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andut:
Hi  all !

Finally got to a stage where I could MOT the bike last week !  It took a couple months longer than expected, but I'm quite pleased with my first attempt at a bike rebuild, even if it may not be to everybody's taste !


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Much to my surprise it fired up and ran really well straight away with only a minor idle speed adjustment.  Bit tappety to start with, but have now reset them, and it sounds great ! 

Managed to lose idle on the way home, so I'm assuming that I'll be removing and cleaning idle jets when I get 5 minutes, and then I can hopefully put a few on it before it's first oil change.

Have to say that the front brake is interesting !  MOT tester said it was better than he'd expect from a 400/4 - would hate to be relying ona bad one !

Andy

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royhall:
Really nice bike that. Top job. What's the plan for the seat pad, could be a bit tough on the old family jewels. ;D ;D

andut:
Thanks Roy !

It's much more comfortable than you'd imagine, but that could well be down to my own padding ! 

That said, I now have a nicely trimmed foam pad to make longer journeys more comfy - just hope the rest of the bike stays together !

royhall:
I know what you mean. When the bikes been down to every last nut and bolt you cant help but distrust it for a while. Every little noise or vibration has you thinking its about to fall apart. Never does though. Nice build.

AshimotoK0:
Back in the day I had 4 different 400/4's and, apart from when wet,  the braking was pretty good, particularly compared with the 2-LS drum brake on earlier twins.

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