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Offline ComfySofa

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Re: 400/4 build. Paused due to other commitments. But starting up again
« Reply #135 on: November 05, 2022, 04:33:33 PM »
Hi Bryan.

Yeah - the triangle bit is in good condition - i had it powder coated.!
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« Reply #136 on: November 05, 2022, 04:33:38 PM »
There is the thick looking cable that Teds pictured, that connects to the negative pole on the battery, there is also a loom earth normally located at the coils.

Ted with that much excess cable in the bend is the battery neg cable too long? They normally are a fairly snug fit.
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Re: 400/4 build. Paused due to other commitments. But starting up again
« Reply #137 on: November 05, 2022, 04:35:13 PM »
So scrape it off both sides where the hole is then use vaseline to stop rusting but after you bolted it tight
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« Reply #138 on: November 05, 2022, 04:36:24 PM »
Yessir....as i say ill be in the garage tomorrow hopefully so ill take some more pics....
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Re: 400/4 build. Paused due to other commitments. But starting up again
« Reply #139 on: November 05, 2022, 05:53:17 PM »
Quote from: Oddjob on November 05, 2022, 04:33:38 PM
There is the thick looking cable that Teds pictured, that connects to the negative pole on the battery, there is also a loom earth normally located at the coils.

Ted with that much excess cable in the bend is the battery neg cable too long? They normally are a fairly snug fit.

It's what came with the bike Ken tbh I saw no point in changing it.
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Re: 400/4 build. Paused due to other commitments. But starting up again
« Reply #140 on: November 05, 2022, 07:25:50 PM »
That frame keeps getting blue-er..Fab, I love it!
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« Reply #141 on: November 06, 2022, 04:00:13 PM »
Didnt get as far as i wanted today....my z1000 was caked in allsorts so it took a while to get it cleaned up....and, as others have said in here - rebuilding the Honda is a 3 steps forward 2 steps back...got the spacers fitted (which took 5 mins) but then fitting the ground cable on top of that triangular fitting i had to sand away the bits behind to get a good ground on the frame. Just to be safe i did the front triangular fittings as well. Ive not fitted the front pipe yet as ive order a set of Ti bolts and nuts for the front triangular engine mounts as that bit is going to get everything from the road and as its a visual part i thought Ti would be a nice finish (same for the fitment of that triangular engine mount at the back. Also realized i fitted the left hand footpeg incorrectly so had to refit that as well. Once ive got the bolts i can fit the exhaust.
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« Reply #142 on: November 06, 2022, 04:01:58 PM »
I think the stainless spacers look nice though....its the little things...

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« Reply #143 on: November 06, 2022, 04:08:58 PM »
Nice!................we like shiney ;) 8)
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Re: 400/4 build. Paused due to other commitments. But starting up again
« Reply #144 on: November 06, 2022, 04:15:55 PM »
Yeah - its become my thing/bugbear... anything you buy these days off the shop floor has shit coatings.....

My z1000: not so bad but most of the bike bar the frame and engine has been either coated in cerakote or powder coat. 90% of the fixings are now either stainless or Ti...as a result it comes through the winter for the last 8 years or so unscathed...

Hypermotard....only the frame and swing arm hasnt been done...the engine has been cerakoted - everything else powder coated cerakoted. All fixings are ether ti or St. Its been a fair bit of work...when i got it about 5 years ago everything was corroded - engine paint peeling off was the worst...

RSV4: surprisingly has been the best....they built it primarily with stainless fixings and only a handful of parts have needed recoating...its a 59 plate but in pretty good nick...

Stickler for coatings and fixings i am but, from a longevity point of view it pays off...
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Re: 400/4 build. Paused due to other commitments. But starting up again
« Reply #145 on: November 06, 2022, 04:18:18 PM »
Hey, nice finish. But are you missing a locking pin😀
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« Reply #146 on: November 06, 2022, 04:33:02 PM »
Brilliant - tell me where ive gone wrong....valuable information!1
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« Reply #147 on: November 06, 2022, 04:36:51 PM »
Yeah right…first photo castle nut? But seriously, that brake plate is a really nice Matt finish. Is it painted?
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« Reply #148 on: November 06, 2022, 04:38:56 PM »
Ah - yes....ive got loads of split pins....

The Brake plate...if you mean the bit that the brake shoes are fitted to it was bead blasted. The whole engine has been done as well.
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« Reply #149 on: November 06, 2022, 04:39:19 PM »
Or,is that the ceracote you are referring to?
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