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400/4 build. Paused due to other commitments. But starting up again
ComfySofa:
Spot on - thanks very much sir. Ill take a look now.
Oddjob:
Have a read of this, with pics so you know what you're getting. The ones to get are linked.
http://www.sohc.co.uk/index.php/topic,25595.msg234557.html#msg234557
Oh and since I did that thread I have 2 friends who ride with me every Thursday down dark country lanes when Autumn arrives, they both have Harleys and were always complaining about not being able to see that well, it was so bad they'd sit behind me on my 1300 with that headlight bulb fitted just to be able to see, they bought a pair between them and the difference really was night and day, now they are confident and do the leading. They've since passed on the link to all the others at the bike meet and most have bought a pair.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
On a 400 the original bulb type looks to be a Type S2 - this defines the size of the bulb cap, pin offsets & contact layout so it fits your bulb holder - you have to watch out for taller bulbs that might not fit etc - you can then go for quartz or LED - as Ken states a lot of LED's are poor on the beam spread & cut off. It's an evolving market still imho for the retro market.
ComfySofa:
Went to the site last night...shit - theyve got everything on there havent they! (it looks like theyve even got those tiny little dummy lights in LED's as well) - so assuming they fit ill definately be getting some of those...!
ComfySofa:
Thought this deserved its own post.....i actually got it started last night...! the throttle is a bit sticky (so it ran away a couple of times) and the carb overflows are leaking fuel but.....it started and, i might add the engine feels (through the bars) as smooth as anything ive felt. So, first - my thanks to Bryan, top job sir, top job....thanks so much for rebuilding the boxes of schrapnel that i gave you... my old man's bike is alive again!
Coupled with the Munit which id say im about 70% through the connectivity part - still got the dummy lights to wire in (no idea how to do that yet) but Roo is helping me with that... and then a tidy up of the loom in general and then tape it all up and maybe separate sections of the loom so it can all be unplugged for working on it...
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