15-06-2018, 02:51 PM
I'm British and live in Osnabrueck, North Germany. I've recently retired, so at the beginning of May, I bought a 1981 CB 400 N. According to the registration, it was born (?) with 43 bhp, but I'm guessing that some of the hp's have left the paddock for greener grass elsewhere. Maybe I can get some back, maybe not, we shall see....
The bike itself is flying its original (metallic-red) colours and trim, obviously some scratches, a couple of tiny dents but on the whole, it's in a very honest condition. The previous (74 y.o.) owner had renewed the tyres, had the wheels custom painted (black with a red stripe) and I'm measuring almost new brake disks (5mm): unfortunately he suffered a back/neck problem which after surgery meant - no more biking for him....
Im not planning much for 2018 - probably just day rides and weekend tours as I need to get used to the bike properly and sort a few things out. I've previously owned a couple of Beemers (Bombadier - F650's), the first was stolen in Bulgaria, the second managed 80,000 km in a year travelling to the very edges of the world OZ, NZ, USA and Canada.
I chose the Honda for a tour I'm planning in 2019 - starting off from Germany and traveling through France, Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar and then over to Morocco for further adventures - about 3-4 months in all and I felt I needed a bike that #1, wouldn't invite immediate thievery and #2, I could work on along the way - no complications; no cat, no injection and no computer. Will I blog it ? - still thinking about that....
What I'm hoping to gain from HOC membership ? Certainly some touring/ technical advice and maybe some pointing in the right direction for sourcing parts. I'm certainly willing to give my advice on long distance touring/touring to the very edges of the world (see above), touring in Germany and anything else I can.
Blue Skies to all...
Chris
The bike itself is flying its original (metallic-red) colours and trim, obviously some scratches, a couple of tiny dents but on the whole, it's in a very honest condition. The previous (74 y.o.) owner had renewed the tyres, had the wheels custom painted (black with a red stripe) and I'm measuring almost new brake disks (5mm): unfortunately he suffered a back/neck problem which after surgery meant - no more biking for him....
Im not planning much for 2018 - probably just day rides and weekend tours as I need to get used to the bike properly and sort a few things out. I've previously owned a couple of Beemers (Bombadier - F650's), the first was stolen in Bulgaria, the second managed 80,000 km in a year travelling to the very edges of the world OZ, NZ, USA and Canada.
I chose the Honda for a tour I'm planning in 2019 - starting off from Germany and traveling through France, Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar and then over to Morocco for further adventures - about 3-4 months in all and I felt I needed a bike that #1, wouldn't invite immediate thievery and #2, I could work on along the way - no complications; no cat, no injection and no computer. Will I blog it ? - still thinking about that....
What I'm hoping to gain from HOC membership ? Certainly some touring/ technical advice and maybe some pointing in the right direction for sourcing parts. I'm certainly willing to give my advice on long distance touring/touring to the very edges of the world (see above), touring in Germany and anything else I can.
Blue Skies to all...
Chris