So here she is, my new CBR400

[Postie]

Well i say new, its an '88 but she has had a makeover.
I bought the bike about 6 weeks ago, it hadn't been started since March 04, the brakes were seized, it didn't start, the ignition barrel was broken so the old cowboy owner hooked up a kill box in the back and a flick switch at the front and in the process, manged to screw the bikes ignition wiring up.

I took the poor looking thing home, washed her, stripped her, shaved heg legs, fed her and gave her a bed.

so work done to get it to this point, full respray, new ignition barrel and wiring, new ignition solenoid (which got so baddly burnt it melted the fuses enough to start dripping plastic on the floor)
new mirrors, new fluids, brake seals and brake master cylinder rekitted.
New chain, second hand gear set and thats about it.

So i decided that i really want a VTR SP1, so i borrowed the paint scheme, or sort of. the painting is not finished yet but its 90% done and it has all be done by hand out of cans from place makers. the idea in donig that is because i wanted to make sure that i like the paint scheme and colours before i commit to it in 2 pac paint.

So thanks to :

Buggy for the hours we spent on the brakes, for the garage space and tools and letting me turn up and work when ever i liked. :niceone:
Pyrocam for the awesome welding work on the screen brace. :niceone:
Firefight for the battery charger. :niceone:
And a huge thanks to Cibby for letting me work on the bike with out bitchin or moaning once, in fact the paint work was mostly the art creation of Cibby. So not only is she the perfect girlfriend for letting me fondle my bike almost more then i have fondeld her in the last few weeks ( i say almost, i play with Cibby more then i play with myself or anything else :msn-wink: )
so not only that but she worked on the bike and got down and dirty and did a bloody top job on the fairings, she sanded, primered, sanded and painted and masked all the fairings for me. She had never spray painted anything before and i was a little nervous, but i had all faith and it paid off.

So hopefully it will get through a WOF and we'll be away laughing.
there are still a few things to finish, i have some new mirrors with indicators in which arrive soon, so the side indicators will be removed and the panel smoothed and the black honda wing applied to the side then the CBR decals will be place, some new rubber and the suspension needs setting up properly.

So without further ado, pics below.
I have some before pics but they are at home, so i'll have to post them later on tonight.
to give you some idea, the bike was dirty, had stupid micky mouse mirrors and was white with 2 differnt shades of blue.

[judgeshock]

Nice one enjoy riding it.:niceone:

[bugjuice]

well done bro :niceone:
She was a sorry state when you first got it, but won't be long before you're filling my mirrors again ;)
just ride safe, k?

[Postie]

well done bro :niceone:
She was a sorry state when you first got it, but won't be long before you're filling my mirrors again ;)
just ride safe, k?
it'll be a while before I'm filing your mirrors, I'll start by terrorising mopeds and work my way up.

chur bro

[Harry33]

It's looks really cool, did you take any before photos?

[Postie]

It's looks really cool, did you take any before photos?
yeah i took heaps but they got left on the lap top at Buggys place so he'll stick them up later tonight. i was a real piece before.....

[ManDownUnder]

Nice one Postie. It's always good to get to the end of a hard project with a good result.

Looks good!

MDU

[Sniper]

Well done mate. She looks a beaut!

[Swoop]

Nice work team! Good on everyone involved. It is very satisfying to see a finished item all ready to go - and you know you did the work on it!:scooter:

[Zed]

Good work Postie, i hope it gets thru the WOF! :2thumbsup

Go Honda!

[WRT]

Good work, nice to see ya back on two wheels mate. And now there's another bike in the carpark downstairs! Haha, we're takin' over . . .

[WRT]

Oh and btw - why have you got six packs name on the back?

[ducatilover]

fucken jesus, nice bike mate:spudbn: i love that look:Punk:

[Postie]

fucken jesus, nice bike mate:spudbn: i love that look:Punk:
thanks mate

[Postie]

Oh and btw - why have you got six packs name on the back?
yeah, i'm trying to get six pack to buy it off me, i think $10,000 is a fair price...

