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Vulcan 500s are pretty good...but Im biased.

jonnythan wrote:

nate1714 wrote:i just found 1978 Honda CB400 - $400 and it seems like a good deal anyone have this bike or know anything about it...and yes i know about it just you all are smarter then me but please dont think im stupid im very well informed...sometimes lol...

Why is it so cheap?

Does it run? How much money/work will it take to make it run? Are you capable of doing this work? Is it even salvageable?

it runs..has a leak in one of the float bowls, he thinks its a gasket...i looked him up online he is rich and older..it runs fine and what not a new battery is in need soon and probably new tires before the season starts but beside that he just doesn't want it mixing with his benzs and what not...im talking to him now..he seems very good..

Cool. Sounds like a good bike for you then.

That bike actually has more HP than my 535cc bike

I've heard alot of good things about the cb400, and its smaller/larger siblings are quite the legends too. I think there was a special edition cb400, one that was surpisengly fast for its engine class... I can't remember, was it the cb400t? Or maybe I'm thinking of a different cb engine/bike. Hrm... anyways

Quick google search got me this for the cb400A

Dunno which model cb400 your looking at, but this is a good starting point I assume. I don't really know that much about the cb series from honda, sorry. I'd buy one in a heart beat though if I had any money lol

Edit: Now that I look deeper, seems the cb400t might not be it, even though I thought I was thinking the cb400tII... i'm confused now *sighs*

I guess the F model was the one that had more power... check it out
1976 CB400F

Edit3: fixed last link

How are your motorcycle mechanic skills? If you're going to be depending on a shop to do the maintenance, a 29 yr. old bike may not be a wise purchase. If you don't turn your own wrenches, it's easy to spend more than the bike is worth on a few visits to the shop.

That said, if you've got some shop skills and a shop manual, the CB400 should fit the bill quite nicely.

None of the Honda dealers in this area will touch a bike older that about ten years.

i would do all my own work on my bike..wouldnt have it any other way...and BTW that 400 got sold as of this morning some one that just drove by and said i want it...which means..i didnt get it...lets all cry for me....ok so what else it out there for me...

If you need help doing anything on the bike just ask - we have a lot of knowledegable members on the site. But know that the more information you offer the better the diagnoses that can be made.