Fired up the CB400 today

Went out n' got a new battery and petrol, checked oil etc and BINGO.....fired up about 5th turn over great bikes do that .

There was muck /carbon /smoke it must have been 5 years that that stuff, as that is when it was last started or so Im told, everything works,brakes appear good tyres are ok so It will be tested very soon, so Im dead chuffed now I can relax abit knowing it fires up

And that's your idea of restoration?

Nice job matey...

and your point here is?

Oi, bargainhunter... as usual, this is a cross reference to another post (post 17865-HGJ-123b to be precise)

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If it's been stood with old oil in for years, warm it up and change it. Old oil gets acidic in time. Might be worth changing the brake fluid too as it'll probably have absorbed some moisture in that time.



Why am I telling you this, you know that already

Twill be done sir, I was just to eager to try the bike but it did look like new ish oil in.


There will ba a strip down and powder coat the fame and bit n' bobs, will change the wheels when the bike is back together so I will be after a few bits to get it back to original..

ANYONE GOT ANY MUDGAURDS PLEASE?? I dont mind re-chromeing them or timing cover or mag cover? as I want to get rid of the finned type after market bits.