[Phurrball]

Well done that man! (And that woman, and their helpers...) That looks a world apart from when I clapped eyes on it a couple of weeks back...fantasitc work! :niceone:

[Postie]

ok so i just went to the LTSA in Kingsland to see what i need to fix to get it passed them, rode in, first thing, the lights are not quite right for their light angle box thingy..... bollocks, fallen at the first hurdle. but then the English dude who is doing the WOF, pulls out a wee screw driver and starts to fiddle with the bike and gets the lights aligned :niceone: then sends me in to get the paper work, bring it back out to him... tick tick tick, and your away. Sweet.

I have never had a vehicle this old before and never got through a WOF at this place with out somthing needing to be fixed, so i super stoaked. Didn't want to go there but its close to work and my options were limited.

So now even if i'm not legal, at least my bike is.

[bugjuice]

'kin wicked, well done.
now go to MotoHaus and tell Kerry I sent you.

[Mental Trousers]

Cibby's found a new career. Does her CBR need a repaint at all??

[Postie]

Cibby's found a new career. Does her CBR need a repaint at all??
ha, yeah she's pretty awesome.
her new bike is mint at the moment though, she is gonna keep it that way too. so no it doesn't need the works like mine did...

[TCT]

I also bought one a few months back. I had to source some parts to complete the bike - fairings, bar ends and few other bits and pieces. Except for the painting of the fairings, it is as original as you can get. I'd have to say that I enjoy riding this bike more than the GSXR750V that I also own. A lot less effort to ride and quite enjoyable at legal speed. I also managed to source a set of decals from UK for this bike costing ~13 pounds including air freight - high quality. I will be puuting it on once I get it repainted. Here is the link to the bike before/after work done on it;

http://tct.massey.ac.nz/cbr400rr/before/

http://tct.massey.ac.nz/cbr400rr/after/

[Postie]

Nice job Ash.. I think the wheels should be black though. Especially after you put the Honda Wing Decals on.
Cheers mate
yeah your right, i did think about that. Black they shall be.... maybe. the white is growing on me. i'm not very decisive today i don't think

[SixPackBack]

Looks pretty good [for a honda]...many enjoyable miles for you and your cool new steed.
$10,000 for the number plate, seems like a fair price to associate with me. [PT]

:Punk:

[HDTboy]

Cunt .

[John Banks]

Very nice looking bike, and all the better since you did it yourself. Grats on the warrant, that's at least a little less you'll need to pay the next time you get :Police:

[Qkchk]

I took the poor looking thing home, washed her, stripped her, shaved heg legs, fed her and gave her a bed.


I assume you are talking about the CBR and not CIBBY..................... :lol:

[Postie]

Very nice looking bike, and all the better since you did it yourself. Grats on the warrant, that's at least a little less you'll need to pay the next time you get :Police:
cheers mate. yeah gettin the bike legal was important for more then one reason and that was one. I just have to play nice till i get legal and hope to keep a low profile. The loud can doesn't really help though, it sounds like its going faster then it really is....

[Cibby]

Cibby's found a new career. Does her CBR need a repaint at all??


haha.. totally.. i'll only charge $500 for a complete fairing re-spray,

using only high quality enamal paint from placemakers ofcourse ;) hehe

Postie your bike looks and sounds gorgeous!!!! i guess i just gotta try keep up with a four hundy now aye..

[thehollowmen]

My god
you've done great work

[Qkchk]

Postie your bike looks and sounds gorgeous!!!! i guess i just gotta try keep up with a four hundy now aye..
I'm doing the Thursday Night ride again Cibby and Postie if ya wanna go for a blat tonight......... http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?p=496792#post496792

[Postie]

My god
you've done great work
cheers mate :drinknsin

[justsomeguy]

Not bad for a dumb bloke, good thing you had help, God knows what you would have ended up with if left alone.

[Postie]

Not bad for a dumb bloke, good thing you had help, God knows what you would have ended up with if left alone.
probably would have just taken the fairings off in case i dropped it, then leaned off the side of the bike when i go round a corner but not actually lean the bike and then stand up on the pegs to look over a crest and ride the white line.

