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My New Project arrives after a 44 year wait!
Laverda Dave:
Some good progress over the past few days (and excluding the problem with trying to paint the seat logo!).
The new yoke is now fitted along with the taper lower and ball race top hybrid combination. I took the torque setting up to 45lb and that was enough! The wheel, mudguard, brake caliper etc is now all back in along with the fantastic clocks refurbished by Peter Houghton to his usual very high standard.
I have fitted LED’s all round, including green LED to the back of the gauges and boy are they bright! I had to run separate earth’s from the front indicators to get them to work but this wasn’t a problem as the new loom had a couple of spare earth connections. I have refitted the Cibie but had to make a repair to the very strange copper connector for the dip beam after finding the cable was non-existent. I made a new crimped connection using a piece of steel from the scrap bin, not very neat but strong and the cable is firmly held.
90% of the electrics are now complete with just the Boyer to fit along with the plug caps to the new refurbished coils from Ash (thanks again Ash). I have a bit more tidying up to do such as fitting the correct tensioner bolt and a few other odd’s and sod’s but I think I’m 90% there now.
I’m still not sure about the correct finish of the cover on the clutch cable adjusting mechanism, should it be a painted finish to match the rest of the engine or should it be polished alloy as I have seen on other 400/4’s (and as I currently have it finished), if anybody knows could you let me know!
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Mine was painted and looked unmolested.
Laverda Dave:
Thanks Ted, looks like I have the answer 👍
AshimotoK0:
I go by these pics Dave of the 'push mile' bike that was auctioned. OK I reckon it was messed with in places but it's a decent guide and all I really have to go on.
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/97pm41rmojmibgw6skkvy/ACXWZLnqMn-MFflx_Dz5ck8?rlkey=jdxgrox5jjs2z8p6jnh5rayv5&st=evzneor3&dl=0
Laverda Dave:
Thanks Ash. I did look at those and that's where the potential confusion set it. The feature of the three 400/4’s in the recent CBG that were either 'original' or restored to original show the quadrant as being polished. I'm sticking with the painted finish as that's how I remember my first 400/4 back in 1980.
That photo of the push 400 reminds me I need to order the wire clip on the clutch housing :)
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