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Re: New in
« Reply #30 on: September 10, 2014, 03:46:17 PM »
Trig.... LOOK AWAY... (sorry!!)

Methinks I'll be leaving my routing via the breather cover bolt.... it does look 'less tortuous'..

Over & out on this one for me..
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Re: New in
« Reply #31 on: September 13, 2014, 05:42:48 PM »
Sorry that I'm late to this thread.

Just to say that the bike looks a nice one from here and to ask: is that old tool box called 'Airflow' or some such and manufactured in the North West of England?

Your image has pricked an old memory of helping a mate to fit one circa 1978... drilling holes in the fibre glass bottom to fit the bike rack, etc! I'm sure this memory for me is old hat to most forumista but couldn't resist tapping out this thought.

Cheers, D.
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Re: New in
« Reply #32 on: September 13, 2014, 06:46:17 PM »
Hi drew
There is no makers name on the box that I can see....it could quite possibly be called aiflow
 the lid has a kind of duck tail spoiler moulded on to it...
And it's probably big enough to fit to crash helmet in...
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Re: New in
« Reply #33 on: September 13, 2014, 06:52:39 PM »
Lobo, I have spoke to a few 400 guru's worldwide on were this cable eye goes. I can not get a straight answer from anyone. Someone did say that it may be down to the country and model but, i can never remember having a engine in with one fitted. Maybe we will never know.
Nice paint on the engine Lobo :)
« Last Edit: September 13, 2014, 06:54:25 PM by trigger6969 »
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Re: New in
« Reply #34 on: September 13, 2014, 06:59:02 PM »
Hi drew I have just looked at the log book the original owner who brought it from new was a Mr Fox from Nr Telford
This ties in nicely with the dealers sticker on the tank.....
Date of first registration was 16/09/75
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Re: New in
« Reply #35 on: September 13, 2014, 08:41:35 PM »
Apologies about (still) going on about the guide...  ::) I didn't notice your clutch cable wasn't going through the "priceless" guide clip, which if it does makes the breather cover the only place for it. Plus I'm absolutely convinced mine is as per the factory.
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Re: New in
« Reply #36 on: September 14, 2014, 01:23:17 AM »
Cheers Trig...
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Re: New in
« Reply #37 on: September 14, 2014, 07:42:04 PM »
Tom no problem here....but I have to agree your route certainly seems the better and is most definately smoother..
I honestly believe now that it is the correct route...
But I also believe there are more than a few early bikes with the guide up higher on the coil....I just can't see that it would've been moved on so many bikes by more than one person ...just to cause this much confusion so it must have been placed there at factory/ dealers...

Perhaps I should start a new thread on how to tell if my bikes standard?

Also can anyone tell me when the bike would've been manufactured I have the first reg date and it would be nice to know how early it is...
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Re: New in
« Reply #38 on: September 14, 2014, 07:52:20 PM »
If you have numbers from 1007700 to 1073400 this will mean it is one of the first UK bikes.
« Last Edit: September 14, 2014, 07:55:21 PM by trigger6969 »
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Re: New in
« Reply #39 on: September 14, 2014, 08:18:31 PM »
10470xx
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Re: New in
« Reply #40 on: September 14, 2014, 08:23:50 PM »
Yep, one of the first UK 400.
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Re: New in
« Reply #41 on: September 14, 2014, 08:27:39 PM »
Nice one cheers trigger...
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Re: New in
« Reply #42 on: September 14, 2014, 08:29:45 PM »
Good ole Trig told yer all diamond geezer listen to him and no piss take
Cheers
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Re: New in
« Reply #43 on: September 14, 2014, 08:37:12 PM »
Bitsa, he has a very nice 400 and he somehow beat me too it. Sometimes it is not what you know but, how you know.  I have 6 people on my list for a restored one of those.
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Re: New in
« Reply #44 on: September 14, 2014, 08:42:59 PM »
Trig
been the story of my life its never what you know but can count for something its always who you know and they know FA that seems to count
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