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« on: January 20, 2022, 01:10:36 PM »
Hi all, I’ve just taken delivery of a pair of mirrors– the RH mirror has a LH thread, it doesn’t fit the thread in my bike’s brake lever which is RH. What thread is standard please? I’m trying to work out if my lever has been altered.
Thanks.
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« on: March 02, 2021, 09:21:54 PM »
Hi all, I'd be grateful for a little advice please on assessing the condition of the cylinders, as I have no previous experience of this. I've measured all 4 bores, each in 4 positions. Each one sizes up the same, slightly oval at 51.03-51.05mm - so to my understanding that's within the service limit.
All have what I would say is light scoring, which can be felt with fingernail - the photo below is probably the worst case.
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Would this be regarded as acceptable condition, a candidate for re-honing, or even reboring?
Thank you.
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« on: February 24, 2021, 05:33:24 PM »
Hi all, I need to source a rear mudguard, I'd be happy with a decent aftermarket one but sources seem to be limited at the moment, and prices a bit steep - I'm sure until quite recently you could pick one up on ebay for about £80.
Can anyone recommend a supplier please?
Also some that I've come across only have 3 bolt holes rather than 4 for the tail-light bracket, which I'm thinking isn't UK standard but would only require a small mod to the bracket? Has anyone gone for this option?
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« on: December 26, 2020, 05:58:22 PM »
Hi and happy Xmas everyone, I'm going to treat the 400F to a set of new spark plugs, caps & HT leads - not as straightforward as I imagined! I've read several posts about plug types, 'R' plugs, resistor caps, don't mix them, etc, but I can't track down an accepted best solution - is there one please? I notice DS stocks only NGK DR8ESL 'R' plugs, but 2 types of NGK caps - are they all compatible?
Also I've never had to make HT leads before (1st bike project, it's a lot easier with cars!) - the coils on the bike have what I would call a male conductor fitting:
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but so does all the HT cable I can find for sale, eg:
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Again, are they compatible? Is there a thread that covers best practice for making leads please?
Apologies for the newbie questions!
Darren.
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« on: March 12, 2019, 07:54:59 PM »
Hi all, hoping someone can point me in the direction of a good diagram showing the correct arrangement for the rocker cover bolts please, ie the correct length and grade of bolt for each location (23 of them if I'm counting right!). It's not easy to decipher from the workshop manual diagram.
Mine are a complete dog's dinner - a mixture of different lengths plus a few cross-head machine screws and some missing altogether. This is partly because some of the M6 holes in the cylinder head are stripped - are helicoils ok for dealing with these?
Many thanks, Darren.
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« on: January 10, 2019, 08:11:16 PM »
Hello all I'm Darren, I've been reading great posts on the forum for a while and thought it was about time i took the plunge! I'm early into a 400F project, my first motorcycle restoration of any kind. The bike is a '77 (R) which if i manage to attach a photo you'll see needs a lot of tlc, though it was a runner when I bought it. Currently stripped, frame powder coated, just about to send hubs for vapour blasting, then likely a large bill from David Silver to get back to rolling chassis.
I'm in Burnley so would be great to hear from local owners, if only to remind me where all the bits go!
Looking fwd to learning and hopefully contributing.
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Best regards, Darren.
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