[bugjuice]

probably would have just taken the fairings off in case i dropped it, then leaned off the side of the bike when i go round a corner but not actually lean the bike and then stand up on the pegs to look over a crest and ride the white line.
fuk, that's cool..
hey bro, come help me take my fairings off. didn't think about if i drop it..

[Postie]

fuk, that's cool..
hey bro, come help me take my fairings off. didn't think about if i drop it..
sweet, then we can all ride like fucktards that no body likes...

[justsomeguy]

probably would have just taken the fairings off in case i dropped it, then leaned off the side of the bike when i go round a corner but not actually lean the bike and then stand up on the pegs to look over a crest and ride the white line.

.....and lane split at 140-150kmph and ride at 90-100 in 50 zones and treat red traffic lights as give way signs and tailgate cagers till they move over and ride above your skill level and crash and hop around like a handicapped kangaroo.........:woohoo:...... See - good thing you had help.

So buggy when you coming to help me take the fairings off?? Got a spare 5mm allan key??

[bugjuice]

who's allan? and why do I have his key? :spudwhat:

[Postie]

when you coming to help me take the fairings off?? Got a spare 5mm allan key??

i got an angle grinder. i'll be round at 5

[justsomeguy]

i got an angle grinder. i'll be round at 5

Does Barney know you're a mailman?? Maybe I should tell him.

Bit busy today, but free on Sat - you or buggy ever changed the fork oil on his old CBR??

[justsomeguy]

I think the last few posts went over your head Apu.
Are your fairings still not off from the Taupo trackday?...in case you drop it,I think you said ???
And that cornering style round the sweeper.. well a GP Star couldnt look any better, Thats why you got the leathers to match!

Must be eh bubba, remember I'm supposed to be dumb.

Fairings are on now. Only bought the bike a week before the track day and was still getting used to it......

That track day was a joke...... gonna replace the fork oil and maybe turn the shock up a notch and see if that makes any diff.......

See ya in 7 weeks.

[bladez]

Very nice bike :yeah: well done on the fix up and congrats on the paint job. very good choice of bike :ride:

[Fishy]

Nice bike Postie, good that it made it through complience ok. Let me know if you want me to powdercoat your rims black for you. What happened to you and Cibby last night, thought you two were gonna come out to Port Waikato with us?

[Postie]

Nice bike Postie, good that it made it through complience ok. Let me know if you want me to powdercoat your rims black for you. What happened to you and Cibby last night, thought you two were gonna come out to Port Waikato with us?
yeah sorry bout that bro, had a guy wanting to buy some mini moto's off me and i couldn't say no at the moment, needed the mullar for my stupid car.
I'll take you up on that powder coating though and i'll definatly be out for a ride with you asap. I need to tighten up the rear suspension and get some more gas or oil (what ever it is ) in the front forks. The bike is too soft for my liking. Also i need to get Kerry at Motohouse to give my tyres the once over and see if he thinks they are safe to use.

[Fishy]

All good mate, just keep in touch for future rides and let me know when you are ready to paint your wheels.

[Cibby]

Must be eh bubba, remember I'm supposed to be dumb.

.


when i was looking around for a new bike, there are a tonne of red/grey/black ones on the market in really good condition and some for really good prices,
but i just couldnt bring myself to buy one cause its the same colour as this guy i know who can't ride.......

wouldnt want to be mistaken now would i? :spudflip:

[R6_kid]

looks good mate. Just two things to watch for - make sure you cover the nossle(sp) when filling it up with gas otherwise if any fuel gets on the paint it fucks it up.

Also you might want to put some of that 3M clear protection stuff on the tank where it meets the seat and where your knees 'rub' on the tank, that'll stop it from rubbing through.

Be good to see you out on the road - take it easy!

[Postie]

cheers Gareth, it is only a tempory job, hence i haven't put the decals on, its gonna get a proper spray soon hopfully.


heres a pic of someone else bike but its similar to what mine looked like, just the one in this pic is in heaps better condition then mine was.
My before shots will be up soon when Buggy gets his shit together.

[bugjuice]

yeah yeah.. they're coming later

[justsomeguy]

wouldnt want to be mistaken now would i? :spudflip:

That would be hard - your butt's four time's larger and you're a few inches shorter.

