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Seeing that I'm having a bit of a garage clearout and as I'm not going to Chimay either, I figured it's time to put the 400/4 up for sale: 1977 400/4, MOT & Tax early next year (March, AFAIK). Yellow (the V5 still says red because it was red when I bought it, but I got a better tank and sidepanels off TOG). Around 48k on the clock, runs, rides OK and has all the really hard to find bits on it, including the correct grab handle (confirmed by TOG) and the toolbox. The latter two are made out of unobtanium, even Dave Silver can't help with the correct parts. All chrome parts are present, with the exception of the rear mudguard as the PO had replaced a lot of them. They're showing slight signs of pitting (rear mudguard is the worst, but that's original) but overall they're in decent nick. Oh, and it's also got a Cibie headlight, which is a sought-after conversion. The seat has been recovered, it's OK but it's obvious it isn't the original. The seat pan also has a slight crack in it (they all do that sir). While it's got all the sought after bits on it, the bike would still be a full stripdown and rebuild jobbie if you wanted to use it as a basis for a restoration. I think you could find a better basis for a resto but then again, this one's at least confirmed OK and correct. Anyway, I'd say it's a good user bike for someone who wants a 400/4 and just ride it and possibly make it a bit nicer over time. TOG says it's worth between 900 and a grand; UKRM(C) price is 850 with no haggling, which is slightly less than I paid for it. -- Morini Corsaro 125 | CB450 K4 | XL250 Motosport x2 | 900SSD | VFR750 Triumph T-Bird chop | K1100LT | CB400 Four BOTAFOF #33 The UKRMC FAQ: http://www.unixconsult.co.uk/bike/ukrmcfaq.html |
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In message <87abtqu67e.fsf@odie.internal.unix-consult.com>, Timo Geusch
<tnewsSPAMMENOT@unixconsult.co.uk> writes > >Seeing that I'm having a bit of a garage clearout and as I'm not going >to Chimay either, I figured it's time to put the 400/4 up for sale: > >1977 400/4, MOT & Tax early next year (March, AFAIK). Yellow (the V5 >still says red because it was red when I bought it, but I got a >better tank and sidepanels off TOG). Around 48k on the clock, runs, >rides OK and has all the really hard to find bits on it, including the >correct grab handle (confirmed by TOG) and the toolbox. The latter two >are made out of unobtanium, even Dave Silver can't help with the correct >parts. > >All chrome parts are present, with the exception of the rear >mudguard as the PO had replaced a lot of them. They're showing slight >signs of pitting (rear mudguard is the worst, but that's original) but >overall they're in decent nick. Oh, and it's also got a Cibie headlight, >which is a sought-after conversion. The seat has been recovered, it's OK >but it's obvious it isn't the original. The seat pan also has a slight >crack in it (they all do that sir). > >While it's got all the sought after bits on it, the bike would still be >a full stripdown and rebuild jobbie if you wanted to use it as a basis for >a restoration. I think you could find a better basis for a resto but >then again, this one's at least confirmed OK and correct. Anyway, I'd >say it's a good user bike for someone who wants a 400/4 and just ride it >and possibly make it a bit nicer over time. > >TOG says it's worth between 900 and a grand; UKRM(C) price is 850 with >no haggling, which is slightly less than I paid for it. > fx: bites clenched fist. I'll get back to you tomorrow when I'm sober. I've done enough WUNing for one weekend. -- Mike Buckley RD350LC2 GPZ750 Turbo http://www.toastyhamster.freeserve.co.uk BONY#38 |
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On Fri, 20 Jul 2007 22:16:05 +0100 Timo Geusch wrote:
>it's time to put the 400/4 up for sale: <mode=Lozzo> 400 Four </m> -- vulgarandmischevious |
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mike. buckley wrote:
> In message <87abtqu67e.fsf@odie.internal.unix-consult.com>, Timo > Geusch <tnewsSPAMMENOT@unixconsult.co.uk> writes > > > > Seeing that I'm having a bit of a garage clearout and as I'm not > > going to Chimay either, I figured it's time to put the 400/4 up for > > sale: > > > > 1977 400/4, MOT & Tax early next year (March, AFAIK). Yellow (the V5 > > still says red because it was red when I bought it, but I got a > > better tank and sidepanels off TOG). Around 48k on the clock, runs, > > rides OK and has all the really hard to find bits on it, including > > the correct grab handle (confirmed by TOG) and the toolbox. The > > latter two are made out of unobtanium, even Dave Silver can't help > > with the correct parts. > > > > All chrome parts are present, with the exception of the rear > > mudguard as the PO had replaced a lot of them. They're showing > > slight signs of pitting (rear mudguard is the worst, but that's > > original) but overall they're in decent nick. Oh, and it's also got > > a Cibie headlight, which is a sought-after conversion. The seat has > > been recovered, it's OK but it's obvious it isn't the original. The > > seat pan also has a slight crack in it (they all do that sir). > > > > While it's got all the sought after bits on it, the bike would > > still be a full stripdown and rebuild jobbie if you wanted to use > > it as a basis for a restoration. I think you could find a better > > basis for a resto but then again, this one's at least confirmed OK > > and correct. Anyway, I'd say it's a good user bike for someone who > > wants a 400/4 and just ride it and possibly make it a bit nicer > > over time. > > > > TOG says it's worth between 900 and a grand; UKRM(C) price is 850 > > with no haggling, which is slightly less than I paid for it. > > > > fx: bites clenched fist. > > > I'll get back to you tomorrow when I'm sober. I've done enough > WUNing for one weekend. Well, if the beer goggles have worn off, sir may want to have a look at the pictures I forgot to link to yesterday: http://www.bsdninjas.co.uk/scratch/cb400-1.jpg http://www.bsdninjas.co.uk/scratch/cb400-2.jpg http://www.bsdninjas.co.uk/scratch/cb400-3.jpg It's not quite that shade of piss yellow IRL (the colour is darker and more reddish) but I CBA to faff around with Photoshop in a bid to correct the colour. -- Morini Corsaro 125 | CB450 K4 | XL250 Motosport x2 | 900SSD Triump Thunderbird chop | VFR750 BOTAFOF #33 The UKRMC FAQ: http://www.unixconsult.co.uk/bike/ukrmcfaq.html |