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Rebuild of a CB400F done

Started by Motofun, August 31, 2020, 07:03:03 AM

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Old Rider

#15
September 03, 2020, 10:43:23 AM
The cbx engines has one good thing about them. you can pick out the the valveshims and use them in the FJ engine  :sarcastic:

JMR

#16
September 03, 2020, 06:50:53 PM
Quote from: Old Rider on September 03, 2020, 10:43:23 AM
The cbx engines has one good thing about them. you can pick out the the valveshims and use them in the FJ engine  :sarcastic:
....buckets too. :biggrin:

Motofun

#17
September 04, 2020, 07:27:06 AM
Quote from: Old Rider on September 03, 2020, 10:43:23 AM
The cbx engines has one good thing about them. you can pick out the the valveshims and use them in the FJ engine  :sarcastic:
All true except they are thicker and I never came close to needing to use an old CBX shim in either of the FJs.  Who woulda thunk Honda and Yamaha would have used the same design?
'75 Honda CB400F
'85 Yamaha RZ350
'85 Yamaha FJ1100
'89 Yamaha FJ1200
'09 Yamaha 125 Zuma
'09 Kawasaki KZ110 (grand kids)
'13 Suzuki GSXR 750 (track)
'14 Yamaha FZ-09
'23 Yamaha Tenere 7
SOLD: CBX,RZ500,Ninja 650,CB400F,V45 Sabre,CB700SC,R1

JMR

#18
September 04, 2020, 08:17:00 AM
Quote from: Motofun on September 04, 2020, 07:27:06 AM
Quote from: Old Rider on September 03, 2020, 10:43:23 AM
The cbx engines has one good thing about them. you can pick out the the valveshims and use them in the FJ engine  :sarcastic:
All true except they are thicker and I never came close to needing to use an old CBX shim in either of the FJs.  Who woulda thunk Honda and Yamaha would have used the same design?
Actually the FJ head is pretty much an exact copy of the Honda DOHC head. It's true.
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