Nearly There !

[andut]

Hi  all !

Finally got to a stage where I could MOT the bike last week !  It took a couple months longer than expected, but I'm quite pleased with my first attempt at a bike rebuild, even if it may not be to everybody's taste !


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Much to my surprise it fired up and ran really well straight away with only a minor idle speed adjustment.  Bit tappety to start with, but have now reset them, and it sounds great ! 

Managed to lose idle on the way home, so I'm assuming that I'll be removing and cleaning idle jets when I get 5 minutes, and then I can hopefully put a few on it before it's first oil change.

Have to say that the front brake is interesting !  MOT tester said it was better than he'd expect from a 400/4 - would hate to be relying ona bad one !

Andy

First

[royhall]

Really nice bike that. Top job. What's the plan for the seat pad, could be a bit tough on the old family jewels.

[andut]

Thanks Roy !

It's much more comfortable than you'd imagine, but that could well be down to my own padding ! 

That said, I now have a nicely trimmed foam pad to make longer journeys more comfy - just hope the rest of the bike stays together !

[royhall]

I know what you mean. When the bikes been down to every last nut and bolt you cant help but distrust it for a while. Every little noise or vibration has you thinking its about to fall apart. Never does though. Nice build.

[AshimotoK0]

Back in the day I had 4 different 400/4's and, apart from when wet,  the braking was pretty good, particularly compared with the 2-LS drum brake on earlier twins.

[JamesH]

Nice work congrats...

[Bullit]

Very nice. I'll be going down a similar route myself with the 350/4.
Your front brake is a darn site better than mine... I ain't got one lol.

[mike the bike]

Nice job, well done.  It's good to see one that's a bit different.

[AshimotoK0]

Yes great to see something a bit different whist still retaining the iconic pipes.

[Drew400]

Well done Andy, great to see them up and running, eh?

Quick brake story: I rode mine back 25 miles from its first post-rebuild MOT, pulled up on the drive to see brake fluid squirting out beneath me! Sorted it last weekend... simply the front brake light switch had worked loose (I'm sure I tightened it properly so not sure how it could vibrate loose... any  thoughts?). Anyway, all good now.

Cheers, D.

[NigelWilmshurst]

Nice build
I'd be proud of that, looks like it is ready for a good thrashing down a twisty road...

[tom400f]

Have to say that the front brake is interesting !  MOT tester said it was better than he'd expect from a 400/4 - would hate to be relying ona bad one !

Let my son have a go on mine. I warned him - the brakes are not what you're used to and the rear does quite a lot overall.

First T junction we got to he said "the front doesn't do anything". Something of an exaggeration but if you're used to modern brakes....