Project Wet Dream

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Maccapacca

Maccapacca

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Last year a neighbour knocked on my door panicking about the new RFL rules and how he didn't want to mess around with tax or sorning it so he asked if I wanted it for some pennies, I think it was £200, it may of been £300 I can't remember now.

Anyway the sun is out so I uncovered it and had a look.

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It's not fast or going to be worth millions but it was cheap enough to get past the wife as a 'project' without too much grief :p

  1. New seat assembly, the metal is rusted to pieces so it's a new assembly not a recover
  2. New side panels
  3. New indicator

The rest is just tinkering, it starts and fires but doesn't run very well, the tank is rusty and fuel's probably been in there for years, I saw the guy riding it last year and the MOT has just expired.

Anyway I intend to fix it up to a good standard and see where we go from there, it's not bad for a 35 year old bike.

I think my plan might be to fix it up and strap it in to the back of my 30 year old Hilux which is project #2 and take them both round shows as they are from the same era ish :)
 
A bit of autosol on the chrome, a new seat cover, unblock the carbs, replace the petrol, new spark plugs, attach all the plastic properly, an oil change and you'll be good to go! I reckon you should have that up and running nicely in time for summer.
 
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you can also get the seat base sandblasted and powdercoated if its not holed through with rust

that and a new seat cover,did the same with my dad's bsa,you might also need to petseal the inside of the gas tank if its badly rusted inside
 
WOW that looks soooo nice, I love it, probably because my father used to have the CB400.
One day I will get something like this as a project as well, but yours looks good already.
 
Oh nice, i had one of those brand new on an X plate back in the day ( TUT853X ), so simple to work on & maintain, stuck a 2-1 Piper exhaust & K&N's on it & thrashed it senseless till I passed me test. happy memories.
 
RFL = Road Fund Licence. I suspect the guy was actually worrying about the continuous insurance requirement i.e. if it's taxed then it must be insured or you get fined.

I had a 250 Super Slug many years ago, it was a bit of a plodder but handled pretty well. However, I took it off the road for a couple of years and simply could not get the carbs working properly again. Must have stripped them 10 times, left them soaking in thinners etc. and it still ran like a dog. Sold it along with my GSX250 Katana, which I now regret. I bought it for £90, and the previous owners was a window cleaner who had a side-car hooked up to it so he could carry his ladder!

I'll be amazed if the tanks not badly rusted as well, even back when I had mine decent tanks were becoming harder to find.

Amazingly the Wet Dreams are actually starting to become collectible, though the 400 is more sought after. I shouldn't be surprised though, just look at the prices that restored CX500's are demanding!
 
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Got a lot of memories of the 250 Pooper Dweem from the one I inherited after my brother had his massive accident. Rusted seats and broken side panel lugs were nothing new 15 years ago, course the side panels can be repaired a lot easier than the seat which you may well find a challenge if you need to replace it.

Ours had 400N Koni rear shocks and ended up with the typical Motad after the original tail pipes and collector box were finally declared beyond repair. Was fit for about 85 on a good day and handling was reasonable if you were attempting to drive it like you stole it. By the time it was finally scrapped off with a badly seized motor (oil pump drive gear fell off) the right hand footpeg was ground down to the rubber. While it had several motor transplants through it's life it had a habit of limping to it's destination for the day before finally giving up.

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Not surprised people are punting them as classics now, but if you go off the belief that a classic should be something that was actually good/desireable when new it falls into the 'leftovers' bin imho
 
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There's one small crack in the material. Any ideas on a repair?
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There's not a damn thing you can do about that slight crease in the cover, I might be tempted to pop the cover off & replace it if you really want it spot on, failing that ide just pop the cover off & stick some duct tape on the back covering the crease, it'll stop water ingress into the seat foam & slow down the spread of the crease.
 
Cheers will try. It's only a crack. What are they made of? Wonder if leather treatment will soften them up or are they plastic?

Oh more bits arrived

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