Highway Biker
Looking for ideas, I have the above bike, getting it back up to nice condition. Located in Chch. It has a seam split in the seat along one side, is there somewhere I can get it restitched or a place where I can get a seat cover? and also thinking a back pack rack for when I do overnighters..any recommendations?
Forum whore
Kerrys upholstery 5 Hokio Beach Rd Levin do an excellent job, and are very competitively priced. The courier may make it uneconomic, but at least you know one place that will do it and do a great job. I have a soft spot for the FT series, not poplar with some, but awalys appealed to me as an honest well made piece of transport.
David must play fair with the other kids, even the idiots.
In the riders seat
Ventura pack rack should be available from any bike shop, they have a lsiting for FT500 so that should be the same http://www.dold.co.nz/products/Ventu...tem/Honda.aspxOriginally Posted by Jen
There's a few people in Chch who do bike seats but I haven't used any, check under car trimmers in the yellow pages and take your pick
"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough power."
Que?
This one looks pretty cool... for a Honda...
Forum whore
Very cool! The FT400/500 is a bike just crying out for modifying!
You don't get to be an old dog without learning a few tricks.
Shorai Powersports batteries are very trick!
Highway Biker
L-Brackets for a ventura pack-rack here : http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-439712168.htm
Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam!
"channellling the Pleideans"
a dude in Linwood avenue did my CB400F a couple of years ago. No idea now if he is still there or what. He was an ex motorbike racer too. Will dredge the memory banks. He was located on the east side of Linwood ave, not far from the river.
I thought elections were decided by angry posts on social media. - F5 Dave
In the riders seat
most likely Brendan Marshall
"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough power."
Forum whore
nice my old stomping grounds good luck with the ft 500 think looking at that one myself , got myself vt 500
similar in i didnt know much about them less than the ft 400 i liked them when they where new nice dude
Cant go to far wrong with honda single nice bit grunt too
Think most car places do good job i got get my mx5 window fixed so all about same kind of work working with fablic
to repairing car seats etc just diffrent bases
Highway Biker
Thanks Dave, if I can't find anything local i'll certainly give them a call, I have a brother (named Kerry also) in Wgtn so isn't out of the way when I visit. Yes I"m getting rather fond of the FT myself, heard pro's and con's but so far I'm enjoying the challenge she is offering lol
Highway Biker
Cheers guys, I'll check it out, I work on the east side so will check out the linwood ave contact recommended. I"ll make it a mission on the next raining weekend to hunt down the pack rack you all have mentioned. Not wasting any more fine days if I can help it. I"m enjoying the FT400 as my first owned bike that I am working on myself. She will be a keeper if for nothing more than sentimental reasons. I'll end up with a nice classic larger bike i'm sure but for now I"m getting rather attached to this old girl.
black cat
Where are our pictures please!
"channellling the Pleideans"
http://www.canterburyupholstery.co.nz/
could be this guy.
I thought elections were decided by angry posts on social media. - F5 Dave
Highway Biker
This bike was what I rode in the USA and will eventually get something similar again. That is a work mate on it taking pics while I was stuck in the office..
this is what I ride for now, My little red honda lol
Que?
That headlight & gauge cluster is just so goddam sexy!
NOT
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