1981 Honda CM 400 T - $600

[scottieducati]

Posting for StrayNut, who needs to get her act together and up her post count here...

http://boston.craigslist.org/bmw/mcy/2678139132.html

Since she bought the CB-1, the CM400T is for sale.

Her bike as it sits:


What someone here needs for inspiration:


Cheers,

[StrayNut]

Thank you, Scottie

In addition to the info in the CL ad: It has a clean MA title with my name on it. Definitely a project bike so I'm flexible on the price - at this point I just don't want it sitting in the snow all winter.

You may want to use a truck or trailer to pick it up, since I have done a bunch of work on it and can't guarantee that everything went back, uh, exactly the way it was supposed to. If anyone has any questions about the details of how far I got and what still needs to be done, let me know.

[Rossco]

Is it all together or in pieces?

Also it says it needs some work, can you specify?

I have a friend who's been looking at getting a small cheap bike.

[TheIglu]

Is it all together or in pieces?

Also it says it needs some work, can you specify?

I have a friend who's been looking at getting a small cheap bike.

Ross,

I had a '79 one of these as my first street bike. Put nearly 28k miles on it in two years. Reliable, fun, good on gas. Nice lightweight learner. Easy to work on, I put the engine together and installed it myself from a crank/block/tranny unit to running in under two hours as a teenager.

Only thing to look out for are the head bolts. They are about 10" long, go from the head all the way through the cylinders down to the case. They can snap pretty easy. I'd recommend replacing them every time you pull the head.

That being said, it was neutral handling and made for a wonderful learner.

[StrayNut]

Is it all together or in pieces?

Also it says it needs some work, can you specify?

I have a friend who's been looking at getting a small cheap bike.

Sure!

It is all together. Here's what I've done to it:

- new battery
- replaced carb-to-airbox boots
- replaced snapped-off center stand. Had to take off rear wheel, footpeg, and brake pedal to get to it, so you may want to double check those
- replaced header pipes & ghetto straight pipes with full (used) stock exhaust system from another bike, same model, different year
- de-rusted gas tank with Metal Rescue. May want to do another round of this since it's been sitting a few months.
- replaced 80's apehangers with lower Euro-style handlebars. Kept the old ones around in case you prefer those.
- cleaned chain, though again, after sitting awhile you may want to do this yourself.

Here's what still needs to be done:

- probably new tires soon, especially rear
- get cable for tachometer
- maybe adjust tightness of rear brake pedal and clutch cable, depending on how they feel when riding
- replace/adjust turn signal flasher (right now they just stay on, steady)
- back tabs of side covers are broken - can either do a hack fix with superglue or something, or get new ones
- get 2nd mirror
- probably most important: figure out why the center stand touches the left muffler. I don't think it's supposed to... and it does get awfully close to the chain.

As far as I know, there are no mechanical issues with the engine, since it is so new. Spark plugs look okay. Brakes are good. Guy I bought it from said I should synch the carbs, though the idle doesn't sound uneven to me (I would trust him more though). Once it gets close to where it can actually be ridden, will need to do an oil change and chain adjustment/lube.

[TheIglu]

Chain always rubbed my centerstand when it needed adjustment, especially under engine braking.

[StrayNut]

Bumpty bump bump.

[Rossco]

Just sent this info to a friend.

[StrayNut]

Sold.

[scottieducati]

Woot!