hey all,

Ive finally got round to starting the project 400, not much progress today basically removal of fairings and seeing what I need to replace.
I picked up the bike for £450 with no tax but MOT until November.

You've gota love Honda build quality though, its a 1988 bike and not one seized bolt (so far)...lol

anyways heres a few pics:





The bike had been dropped in a field before I bought it but it was only cosmetic... Once I removed the fairing I could here a rattle from inside the air inlet?

look what I found



luckily for me and the engine, the inlets have a mesh at the airbox end



Ive not got to the airbox itself yet so im not sure what state thats in.
So at the end ofplay today the bike looks like this:



Its still a runner though and starts on the button which is awsome, I managed to knock the DB killr out of the can too, I had to unbolt it and twat it with a pole from the other end because it had never been removed in 2 years.

Ive got a short clip of the bike running too:

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more updates when I get to continue, the full stainless system is in good nick though, I think most of the work is going to be in the suspension area and the brakes.

what are the plans for it loz?
you have a good base to start with...it sounds healthy as
nice1
stimpy

to be honest I want to make it into a all round bike.

I want to use it during the colder months getting to work and back
(Il put the SP1 to bed)

I also want to use it for trackdays and occasional Sunday blasts.

So really im looking at leaving the engine alone and concentrating on making it handle/stop well.

As for the look il probably keep it simple and go for a satin black winter test bike like the moto gp / wsb guys do.

I dont know yet though, just bouncing around ideas, 1st task is to get it stripped and clean the whole thing through.

loz....out of interest,have you tried the front sp1 fairing on the 400,ive oftern wondered if they would fit...
as i think they look great,and would make a unique 400...
thats just my interest,
there is plenty of info in regards to making these handle,and trust me...u may want to make it a track bike lol
stimpy

well just out of pure co-incidence I have a damged sp1 front panel so that sounds like a project to me.

also I got knocked off the SP1 at the weekend by a bmw driver. His fault! so im laid up for abit. not much will be happening for a week or so.

what nooooooooooooooooooooooo!!
hope you have a speedy recovery loz
but yeah,now your at home...damaged sp1...and a 23...well,i think we both know it will be worth looking into
take it easy
stimpy

lol......maybe il look into shoe horning the v-twin into the 23's frame!!!

now that would be a beast.

yes,yes it would...
im currently following a build up in rapid motorcycle magazine...they are building a bike to race in BEARS class here in au, they have fitted the 550 vtwin aprillia mx engine into a rs250...looks trick as.
stimpy

The video of the bike running, is that with the baffle removed from the exhaust?

Sounds really good and I want a new can for mine. I've seen those cans on Ebay but wasn't sure whether they were any good. :D

yep thats with the DB killer out.

It is a full stainless system though and not just the end can.

Im not sure who made the system because its not marked anywhere.


So if I put the vtr motor into the cbr.

would that make it HONDA RC23?