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AshimotoK0:
Those concave Cibie's are spot on Dave ;D. I would definitely keep it despite being non-standard... I had one on the second 400/4 I had and far superior to the standard Stanley item. Did it have Fiamm Horns /K&N pod filters and Mars Chocky (Marzocchi ) rear shocks/Piper exhaust... all very common back in the day and all fitted to mine. For the life of me I can't remember the reg of that bike it was KJV ??? P
Oddjob:
Cibie did do 2 versions of the Z beam, the concave one was the 6.25" ? one for the 400 with the 7" being convex for the 500/550/750 etc. Oddly they are not marked on the glass to show they are the Z beam, I still have my 7" Z beam headlight and fully intend to refit it on the 500 when (or IF) the bike gets back on the road.
I used the Z beam headlight as my testing bed for testing LED H4 replacement bulbs, you can see the results in the thread https://www.sohc.co.uk/index.php/topic,25595.msg234547.html#msg234547
Laverda Dave:
--- Quote from: AshimotoK0 on January 13, 2024, 10:33:17 PM ---Those concave Cibie's are spot on Dave ;D. I would definitely keep it despite being non-standard... I had one on the second 400/4 I had and far superior to the standard Stanley item. Did it have Fiamm Horns /K&N pod filters and Mars Chocky (Marzocchi ) rear shocks/Piper exhaust... all very common back in the day and all fitted to mine. For the life of me I can't remember the reg of that bike it was KJV ??? P
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Unbelievable Ash, it had all those parts fitted apart from the silencer, it wasn't a piper but a Marshall deep tone. It sounded lovely at the time but unfortunately it fell off in the Hanger Lane underpass (now known as the gyratory system) a long time ago. It was replaced by a Motad and that's still on it now but it won't be staying! If I can get a Marshall that would be great but I think it will be a replica Honda item that gets fitted. The subsequent fitting of ape hangers, coffin rear light, front spot lights, stepped seat and chrome fittings unfortunately ruined the look of the 80’s mods.
That's a really good thread you posted Ken, I'll be going the LED route👍
TrickyMicky:
I replaced every bulb on my 400 with LED's from Clasiccarleds. They even do a nice little digital flasher unit so you can run led's in the indicators, or even a mix. The flash rate stays the same. The digital flasher unit is about the same size as a normal relay and slips into the original rubber mounting quite nicely. Just as a matter of interest, the blue main beam warning light I put back to a filament bulb, as when riding along an unlit country road in the dark on main beam it's a bit on the bright side and shining straight up at your face. As I think you mentioned elsewhere, do NOT use white led's behind coloured lenses, only use coloured bulbs. I think the icing on the cake was using the green led's in the speedo/rev counter, NICE!!
Oddjob:
If you find the LED in the repeater lights is too bright, just paint the upper surface with some white nail varnish, missus may have some ;D That tones it down quite a lot.
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