All help appreciated - Honda CB400SF Restoration

[enj1996]

Hi all,

My father recently passed away from cancer and left behind all his motorbikes to me. One that lives fondly in the memory is the Honda CB400SF he had, which he had an accident in and did not ride it after that.
I charged its battery but the steering lock won't even turn, no matter how hard I try to twist the key or the steering. I need a real help in at least knowing how much it will cost to fix. The front brake handle is broken off and so is the foot part for the stand. I need to have an idea of what is wrong with it mechanically so I can restore it - at the very least, get it up and running so that I can take it to a shop and start doing small jobs on it.

Any and all help is much appreciated, it would really mean a lot to me if this bike can feasibly be retuned to the road. I have limited knowledge, only doing work on my YBR125 - which in comparison to the CB400, is a piece of piss to fix.
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JDEP - 05/09/1960 - 13/06/2017.
"It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness".

[Robby]

You appear to live somewhere between my home and my work - at a guess Camberwell or Elephant and Castle, so I could have a poke at it.

The steering lock may be a separate key on the side of headstock. Not sure what age it is, but some Hondas from the early-mid 80s did that. If the steering lock is part of the ignition switch, spray plenty of lubricant down the lock and down the key gently. Can help to gently move the bars a degree or two, just to take any pressure off the steering lock and let it move.

[enj1996]

[iansoady]

I guess you're talking about a Super Four 400cc four.

I take it you're talking about the ignition / steering lock on the top of the top yoke. If it's locked in position it could just be corrosion. You do have the right key don't you?

This forum van be helpful: https://www.400greybike.com/forum/index.php
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Ian
1986 Honda XBR500
1952 Norton ES2

[enj1996]