[Fishy]

ohhhh harsh.

[The_Dover]

Sell it now Postie, mikey rides one and people will start to question your sexuality.

[DMNTD]

That would be hard-your butt's four time's larger and you're a few inches shorter.

...and you're the one that rides "like a girl" so I hear.:mobile: :nya:
Way to go dude,knee down going nowhere :niceone:

[Cibby]

That would be hard - .

oh and i thought the reason your always behind me when i'm riding is cause you liked looking at it..

Guess i was wrong..

must be cause you're slow.. :) :nya:


p.s some of that chilli power would be great.. i kno i know.. wrong thread :wari:

[The_Dover]

p.s some of that chilli power would be great.. i kno i know.. wrong thread :wari:

Then when JSG is behind you admiring your ass you can give him a 21 gun salute, eh?

[justsomeguy]

oh and i thought the reason your always behind me when i'm riding is cause you liked looking at it..

Guess i was wrong..

must be cause you're slow.. :) :nya:


p.s some of that chilli power would be great.. i kno i know.. wrong thread :wari:

Of course I'm slow you dumb blonde:mega: I'm The World's Slowest Indian remember.....

Will see if I can find some powder and will drop it off at your place this or tomorrow evening.

[justsomeguy]

...and you're the one that rides "like a girl" so I hear.:mobile: :nya:
Way to go dude,knee down going nowhere :niceone:

NO it's Keystone19 who rides like a girl - as it says in her sig.

I am going somewhere - you got the cojones to join me??
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/calendar.php?do=getinfo&day=2006-2-5&e=714&c=1

[justsomeguy]

:drinkup: :corn: :corn: :corn: :corn:

Useless bugger, always eating and drinking and lying around the place........

[DMNTD]

[QUOTE=justsomeguy] ../ you got the cojones to join me??

LOL....ask anyone from the Northern Exposure that rode with me whether I have the nuts mate :yeah: and if ya wanna have a go sweet pants cum to Daddy...I'll show ya some adult sized roads that'll make ya Coro loop seem just OK. :yeah: Don't believe me? Just ask Qkchk,Custard...etc
Ya :scooter: should make it up here eh?

[justsomeguy]

I'll show ya some adult sized roads that'll make ya Coro loop seem just OK. :yeah: Ya :scooter: should make it up here eh?


Bullshit aside - yup I'm always keen to find new roads.

If you don't mind riding with a slow rider - I have no plans for next Sat or Sun - Could meet you at Wellsford and go see these adult roads.

[Postie]

Of course I'm slow you dumb blonde:mega: I'm The World's Slowest Indian remember.....

Will see if I can find some powder and will drop it off at your place this or tomorrow evening.
bring it round tonight mate, i've had a fuck of a day. I would love to see you

[Postie]

That would be hard - your butt's four time's larger and you're a few inches shorter.
i'll tell you now mate, you can banter with me as much as you like, but if you try to get fucking smart with Cibby then you will wish you didn't. And i'm not just talking from me, there's plenty of people on this site who will back her long before they will back you
i.e people like Cibby and no one likes you.

[justsomeguy]

i'll tell you now mate, you can banter with me as much as you like, but if you try to get fucking smart with Cibby then you will wish you didn't. And i'm not just talking from me, there's plenty of people on this site who will back her long before they will back you
i.e people like Cibby and no one likes you.

WTF - you're the first to dish it out, but can't take it huh?? Notice - I was replying to a post, not initiating it. If you guys want to give me shit - get ready to take it too.

- just seen your PM - will reply in more detail there.

[Postie]

WTF - you're the first to dish it out, but can't take it huh?? Notice - I was replying to a post, not initiating it. If you guys want to give me shit - get ready to take it too.



so you reply to a post about a bike that you presume (you know what they say about presumtions now don't you?) was about you, with some smart arse comment like that. I can take anything you can condure up,(i've actually had more of a challange from my 14 year old brother) but if you start talking to a woman about her arse...... you'll find yourself in a world of trouble, not only with the one you attack, but every woman who comes across that post and more importanty here, me.

