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Nurse Julie:
Attached to the top frame on the near side of the 400 is a bracket. I know the bit on the right is where the rubber band fits that holds the loom in place but what is the other bit of bracket for?.
The whole bracket is called a Stay, Speed Unit. Should I have something fitted to it?



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andut:
Julie,

I have puzzled over the same question in the past and convinced myself that the answer is nothing !  Doesn't seem logical that Honda would have fitted something that adds cost and weight for no reason even if it was already a production tooled part from another bike, but I have never been able to find any use for the horizontal part of the bracket, and their description doesn't help !!  The end of that part of the bracket looks shaped to suit a rubber holder of some sort (like the starter relay bracket) but nothing I can think of  - maybe something for the US market  ?

Piki:
I have that on my 400 four I do not remember but I think that you need a "rubber strap"  for "hold" the wires conections...

Nurse Julie:

--- Quote from: andut on February 22, 2018, 01:10:58 PM ---Julie,

I have puzzled over the same question in the past and convinced myself that the answer is nothing !  Doesn't seem logical that Honda would have fitted something that adds cost and weight for no reason even if it was already a production tooled part from another bike, but I have never been able to find any use for the horizontal part of the bracket, and their description doesn't help !!  The end of that part of the bracket looks shaped to suit a rubber holder of some sort (like the starter relay bracket) but nothing I can think of  - maybe something for the US market  ?

--- End quote ---
I'm of the same thinking Andy, maybe it's a handbag holder  ;D ;D
Piki, I have the rubber strap which holds the wiring loom against the frame. You can see the end of it on the right hand side of the bracket on my photo.

Orcade-Ian:
By coincidence I have just zinc plated the one on my USA early 400/4 and it does have a rubber strap with wire loops attached - a bit like a smaller version of the battery strap and that supports the wiring loom to the lug on the frame. As far as it being called stay, speed unit, did the Jap (or other markets) version have one of those red light jobs (in the speedo) for 100kph.  My GB400 and GB500 had them plus a Jap spec Yam XJR1200.  Might have been some kind bracket for that.

Ian

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