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SteveD CB500K0:
Are the pillion footpegs on the swingarm or the frame?

marineboy:
Hi Steve
Their on the frame, according to the book I have they were on the s/arm until March 1976, mines registered March 1977 & the frame starts CB400F-1068...
The feeling I get is that the side panels are correct in their lighter blue colour and its the tank that may of been replaced....just a hunch though

UK Pete:
Hi marineboy welcome to the site
Pete

rigwit:
hi marineboy........ one thing about cam chain tensioning i used to do was to get the engine nice n warmed up then loosen the locknut slaken off bolt 1/2 turn. let it idle for a few then rev up to 6/9000rpm  then let it settle and tighten bolt till just feel resistance  then lock up the locknut......... one prob i had when i first purchased my original 400-4 was in the days before  fuel was filtered and managed as it is now if any garage were low on stock chances were you got a bit of water in with the petrol i found  light oxidisation of the inside tank would by pass the fuel filter and lodge under float needle valve  resulting in either one  2 3 or all 4 flooding  or spraying 4* from there overflow pipes  all over the rear rubber........

as an engineer by trade ive never held much in multiple guages  as to get 2 that read and act the same would be like winning the lottery ......  the only shure fire way to do it is by manomiter at atmospheric  pressure. personally what i used to do was set a fast idle  on the main adjuster  then shut off take a feeler guage reading of the slide to bottom of venturi  and see if all same  if not  adjust each carb to give same measurment then i would start up  let idle for a few to settle down  re-set a fast idle if nessesary then takeing a piece of small bore pipe i would put it in each carb intake and listen to the flow.......  never let me down this system on any multiple carbbed bike, but if not mechanicialy minded  then it can take some getting used to also  a screwdriver  plastic or wooden handle  can be used to some effect on traceing  rattles knocks and noise that is not assumed normal by putting the tip on the casting  no matter where it is and putting your ear on the handle of driver .beware  the engine you think sounds sweet will sound like a drum full of ball bearings  and again getting used to what is and is not normal takes some knowlage.  

colin400four:
Hi marineboy and welcome,

I think the Blue that you decsribe is Known as varnish blue and another place for parts (RE-CON & NOS) for the 400/four and for that matter any of the Honda Fours & sixes is "On All Fours" which is based in Sheffield. E mail After 6.00pm to john@onallfours.freeserve.co.uk

Best Regards

COLIN.

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