bubbaisme: Airbox and filter housing,battery mount side.
bubbaisme: Carb float bowl on left is what it is suppose to look like. #3 carb had jet and spring clip laying in bottom of bowl.
bubbaisme: Head side, looks good internally. Have to remove float bowls to get to the offending float valves.
bubbaisme: New project, 1977 CB 400 F2 Honda. 8700 miles, appears all original, missing some stuff but should be a good restoration project.
bubbaisme: Rear view of 4 into 1 pipe. I think it needs a much louder, more obnoxious exhaust.
bubbaisme: I forgot how small the early small CB's were. My CRF250L looks like a giant next to it.
bubbaisme: The main reason to have a small displacement early Honda is the header and the jewel like quality of the engine.
bubbaisme: Needs some TLC and elbow grease.
bubbaisme: Rear fender and tail light cleaned up. Not perfect but useable and in looks better in person.
bubbaisme: Tail light mount cleaned up. Show side is good, insides a little corroded.
bubbaisme: Intake and rear of engine cleaned up, ready for rebuilt carbs.
bubbaisme: Intake boots (2)
bubbaisme: Rear-striped of parts and fairly clean. Swing arm bushings are perfect with zero play.
bubbaisme: Sprocket cover cleaned up.
bubbaisme: Sprocket cover inside after cleaning.
bubbaisme: gauges-tach-needle, original red under faceplate screw. Two spoons butting up against shaft pry's needle up and off.
bubbaisme: Gauges-tach-almost final (5)
bubbaisme: Gauges-speedo & indicator panel & shell & ign switch before rehab.
bubbaisme: Title & license plate trip to the DMV
bubbaisme: Title & license plate (1)
bubbaisme: Fork sliders were originally painted silver with clear coat.
bubbaisme: Brake front new hoses, banjo bolts and crush washers.
bubbaisme: Triple clamp-rehabbed (3)
bubbaisme: Parts ready for reassembly, all rehab parts except the new yellow fuel line.
bubbaisme: Forks disassembled, they look and measure OK. Springs are within 2mm of length new spec. Oil was bad and stinky.
bubbaisme: 1977 bars compared to 1976 bars
bubbaisme: Handlebars 1977 top, 1976 bottom
bubbaisme: Tool tray cover, replica but better than the original beat up one I had.
bubbaisme: Coils-DYNA. Stock coils had some flaky electrical readings so I decided to replace them along with new solid core plug wires.
bubbaisme: Bike-outside looking better and it definitely runs better.