I had a 75 in high school I bought it used in 1979 and rode it year round I did have the top end rebuilt but other than that it was original and I loved it wish I still had it
Well I just found a 1976 400 in yellow. it was in storage for 20 years. I'm stoked with this bike. Got it running but it still needs a lot of love. Cant hardly wait to watch your rebuild. Thanks for doing this.
Great videos! I bought a new 1975 cb400f back in 1975 in the beautiful super high gloss red. I loved that bike, but alas ended up selling up after several years when I just didn't have time to ride it. I wanted to tell you that after a couple of years I took it back to the Honda dealer where I bought it to have some maintenance done and he told me that Honda have a service bulletin out that some of the cb400f bikes had a porosity issue on the cylinder which made it look like a leaking head gasket. Since mine had that issue they replaced the cylinder for free. It was like a recall that didn't get sent out to customers but they would fix if you brought it in (not cool Honda!). After they replaced it the mystery oil leak went away for good. Not sure if that is your bike's issue or not, but I wanted to pass that along to you. Thanks for taking me back to the good old days!
Thanks for the comment! I'm happy to hear the video reminded you of some fond memories with your 400F. I have heard about the porosity issue in some castings, but I wasn't aware of the Honda bulletin. This very helpful info - thank you! I'll try to figure out if this is my problem when I get to work on it soon. Cheers!
@@romeparrilla8307 Thanks! I haven't been watching the market lately, but at a guess I'd say prices run in the range of $3k (USD) and up for a decent 400f these days. Of course you might get lucky with a cheap barn find, but those are very rare. Cheers!
I'm not sure that this old 400F needs any work. Apart from the tail light and the horn it just wants riding. Trying to make it like new is a bit of a shame. It's not new, why not just accept the imperfections and show more respect to the bike's age?
Already subscribed and really looking forward to watching further videos on this project, really would like one of these myself. Regards from the UK
Thanks for the comment, and for subscribing! I hope you get a 400F. They all deserve good homes. Cheers!
I had a 75 in high school I bought it used in 1979 and rode it year round I did have the top end rebuilt but other than that it was original and I loved it wish I still had it
Well I just found a 1976 400 in yellow. it was in storage for 20 years. I'm stoked with this bike. Got it running but it still needs a lot of love. Cant hardly wait to watch your rebuild. Thanks for doing this.
My first bike, rode it for 16 years. Great bike.
Great videos! I bought a new 1975 cb400f back in 1975 in the beautiful super high gloss red. I loved that bike, but alas ended up selling up after several years when I just didn't have time to ride it. I wanted to tell you that after a couple of years I took it back to the Honda dealer where I bought it to have some maintenance done and he told me that Honda have a service bulletin out that some of the cb400f bikes had a porosity issue on the cylinder which made it look like a leaking head gasket. Since mine had that issue they replaced the cylinder for free. It was like a recall that didn't get sent out to customers but they would fix if you brought it in (not cool Honda!). After they replaced it the mystery oil leak went away for good. Not sure if that is your bike's issue or not, but I wanted to pass that along to you. Thanks for taking me back to the good old days!
Thanks for the comment! I'm happy to hear the video reminded you of some fond memories with your 400F.
I have heard about the porosity issue in some castings, but I wasn't aware of the Honda bulletin. This very helpful info - thank you! I'll try to figure out if this is my problem when I get to work on it soon. Cheers!
I am looking for one too. Amazing video. Keep it up
nice video,i would like to buy one,i was wondering how much are they goin for in good condition now a days thank you
@@romeparrilla8307 Thanks! I haven't been watching the market lately, but at a guess I'd say prices run in the range of $3k (USD) and up for a decent 400f these days. Of course you might get lucky with a cheap barn find, but those are very rare. Cheers!
How much liters every 100km consume?
If you do not want to fix it I will buy it right now
Thanks, but I have no plans to sell this one. I explain why in the video linked below. Cheers! ua-cam.com/video/T_4vo8u-SgA/v-deo.html
I know you know what you have but cannot blame a brother fro trying LOL I want a 400 four so bad had blue 75 when I was 17 great bike@@MakeFixEngineer
You want dyna electronic ignition.
@@curttaylor7841 Thankfully, the bike came with electronic ignition already installed. Cheers!
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I'm not sure that this old 400F needs any work.
Apart from the tail light and the horn it just wants riding.
Trying to make it like new is a bit of a shame.
It's not new, why not just accept the imperfections and
show more respect to the bike's age?
That is minor stuff for a bike almost 50 yrs old
That's true. It's all very minor compared to other bikes I've restored. Cheers!