STREET-LEGAL RACER: 1977 HONDA CB400F

[weeksy]

https://www.bikebound.com/2021/11/16/ho ... 00f-racer/

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

It does look like one of the shit heaps you used to see in the 80s

[Bustaspoke]

Looks a bit of a lashup tbh.
I think it would have looked better with the standard tank & seat,the tank & seat that are fitted are reminiscent of a 60's Honda but it's a poor fit...

[Tricky]

It does look like one of the shit heaps you used to see in the 80s

Indeed it does, proper old lash-up that one with no redeeming features that I can make out, someone must love it though I guess!

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

It does look like one of the shit heaps you used to see in the 80s

It looks like shit heaps I have built in the 80s

I dreamed of building shit heaps like that in 1984, fortunately Suzuki made the GSXR750 in 1985 so I didn't have to.

[Mr. Dazzle]

Looks like you'd need an 18" inside leg to actually ride it?

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Looks like you'd need an 18" inside leg to actually ride it?

That's pretty normal for a 70/80s race replica, look at early GSXRs, the foot pegs are high and the seats are low.

[Skub]

I get what the target audience is,the Hailwood Honda nostalgia trip,but it does nowt for me.

The only thing I ever liked about the slug named 400 four was the header pipes. I rode RD350s instead and they were faster,lighter and betterer.

[Demannu]

in a rose tinted visor way i like the late 60s racer look it has.
Thats the only way though!

[The Spin Doctor]

It's the wrong rev counter too, for some reason. Should have a 10,000 rpm red line.

[Dodgy69]

Like to hear its fired up next to a proper one.

[The Spin Doctor]

Like to hear its fired up next to a proper one.

I wouldn't - those Yoshi pipes were horrid, sounded like someone farting in a bath.

I had one for about 10 mins on a s/h bike, and refitted the OE downpipes from my blown-up one and stuck a Seeley silencer on the end. Fruity.

[Skub]

Like to hear its fired up next to a proper one.

I wouldn't - those Yoshi pipes were horrid, sounded like someone farting in a bath.

I had one for about 10 mins on a s/h bike, and refitted the OE downpipes from my blown-up one and stuck a Seeley silencer on the end. Fruity.

Troo dat.

I bought one for my Z1 years ago,man it sounded weak.

[G.P]

I had a '77 400/4. Lovely bike. Mine was bog standard and looked better than this.

I like the idea but the execution is shit.

[DefTrap]

Terrible. Why?

They were crap attempts at turning stock bikes into race reps back in the day, they don't need repeating. Real rose tinted specs stuff.