[The_Dover]

I always get in a world of shit when I start talking to a woman about her arse............:whistle:

[Postie]

I always get in a world of shit when I start talking to a woman about her arse............:whistle:
yeah, one way or the other, it will happen......

[The_Dover]

You can't go five minutes without blowing your load,:Oops:, there's a lot you can learn from her.

Just visualise Helen Clark in a bikini:eek5: , that'll keep the wolf from the door....

[mikey]

Sell it now Postie, mikey rides one and people will start to question your sexuality.

fuk off i sold mine. people were queing up for weeks, just cause its a honda......

[The_Dover]

Queueing up to question your sexuality or to buy your honda?

[justsomeguy]

Just visualise Helen Clark in a bikini:eek5: , that'll keep the wolf from the door....

Oi - we're all friends now - moving on......... and stop editing my posts dammit.

[justsomeguy]

fuk off i sold mine. people were queing up for weeks, just cause its a honda......
Nothing wrong with the old Honda's are they Mikey. Long time mate :spudwave: you been busy.

[mikey]

Queueing up to question your sexuality or to buy your honda?

neither,they were queing up to see some funny shit. told them they would piss themselves for hours laughing, charged the 1000 of em all 20 bucks each then showed them a photo of your bike, its fairings an tyres, then went down the shop an got me a repsol.

[Postie]

not meaning to bring up an old thread, but here are the before pics.
Buggy finally found them whilst looking for porn

[bugjuice]

nothing wrong with bringing up an old thread like this.. as long as you don't read the last page and a half..

Anyway, you did good bro...




oh, and I found the porn too, so everyone wins :niceone:

[Sniper]

Looks good now mate, they are pretty good though aren't they, Going from a 250 to a 400 wasn't a bid enough step, but it is fun.... :niceone:

[inlinefour]

Good job on the restoration, nothing quite like fixing up an older bike. Being a honda it should do you well for awhile:niceone:

[Insanity_rules]

Well done to the Auckland branch of Honda rescue from the Wellington branch of Honda rescue. I'm doing up my Honda too but at a slightly slower pace.

You all did real well, are you trying to balance the Karma from the Hondas that Cibby has killed?

(btw please take that as a light hearted joke, I'm glad Cibby wasn't badly hurt)

[T.I.E]

haha.. totally.. i'll only charge $500 for a complete fairing re-spray,

using only high quality enamal paint from placemakers ofcourse ;) hehe

Postie your bike looks and sounds gorgeous!!!! i guess i just gotta try keep up with a four hundy now aye..

place makers? hell that flash. thought it might be mitre 10.
do i get a kick back with product placemet?
even better resene????????

[T.I.E]

not meaning to bring up an old thread, but here are the before pics.
Buggy finally found them whilst looking for porn

dude rep coming your way. nice work on the make over.
seriously its great to see the old becoming the new again.

sweet as.

[Motoracer]

Good shit mate! The other spare parts CBR is being ridden around too I hear.

[_intense_]

Very schmick man, enjoy the honda groove. man thats one disturbing avatar you got there

[UrbanMyth]

very cool i nearly bought one of these

[bugjuice]

ask, and I think you can ;)

[pyrocam]

oh wow im a bit slow off the mark here. um. top notch job thar! I like your choice of color

[bugjuice]

yeah, it's a bit broke at the mo.
so he'll be fixing it up again

[Qkkid]

yeah, it's a bit broke at the mo.
so he'll be fixing it up again
YIP he should start a repair shop for cbrs:nya:

[bugjuice]

he's a mobile wrecking unit for CBR's

[Postie]

hardy ha ha.


the bike is fine-ish, just a little rash (it needed a proper spray anyway)

[Qkkid]

:innocent: i think we were sprung buggy

[Postie]

totally busted custard :yes:

anyway, i only did this to force myself to get the paint job finished once and for all :doobey:

[bugjuice]

k?

[pyrocam]

totally busted custard :yes:

anyway, i only did this to force myself to get the paint job finished once and for all :doobey:


ahh well the welders there if you need any more done