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mickhenson1
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Bleeding brake caliper with broken nipple.
How to bleed Honda CB400N brakes with broken bleed nipple on the front caliper after replacing brake seals.
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Leaking Transit van diff seals
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Leaking rear axle seals, stopping the seal leak with Lucas Transmission Fix. Link for new Transit book, about the van. Amazon Link amzn.eu/d/iswlIqQ
Robot with flame thrower
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Had to wait for the right conditions to play with this toy, need plenty of rain first Haha!. Still was a bit windy, shame the pneumatics didn't work this time, not sure what to fit next into the robot.
Camping, Nott End-On-Sea
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Finally! I've got round to this camping holiday at Nott End-On-Sea, I didn't find any great rides and the weather was poor considering we had a heatwave. But Nott End was an interesting place and the video is one of my best to date.
Finished classic motorcycle look
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I'm now pleased with the classic motorcycle look, and it's all done on a tight time scale and an even tighter budget. I now have a motorbike I can enjoy all year round with out worrying about it getting damage.
Roadworthy Transit van
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Is the Transit van still worth my time and effort, should I seriously start thinking about a new van. Wasn't so lucky with the M.O.T this year it failed on rear brake drums, yellowing of front lights again and a lot of welding. it's funny how you forget all about the pain when you have that M.O.T pass in your hand.
Honda CB400N and the Transit in for repairs
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Honda CB400N and the Transit in for repairs
Using the Honda 400N and Mk5 Transit for an Holiday in Wales
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Using the Honda 400N and Mk5 Transit for an Holiday in Wales
soldering a motorcycle tank with a electric paint stripper gun
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soldering a motorcycle tank with a electric paint stripper gun
Honda CB400N Update, swing arm repair.
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Honda CB400N Update, swing arm repair.
Starting Honda CB400N motorbike after 15 years outside.
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Starting Honda CB400N motorbike after 15 years outside.
i just bought a honda cb 400n from 1982 and it had been in that old couples garage for about 30 years and me and my dad is renovating it and when we get it started it will be my first bike and the one that i will take my license on 😊😊 it was really promising to see this video though yours in worse shape than mine
Ever thought about going with a tubeless tire? If your bad luck keeps up, you'd at least be able to put a rope plug through it next summer
Thanks ,till a few weeks ago, I worked at a factory that used thousands of nails and quite a few found there way into the car park. three out of the four tyres on my car tyres have rope plugs 🤣
No no no.....the centre spacer should be pressed in wiyh a hydrsulic press, it should be a very tight fit in the sprocket or it will work loose. The plain washer is there as a spacer and to isolate the sprocket from the retaining circlip and to give an edge for the protective dust cover. The hub must be greased before the sprocket is fitted..
Does this get rid of the air in the caliper channel between the nipple and piston?
Hi, Yes it removes the air, I should have shown a close up of the air being removed. I put my thumb over the hole and turned it upside down a few times and you could see the bubbles coming out. The brake would not hold if air remained in the system. just slowly squeezing the leaver as you tighten the last few threads on the hose.
Very helpfull , Thankyou 👍
Im glad youve kept this old girl going on the road i looked at mot history been welded 11 times thats insanity you do alot of miles i like seeing the effort you put into getting it on road my dads pal has a 1997 smiley its been welded atleast 10 times done 250,000 miles they never break down do they lol my dads had 3 transit smileys and a mk4 with smiley grill
Hi Andrew, I love my old rusty trusty Transit, only 11 times Ha ha!. it must be the paint holding it together, i couldn't move my sculptures around without it and it's great for a holiday, i will try and keep it going as long as possible.
Nice job, going to do something similar with my old gpz305
Thanks, Hopefully I've done just enough to give the bike it's own character without spending more than it's worth.
Yes same here, how long did the heat resistant paint on the down pipes take to dry so you could handle them
Hi Andy, I can't recall, I did spray them outside and left them in the sun all day. @@RockDinosaur695
The big grin says it all! Great job, definitely bad to the bone! 😁👍
thank you sir .now I want to fix mine myself. .Im from East Malaysia
Hi, Look forward to seeing your finished project, I was asked about spares, after checking eBay I noticed fewer spares available than 3 years ago at lease for the CB400N.
I’m not surprised they didn’t want you to stay! Look at the state of it 🙈🥴
Thank God for that, I thought it was me🤣
Surprised the Phonemount held your phone in place LOL. Great stuff!
Just installed a cleaned carb in my cb400n that's been standing in a barn for atleast 15 years. Started right up. Amazing what these bikes can do after all these years
I'm glad it went well, mind you, I'm sure in the future archaeologist will dig one up put some petrol in it and start it up🤣
The thing is "Don't Leave it Outside" the "Result" is the Pile of Shite you have got now.
