Find or Sell Motorcycles & Scooters in USA

1975 Honda Cb on 2040-motos

US $3900
YearYear:1975 MileageMileage:13 ColorColor: Blue
Location:

Sandpoint, Idaho, United States

Sandpoint, Idaho, United States
QR code
1975 Honda CB, US $3900, image 1

Honda CB photos

1975 Honda CB, US $3900, image 2 1975 Honda CB, US $3900, image 3 1975 Honda CB, US $3900, image 4 1975 Honda CB, US $3900, image 5 1975 Honda CB, US $3900, image 6 1975 Honda CB, US $3900, image 7

Honda CB tech info

Engine Size (cc)Engine Size (cc):400 WarrantyWarranty:Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty TypeType:cafe' For Sale ByFor Sale By:Private Seller

Honda CB description

Sacrilege to even mess around with something as iconic as a 1975 Honda CB400F?  For the most part, yes.  My thought was.."What if Honda had made a European-only CB400F "R" model.  What would it have looked like?

That was the direction I took with this bike.  It came to me cosmetically thrashed.  I cleaned it up and it looked OK (see pic).  But I wanted to take it to another level.  It was totally stripped to bare frame and every nut, bolt, and component on this bike was either cleaned, replaced, refurbished, rebuilt, or re-painted.  The tail section is from an original '75 Ducati 750 SS that's been highly modified for the 400F.  The step that the stock Ducati seat snapped to is gone, the stock Duc lines softened and refined, ears have been formed to accept the mini turn signals, an LED tail light has been frenched into it, and it was re-glassed and strengthened at all mounting points including the seat pan.  It attaches at the stock rear fender mounts.  I also formed small "blisters" around the stock seat hinges so that if a future owner wants to return it to stock, they can.  The seat is leather with the pleats matching the width of the stripes in the paint.  The front fender is a  modified '81 Honda Hawk part.  It has been shortened a total of seven inches, reshaped, the cable guide swapped to the correct side and it hugs the tire so nicely now.

I've been doing high-end motorcycle painting and body work for forty years and the finish on this bike is gorgeous.  Keeping the stock Varnish Blue was essential, but with the addition of CBX-styled stripes and pin stripes and correct Honda decals.

Mechanically, nothing has been left un-touched.  The engine has 13.5K miles on it and is sewing machine tight and smooth.  Maybe the quietest 400F I have ever heard.  It has been completely serviced with new points, plugs, valve adjustment, oil, filter, air cleaner.  The carbs have been gone through and synchronized.  Even after sitting for six months through the winter, just turn on the gas, the choke, hit the starter and it immediately fires up and idles at 1,100 rpm within fifteen seconds.  It runs through the gears perfectly, and loves to rev.
 
All of the cables have been replaced.  The fork oil replaced, seals are in great shape.  Swing arm bushings greased and serviced, also in great shape.  The ignition is brand new as well as the master cylinder.  The brake caliper has been rebuilt with new pads.  The rear brake shoes are in perfect condition.  The rear shocks are new gas-filled units.  The chain and Avon Road Rider tires have less then 500 miles on them.  New bar end mirrors and mini turn signals.  It has a new battery.

Details:  All of the casting marks on the aluminum parts have been gently filed off, smoothed and polished, including every fin on the engine.  The covers got the same treatment before repainting.  The forks have been smoothed and polished, even the levers have been done.  It's things you never really notice but wonder why it looks so
finished.  The chain guard was made from aluminum strap, shaped and polished and then modified to fit around the shock.

With everything that has been done, I made sure that it could easily be returned.  That was really important to me.  Nothing has been cut away or modified beyond an easy afternoon of wrenching to turn it back to stone stock.  All the stock parts that I removed will go to the new owner.  Shocks and chain guard.  The seat has been recovered at one time and the foam is a bit hard, but it's there.  The stock front fender has a teeny-tiny ding smaller then the a BB but is otherwise perfect.  The rear fender is nice, but the tail light lens is cracked.  The turn signals have some rash.  I also have the original mirrors.

The stock header pipes are pristine, but there was a repair made on the collector by a previous owner.  He had welded on a patch or two.  I smoothed those out and refinished the surface to look "acceptable".   The muffler is an aftermarket part and is as quiet as stock.   If I were to keep this bike I would invest in a new Yoshi-style exhaust or an aftermarket stock replacement.  Both about $500.  I left it, though, because the header pipes are so nice, and they are original to the bike.  You can't see the collector repair unless you get down on your hands and knees.  To me this in the only flaw on an otherwise absolutely beautiful and unique 400F.

I really don't believe this could be replicated for what I hope to receive for it.  There are hundreds of hours of loving care put into this bike and they are appreciating on a daily basis, especially the 1975 models.  I hate to let it go, but it needs to be ridden more often than I do.

This 400F has a clean title but hasn't been licensed since 2014.  No warranty, and shipping will be up to the new owner to take care of but I will help in any way I can to get it safely into your hands.  I do have a PayPal account.  $500 within 24 hrs. of purchase, total to be received before I let it go.

Confidently know that you need to do nothing to this bike but to just get on, start the engine and enjoy for many years to come.  Thank you for looking and good luck bidding.


Moto blog

Retro-Styled Dual Sport Revealed in Honda Patent Application

Thu, 15 May 2014

A newly-published patent application reveals Honda is working on a retro-styled dual sport. The application, filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, reveals a streetbike with round headlight and mirrors but with hand guards, wire spokes and a high-rising exhaust suggesting some off-road capability.

The unseen Honda collection

Thu, 07 Jan 2010

IN AN UMARKED warehouse in Torrance, California, lies a collection of classic Honda cars and motorcycles from the past four decades - most have never been seen by public eyes.The collection was started by a former executive of American Honda, Tom Elliott, Honda USA's executive vice president for sales, John Mendel, tells the New York Times.“The problem was, we kept turning up more and more significant models that we couldn’t let go of,” said Mr. Mendel. We just kept parking them in this warehouse.

Schoolboy Heroes

Fri, 04 Mar 2011

A wet and grey day in Calais in 1992 wouldn’t be the obvious situation for a life changing experience, but for a 11 year old lad on a boring booze cruise from Dover this is exactly what happened. Pockets bulging with funny money I headed to the Tabac for the obligatory bangers, dirty playing cards and some sweets.  Then it happened, I stood in front of the magazine rack and reached up, as if drawn by an external force.  At the time I wasn’t tall enough for Playboy or L’ Escort so settled for a copy of Moto Verte, the French motocross mag.  Life would never be the same again. Inside there was a double page spread, with a fresh faced Jeremy McGrath resting a leg over his #15 Honda CR125.  Sporting a pair of fluro MX trousers with a, now retro, bright white surname emblazoned jersey, and casting an eye over a seriously vast motocross park.  I stared at this Sinisalo advert all the way home, partly because all the articles were in foreign, but also because I was transfixed.  What and how do I become a motocross champion?