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Thread: My CB400 Project
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01-21-2014, 10:19 AM #1
My CB400 Project
I know we all like projects around here and this is my latest creation that I am working on. It is a 1978 Honda CB400 that I bought running with a title for $100. I had a old set of R1 forks that I fitted on the front and it is getting converted to a monoshock.
Not mine, it was not nearly this clean.
The look that I am going after.
-Mark
14 Mojo - 72 hours and growing
02 Mobius LSV ---- Sold and always will be remembered as the one that started it all.
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01-21-2014, 10:19 AM #2
Chopped it up and added a tank off a 70's XL500
Tank mocked up.
-Mark
14 Mojo - 72 hours and growing
02 Mobius LSV ---- Sold and always will be remembered as the one that started it all.
"Hey you only live once"
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01-21-2014, 10:20 AM #3
I was able to get the subframe welded up. Nothing is mounted permanently so it isn't square yet. I need to get the chassis tacked together so that I can pull the motor.
-Mark
14 Mojo - 72 hours and growing
02 Mobius LSV ---- Sold and always will be remembered as the one that started it all.
"Hey you only live once"
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01-21-2014, 11:24 AM #4
I would kill to find a deal like this! Keep us updated. I kept a ton of spare parts from my stunt bikes for years hoping for a project like this and never started anything.
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01-21-2014, 12:19 PM #5
That is exactly why I am doing it, too many parts left over from track days. Speaking of that do have any old rearset around?
-Mark
14 Mojo - 72 hours and growing
02 Mobius LSV ---- Sold and always will be remembered as the one that started it all.
"Hey you only live once"
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01-21-2014, 12:43 PM #6
Very unlikely but I will look.
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01-21-2014, 02:37 PM #7Senior Member
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I have over the past years thought about doing this to a bike, but without welding and bike knowledge I have not. On a scale of 1 to 10 is this a project for a me? I can change the oil in the boat and done minor car repair, Water pump, brakes, etc
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01-21-2014, 05:16 PM #8
Oh boy that is a tough question to ask, there are guys that are building bikes like this without a lot of knowledge but most work with fab shops to get the framework done. I have been building things since I was a little kid and I have always had a good mechanical knowledge. On a scale of 1-10 my build is going to be in the 8's. I could not imagine building one without a shop, welder, electrical knowledge and a sense of bodywork it would get way out of budget. Your best bet would be to buy a running bike and tweak on it until you understand it inside out.
-Mark
14 Mojo - 72 hours and growing
02 Mobius LSV ---- Sold and always will be remembered as the one that started it all.
"Hey you only live once"
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01-21-2014, 05:30 PM #9
I need to start a project like this. The look you're going after is awesome! I might have a spare set of '06 R1 rear sets. I will check when I get home. Keep us updated with pictures and info.
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01-22-2014, 02:29 AM #10
question. are you going to keep hat screw drive in the front wheel? haha no but it is going to be a clean bike. keep us posted with pics.. i just did a nice motor swap in my 07 polaris race sled..that was fun ha
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