Hi great video ga e hope with mine 1980 250 superdream can you let me know how to root clutch cable I have tried for days with no luck thanks rigsby
Alright how hard is the propshaft bearings to do ? I have a long wheel base take it the bearings are different sizes
Hi John, I'm a maintenance engineer so it wasn't to difficult, I should have used my pully drawers but you still can remove the bearing. it was just the weight I had a problem with. mine is a short wheel base only 1 bearing.
Nice 👌 job....the bike looks really smooth thank you for sharing
Could you eme please where did you get the piece that you out in the rear gear ⚙️ I also have a lot of gap and i can found this part
Hi, I found the part on eBay, It been a few years now so hopefully it's still available.
@@mickhenson1 i really can get it if you find or remember the search tell me
Its a HONDA...nuff said
They don't make them like that anymore
Nice talk through. Like the Tetroseal year marker 😅
He's more Tetroseal than van🤣
Fantastic build that. Time for some campfire toasties
Get rid of that old van.
Brilliant just Brilliant 👏
great videos learned a lot cheers
i remove the top engine brackets when i did mine for a little bit more access
that's a good idea, may be I should have done the same🙂
@@mickhenson1 i did as well
Thanks mate! About to go on and try to replace the cables me self
Why don't you put it into a higher gear when trying to turn the engine? It should get you better leverage ...?
It's like I said, I only know just enough🤣🤣
HA, HA, HA HA!!! Great job! Very cool. And a real biker you are, and seem to know your stuff too! Congratulations! 🙂
Hi, thanks, I only know just enough and very little time. I can't believe it's been two years, it was the best thing I've done putting it back on the road had five brilliant holidays with it and looking forward to next years.🏍
@@mickhenson1 Well, good luck to you! 🙂 My daughter just bought one of these bikes (in much better condition, though), and I hope she can ride it for many years to come, too. They seem to be able to take a beating these bikes. ;-)
My ford 34 yar old,end 11yars for my))
They become old reliable friends😀
Passed ma test on a CB 2 1/2 . The clip-ons are a neat touch , so's the leather .
Hi Laurence, over my 40 odd years I've had two 250cc the first one on L plates and the second one I used as a commuter like the 400cc. Amazing reliable bikes.
@@mickhenson1 I had a bike shop for 6 years . The CD175 was maybe the most overengineered engine I've stripped , all the bearing were massive . They could have done 500,000 if cherished . 400 is the right power to weight ratio for those engines , 250's a bit underpowered but reliable , but won out with the provie license limit . Cheers Mick .
Have you seen the first video when I get it running, I left it outside for almost 20 years put oil down the barrel and turned it over with a bar and started it. Still haven't had the motor apart 🤣 ua-cam.com/video/5AYX_5pEtWs/v-deo.html
Great video looks cool 😎 Look forward to seeing you’re other posts and future posts 😎👍👍
Looks good. If you are riding all year round, you really don`t want to be trying to maintain chrome and polished alloy, save the shiny bits for the summer bike.
I've always loved the distressed look. To take the bike back to original condition would have cost twice as much as it was worth.
Most people would be shit scared the phone would come off. Bike sounds awesome
I'm not fearless just stupid🤣🤣
Welding, welding and more welding :)
That's just the tip of the iceberg, it's a good metaphor, because the more tapped it with a hammer the more of the van disappeared in the heat just like melting ice🤣
@@mickhenson1 your van is a bit older than mine. I remember pressing my thumb on a wheel arch it evaporated In a cloud of orange dust.
Absolutely cracker of a van 🔥 I love old smily transit vans. Now my concern is what is the fuel consumption on this thing mate? There are similar vans with medium roof for under $2 grand in my country. Do you recommend it? Not that I need it really but I’ve a huge obsession for vans since childhood so I’d like to give a try and buy one . Kind regards Beka
Cheers, at the minute you love them more than me, I've only been back at home 30mins after spending 9 hours welding it up for MOT work. They can be heavy on the juice over 60 MPH mine is a none turbo and as you may have guessed, rust buckets🤣
@@mickhenson1 could you tell me how much in litres? Is it worth buying it or should I buy mk5?
@@bekabeka71 I'm not sure in Litres, I just fill it up. the turbo is better on fuel. I'm told that the Mk5 will run on cooking oil without any modifications.
Keeping an old ICE car is the more environmentally friendly and economic thing to do unless you drive excessively. No battery to chemically deteriorate(which ALL batteries still do) and require a new car because of the cost of replacement. In norway the government gave the EVs too many economical advantages, causing people to buy more electric-cars and stop using public transportation. The EV was more economical the more you drive because of chep electricity. The EVs have now been thrown out of the public transport lanes during rush hour and starting to pay road tolls etc. New luxury EVs will also start to pay tax when you buy them. Electric power crisis is also a new thing. The lack of minerals for producing the insane amounts of EVs might also postpone the ban of new fossil cars. I forsee that i will enjoy to drive my old fossils long after 2030.
