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Post by beachbum on Aug 31, 2014 22:05:02 GMT
Hello all. My name is John and I am clasic car guy that just bought his first real motorcycle. A cafe Honda CB400N.  It was completed about two years ago, sold, and I bought it from the second owner since the build. It was used daily by the previous owner. I do not intend to use it as a daily, but just as a good looking bike, used for pleasure rides. I live and work in downtown Athens, Greece and ride old Vespa scooters in town that suit me fine. The plan is to improve the bike and enjoy riding it. |
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Post by stevegbr on Aug 31, 2014 22:06:53 GMT
hello and welcome john, hope you like our forum.  |
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Post by ian on Sept 1, 2014 19:15:12 GMT
Hi John, welcome. Like the bike - captures the look without radical reworking.
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Post by terryc on Sept 1, 2014 19:54:44 GMT
Welcome John that bike is gorgeous  |
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Post by stevellew on Sept 1, 2014 20:26:47 GMT
Welcome john that is a really stunning cafe racer and still has Plenty of superdream charisma I'm sure one of the best I've seen glad you found us
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Post by stevie on Sept 2, 2014 5:46:06 GMT
Welcome to the forum john, that really is a nice looking bike, those spoke wheels set it off lovely.
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Post by Cheggy on Sept 2, 2014 6:33:14 GMT
Ti Kanis, one of my best mates lives in Athens.... Dimitris Rassis.
Hope you enjoy it here, nice bike.
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Post by jonnyboy on Sept 2, 2014 8:51:04 GMT
Hello and welcome, this forum has all the answers to all your s/d problems
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Post by bikermike on Sept 2, 2014 9:48:24 GMT
hello!
that is a very nice conversion
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2014 16:19:51 GMT
Lovely bike, welcome and enjoy the forum.
Gee.
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Post by beachbum on Sept 2, 2014 18:54:59 GMT
Thank you for the warm welcome.
I bought the bike because I thought it was a good base for what I plan to do next.
The general idea is to make it look like a classic bike.
I intend to :
chage the tank to one with a straight lower edge,
fabricate some new side covers,
fit some vintage instuments,
fit some vintage looking tyres,
chrome front and rear mudguards,
move the numberplate to the rear,
fit some nice indicators,
un-chrome the engine covers and top,
fit the original airfilter box,
give it a serious going over to make sure everything works as intended.
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Post by bikermike on Sept 3, 2014 17:27:42 GMT
It's your bike and you must do as you see fit, but I'd definitely keep the tank (abeit do something about the lug holes). Saw a lovely one on bike.exif a while back where they made up some triangular mesh panels to finish off that angle (on a CB900 I think).
What I like about it is the way that unlike many other superdream cafe-racers it still looks like it's a superdream, but somehow avoids the "tiny engine hiding in a frame" that lots of the have.
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Post by Harold on Sept 8, 2014 7:47:53 GMT
Welcome John, nice bike and will be interesting to watch your progress with it. What bike are the wheels off ?
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Post by beachbum on Sept 15, 2014 6:36:58 GMT
Front 19'' excel from a a kxf 250 with Yamaha sr 250 center . 36 spokes.
Rear 18'' did wheel with disc brake. 36 spokes.
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