in March 1981.
My gut is that she was sitting at the dealer (Slocombes of Neasden) for around six months before Mr Parsons bought her.......By March '81 the 400NB's were hitting the show rooms.
I'd go with drab olive.
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Post by wazzbo on Mar 25, 2015 22:12:55 GMT
Mine was registered in July 1980 and they were bright zinc.
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Post by hondapartsman on Mar 26, 2015 10:21:53 GMT
From memory I'd go with zinc too, although it's been many years since I saw any new ones.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2015 21:02:09 GMT
An odd one are the chain adjusters on my CB400NA.
According to CMSNL my chain adjusters were the black looking ones (drab olive) as per its VIN.....but I got a close up of a picture of when I first owned her (bought from original owner with just 3k on the clock) and they are clearly chrome.
Just goes to show, the parts diagrams are not always 100% correct.
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Post by jonnyboy on Mar 26, 2015 21:52:56 GMT
I have two or three different types of finishes on chain adjusters, i have shiney chrome, matt chrome and zinc plated. these have come with the machines and have either come as new or are aftermarket parts. Personally i have gone with shiney finish (coz i am easily bought with shiney things) lol!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2015 22:33:57 GMT
Were you a magpie in a previous life?
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Post by jonnyboy on Mar 26, 2015 23:23:34 GMT
Yep! All the parts i have will be blasted, painted or plated and put away in a sealed container in the garage. Those seat catches in the picture were the rustiest parts i had and after blasting they came up good and are soon to be plated.
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Post by hondapartsman on Mar 28, 2015 9:06:07 GMT
An odd one are the chain adjusters on my CB400NA. According to CMSNL my chain adjusters were the black looking ones (drab olive) as per its VIN.....but I got a close up of a picture of when I first owned her (bought from original owner with just 3k on the clock) and they are clearly chrome. Just goes to show, the parts diagrams are not always 100% correct. It's unusual but yes of course once in a while there are errors. I was sure the colour of the adjusters didn't change until the B models though, but of course that's all 30 years or so ago and my memory is not what it was. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2015 19:38:47 GMT
You could be right. They also had that ickle chain wear decal on the LHS when they 'went black'. I bet you enjoyed your job? I know I would have.  |
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