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Rolfbulmer:
Looks really nice Phil.
I am also undertaking my first cafe racer conversion of a cb550.
Could you tell me where you got your speedo and tacho gauge from please, they look sweet.

FlyinPhil:

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--- Quote from: FlyinPhil on July 18, 2022, 06:22:19 PM ---Thanks for the feedback guys, appreciate it.

And Ted yes I hope the electrics do go to plan as I've got a new loom too, and pilfered every wiring diagram and book I could from here, so fingers crossed! 👍

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As I had time on my hands during the cold weather I actually did an Excel spread sheet showing all the wiring loom colours on my 400 including if they were male or female - I then married this up with the various  electrical items on my bike - indicators, ignition horn, brake lights etc I eneded up with just a few unknowns to do with the horn, & clutch switch I think it was.
I found this generic Honda document useful when I had a few spare wires!
Plus of course advice on here.
If any 400 owners want a copy of my spreadsheets just PM me and I will e-mail them to you, My bike did not have the pass switch so slight adjustments were needed. On the plus sign I did not blow any fuses except in my brain.

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Thanks Red, and Excel spreadsheets - now your talking my language!! I'm a secret excel nerd so you've really got me thinking now and that wiring document will be really useful so thanks very much. 👍

FlyinPhil:

--- Quote from: Rolfbulmer on July 19, 2022, 04:43:29 PM ---Looks really nice Phil.
I am also undertaking my first cafe racer conversion of a cb550.
Could you tell me where you got your speedo and tacho gauge from please, they look sweet.

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Cheers Rolf. Would like to see how your doing with yours too. Speedo and tacho were just a fleabay find but you've got to be careful with the ratios of them. I'll dig out the ebay listing and pm you the link if they are still around. The tricky bit is mounting them properly though, but I was lucky enough to find a custom bracket, again on ebay, from a guy in Canada who bought it for his cb750 and never fit it. You can buy them new but I've only ever seen them on Dime City Cycles (in the US) but they are quite pricey and the postage is mental, however they also sell the gauges. You also should mount them on rubber washers too so I've been told to stop undue vibration and premature gauge wear/failure.

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