Hi, EVs are still road Tax exempt in the UK, I don't think anyone still knows what to do when it comes to recycling the batteries or scraping the cars. Maybe the biggest problem will be the self drive cars and insurance for us to drive manually.
Its weird really this world we live in,,in a third world country ,old vehicle increase in value,not like here ,I agree with Daz fuel will decide what wehave todo.. I mean much as I enjoy my car (rover 75 cdti) I cannot afford to run her without any thought to cost ,she has to pay her way... Honestly I do,nt think the powers in office (any party) want the working lower classes with the free dom to be able to travel (freely),, its all a big plot to keep us mugs in out place,,,oh heck abit of topic
After covid, I'm also started to think a long them lines. many years a go someone told me that in Germany you could only drive a classic car to and from car shows, not sure how true that is.
Hi mike great video to be totally honest i cant see too much changing with petrol and diesel engines just you wont see as many around london etc. But unless they put a bullet in it i dont think your smiley would give up lol 👍
Hi Nathan, I'm not worried about a bullet, but I'm worried about it's MOT on Friday. Think it's time to do research on HVO bio fuel it's 90% lower net CO2 and 100% renewable. sounds interesting
It’s a fact that buying , running and fixing vehicles is going to become more expensive as the combustion engine is phased out I can’t imagine what folks will be paying 5 years from now for a 15 year old car not to mention the horrible ethanol petrol , as for me I’m going to get out and enjoy my old Superdream and r50 mini as often as I can
I know what you mean, I feel I should be paying less road tax now for the Transit as I'm unable to go into quite a few cities. Without getting stand and deliver by the highway man as I enter.
Hi Mike, I think the deciding factor in the not to distant future will be the availability of fuel, I can see supermarkets closing their filling stations to make way for charging points and small independent filling stations becoming more unprofitable and closing. I can't help thinking classics and I.C.E. vehicles in general are going to become an ever increasingly rare sight on our roads. I filled the Rover up today and payed 201.9 for E5 at my local Tesco it's already starting to hurt, might have to get the push bike out soon.
unfortunately I think you are right. I remember my bother had a car that you could run on gas bottles that the forklifts used, no tax on that. it was a bit of a pain to change. and took up most of the boot.
These bikes are starting to be collectors items
Hi, u r right, they are becoming collectors items. The problem for me is how much time and money do I spend on the restoration. It was just used for transport to work, and little more than a rat bike even then. I'm thinking about doing a video on this subject not just about my stuff but all types old vehicles. I already have my sculptures for one bottom less pit when it comes to money, do need anymore🤣
@@mickhenson1 Hello I love watching your videos you don’t have to restore it use it as is and have fun as you obviously do It’s good to see them on the road after all these years
Got my old Transit for another year. First trip of the year. Only got 12 miles away 😂
Hi, It would be nice to see a short video of your van👍
@@mickhenson1 it's pretty rough. Used to be a dog sledging van. But tough as old boots
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Couldn't you have "shrunk" the top hat by putting it in the freezer overnight? It might have been able to fit after that.
Hi, Maybe I should have tried that, or even warmed up the sprocket. it's something to bare in mind for the next job I might have to do.
Genius repair!!! Most people would've thrown that in the skip!
What my bike or van.!🤣🤣
where you get the "top hat "
Hi, I found the top hat and sprocket on ebay, one of them wasn't quite right because I had to open the hole up on the sprocket. it could have been made a few thou bigger to take out the wear if you were only replacing one or the other.
@@mickhenson1 yeah try to get it back to 100% on . same as your prob. i dont know why to "top hat" so hard to find. this guy found the full set. like the manual u pointed out. ua-cam.com/video/txW8S47D61M/v-deo.html
Needs a new paint job all round 🤣🤣
Don't turn the engine backwards (by turning the back wheel). The camchain tensioner doesn't like it!
Hi Tom, That's good advice👍
I have just swapped a proper swing arm on, I replaced the bushes with bearings, dust caps on and it doesn't seem to go on not enough room between swingarm forks! Was it really tight when you did yours?
Hi Phil, Good to here from you, They are tight I was about to try sliding some thin shim down the side to get mine in and then pull it out. But it went in on the last try, let me know how you got on.
Chain is too tight - more like an inch of total movement up and down - 1/2 inch either way. Great work though - cheers
Cheers👍
Very skilled and great workmanship. Looking forward to seeing the transit exhaust video. We paid someone to fit a new down pipe to ours and they managed to set fire to the bulkhead sound proofing - never again.
🤣🤣 I've already done that welding up the front nearside wheel arch about 5 years ago. so there's not much left to burn 🤣
@@mickhenson1 haha and actually I think that sound proofing is very overrated.