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New Member Introductions / Re: 400 four contact breaker wiring.

« on: March 01, 2025, 09:05:22 AM »

Brilliant... Thank you all. Will put it all together and see what happens.

New Member Introductions / 400 four contact breaker wiring.

« on: February 27, 2025, 11:42:48 AM »

Hi All.
Does anyone have a clear diagram of the wiring from the capacitor to the contact breakers, showing correct positioning of insulators etc?
Manual says - 'replace in the order they were removed'
It is the blue and yellow wires, and the wires from the caps that is troubling me.
Many thanks.

New Member Introductions / Re: Greetings from Southern France

« on: November 11, 2022, 01:35:23 PM »

Thanks for all he comments, had some great help already.
We are down in the South, just South of Carcassonne, about hour & half away from Spanish border. Expat, not a Frenchman.

CB350/400 / Re: 400 four wont start

« on: November 10, 2022, 04:06:28 PM »

Hi. Thanks for the replies.
I did consider a bad earth, so connected the battery earth direct to the green wire earthing the rectifier, no change.
Starter button is not sticking it is just the the afterspin.
Will check out the solenoid.
Thanks.

CB350/400 / 400 four wont start

« on: November 10, 2022, 03:24:46 PM »

Hi.
I am struggling to get my 400 four started.
I have done a rebuild, so new harness, plugs, coils, points and caps.
Carbs stripped, cleaned and new jets, float needles etc.
New battery - fully charged.
I have freed the auto advance, the tappets are done and the static timing is spot on!
So this is what happens.
I do get a spark from all 4 plugs, and fuel is getting through.
When I press the starter for a few turns there is no spark at all, then it sparks, but seems very weak.
When I let go of the starter button the engine spins a few more turns and I continue to get a spark.
It seems as though the starter is taking too much juice initially, preventing the coils from firing up. Is this normal?
Any help, ideas would be very welcome.
Thanks.

New Member Introductions / Greetings from Southern France

« on: November 10, 2022, 03:09:15 PM »

Nearly finished rebuild of a 1978 400 Four.
Also own 1983 GL650 Silverwing.
1990 VFR750 RC36
Tiger Cub and BSA Bantam (in boxes)
2011 - GSX 650F (The other half has one of these as well)