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Why pick the 400/4 for comparison?

Possibly because it was the first of the retro-caff racers, as opposed to real caff racers.

Because it is of similar size and appearance to the CGT.

Because it handled like a cat on rails and went quicker up the road than the RD350 although it wasn't as hairy chested and did it in a more civilised manner.

One of my mates had a CB750 at that time, big, heavy and quite fast but more tractor-like, it could be a bit of a handful hustling it. I think sometimes we miss the point that a caff racer is supposed to be mid-weight and nimble rather than a super-bike; most of the originals were 250-500cc with the odd 650cc along for the ride.

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By Deanobats - Sat Jul 09, 2016 12:11 pm

- Sat Jul 09, 2016 12:11 pm #60139

I do think MotoGB needs to get its act together with warranty work. I had an issue with the front fork end and the machining on the spindle hole - basically it was two wide by about 0.5-1 mm so it didn't grip the spindle no matter how tight you did up the pinch bolt. The Dealer agreed it was a clear case of a warranty repair, took the required photos (that obviously showed nothing) and MotoGB came back pretty fast agreeing that it was a warranty repair. Apparently the dealers have to take pics of everything and then send the defective part back. This is supposed to help with fault tracing and product improvement, so if that's what it is, fair play to them. However, the part had to be ordered from India (!) and has taken two months to get here in a container while Hitchcock's have then in stock at Â£108 ex VAT. That's something I do hate about warrant work, sometimes it's just easier to sort the problem out yourself as it's the time to go back and forth to the dealer and agree the repairs. I could have probably sorted it myself in an afternoon and learned a new skill at the same time. I'm happy to have a go at most repairs but I have a phobia about front forks ever since in my youth dismantling a set on a Honda CB100N the night before its MOT and being left with a set of parts that I had no idea how to put back together again. There was a happy end to the story in that a night's worth of work got the forks back together and through the MOT despite having a few mysterious parts left over.

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By Scalyback - Sat Jul 09, 2016 12:32 pm

- Sat Jul 09, 2016 12:32 pm #60140

Parts left over? Oh don't remind me.

It was my little Honda. had been doing a de-coke in the days that a two pence was real metal and not magnetic. Having been interrupted by a telephone call, I got the engine back to together, the tank and seat on, I was left with one Whitworth bolt. Could I see where it went? Seat off, tank off, check mounting brackets, still nowhere for the bolt to go, but it had to have a home somewhere. Then my mother came out of the house...

"I found a bolt in the kitchen drawer, and thought it might be for your bike... I put it down there..."

Tank back on, seat back on, toss bolt into spare bits tin with a little malice.

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