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Post by rgdavid on Mar 10, 2016 23:18:14 GMT
A bikefull of promis,
Looks good habe fun.
Fungo i thought the na came out in march or april 1980 ?
Wealdenrust says its 1979..
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2016 3:57:41 GMT
Fungo i thought the na came out in march or april 1980 ? Wealdenrust says its 1979.. Nice observation Dave.....and yes. Need some clarification on this. The NA's were *officially* 1980 year bikes. But I can tell you that there was a red CB400NA up for sale a few years ago on ebay where the seller also stated it was a 1979. It was NA right down to its engine and frame number (beginning 210). The seller refused to supply me with the reg number so I could check it out properly but he was adamant it was a 1979 - and it looked 100% NA. Again, he would not even volunteer its month of reg in 1979 so it all stalled there. Maybe it is possible some NA's arrived here late 1979.......for Honda dealer demonstration purposes perhaps? But yet to see evidence of this. 1979 seems way too early for any NA......but never say never. Wealdenrust - please may we ask the month and year of registration for your bike? Or perhaps even PM me your reg number? It would help us.  |
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Post by wealdenrust on Mar 11, 2016 13:51:27 GMT
Ooh shiney- they will look good on! Are the internal pipes on that balancer box perforated at all? Looks like a CM400 box from here..... No perferation in the pipes but a perforated steel net around the glass-fibre filling the whole 'tummy' area. |
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Post by wealdenrust on Mar 11, 2016 13:56:56 GMT
What make are the silencers? they certainly look the part. They were bought off Ebay from classicbikeshop.co.uk (£100) For that price and the state of the originals I'm happy, if they fit? Ha Ha |
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Post by wealdenrust on Mar 11, 2016 13:59:56 GMT
A bikefull of promis, Looks good habe fun. Fungo i thought the na came out in march or april 1980 ? Wealdenrust says its 1979.. I will check that out in a bit. I have just woke from nightshift so give an hour or so please, yawn! |
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Post by wealdenrust on Mar 11, 2016 14:02:30 GMT
Fungo i thought the na came out in march or april 1980 ? Wealdenrust says its 1979.. Nice observation Dave.....and yes. Need some clarification on this. The NA's were *officially* 1980 year bikes. But I can tell you that there was a red CB400NA up for sale a few years ago on ebay where the seller also stated it was a 1979. It was NA right down to its engine and frame number (beginning 210). The seller refused to supply me with the reg number so I could check it out properly but he was adamant it was a 1979 - and it looked 100% NA. Again, he would not even volunteer its month of reg in 1979 so it all stalled there. Maybe it is possible some NA's arrived here late 1979.......for Honda dealer demonstration purposes perhaps? But yet to see evidence of this. 1979 seems way too early for any NA......but never say never. Wealdenrust - please may we ask the month and year of registration for your bike? Or perhaps even PM me your reg number? It would help us. I can PM you some info as I would be pleased to know the facts myself being as I'm a rank novice when it comes to Superdreams |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2016 14:53:02 GMT
A bikefull of promis, Looks good habe fun. Fungo i thought the na came out in march or april 1980 ? Wealdenrust says its 1979.. I will check that out in a bit. I have just woke from nightshift so give an hour or so please, yawn! Ah....a fellow night worker. We can yawn in tandem, WR.  |
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Post by wealdenrust on Mar 11, 2016 15:11:28 GMT
Two wheelers from the dark-side rule...
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Post by wazzbo on Mar 11, 2016 17:19:56 GMT
What make are the silencers? they certainly look the part. They were bought off Ebay from classicbikeshop.co.uk (£100) For that price and the state of the originals I'm happy, if they fit? Ha Ha They are the same ones as I fitted to my 400, they are good value and have a nice sound and not loud. They fit ok as well, the rubber stop for the centre stand lines up bang on on mine, |
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Post by wealdenrust on Mar 11, 2016 17:54:37 GMT
They were bought off Ebay from classicbikeshop.co.uk (£100) For that price and the state of the originals I'm happy, if they fit? Ha Ha They are the same ones as I fitted to my 400, they are good value and have a nice sound and not loud. They fit ok as well, the rubber stop for the centre stand lines up bang on on mine, They look great value but I will have to wait for a couple of weeks to fit them. :-( |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2016 3:51:49 GMT
Very excited about this bike.....early early VIN for an NA. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2016 9:12:30 GMT
Only you know.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2016 20:27:17 GMT
WR is going to start his very own resto thread soon.......he will kick it off with the exciting news that this is indeed a genuine early CB250NA.......confirmed registered in.....wait for it...........1979. I'm sure he will provide more details when he kicks of his thread....but.......I have certainly learned that NA's first appeared on these shores than I first believed. Amazing stuff.  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2016 20:39:29 GMT
This revelation means that snotty nosed teenagers across the U.K were pressing their noses up against dealer's windows as Christmas 1979 approached - gawping through the glass at NA's and not N's.
Not in all cases of course......some dealers must have been selling 'em quicker - meaning they would of been the first to get the new models*
*Possibly.
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Post by wealdenrust on Mar 14, 2016 13:54:52 GMT
 Just in case you haven't already guessed the state of 'Subject 2815' here's proof of the problem of 35years in a shed. :-(  My fault the photo disappeared, sorry, here it is again. |
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