I am seriously considering buying a hondamatic 400 for my wife. We were looking at a 250 Rebel but i am concerned that it will not have enough oomph to keep...
Nick, I've seen a Rebel 250 do 85+ [1,2]. A Hondamatic isn't going to be much faster than that, if at all. But there is the advantage of the automatic...
... have ... long ... is ... I'm ... Thanks. We have seriously looked at both the 250 and the bigger Rebel. But i think the whole gear thing is what is pushing...
Yes, there is one thing the 400 hondamatics suffer from. Lack of Horsepower. You would be better off with a good running 250 than a 400 Hondamatic. The ...
... In the reading I did and conversations I had before buying, it seemed that transmission problems were a fairly remote possibility compared to having to...
Hi, Can you tell me what the diameter is of a #13 and a #17 guitar string in thousands of an inch? Maybe my .035 drill might be too big. ...
Those are thousandths of an inch.., so #13 is .013 inches, etc. I suspect .035 (more than double what mine seems to be) is probably a bit much. Since that...
b.kaufman & anyone else interested: I pulled the ignition coil off the bike today and the whole thing is wrapped in rubber, unopenable. Also, I have tried to...
Ugh. So when I went out to the bike tonight to pull the ignition coil, I noticed that the brake fluid reservoir was looking all nasty, like very brittle,...
The instructions for removing the ignition coil (in their entirety). 1. Remove the fuel tank. 2. Disconnect the wire leads. 3. Remove the coil attaching bolts...
I'm hoping someone here could tell me what year the Keihin VB carbs serial numbered 24CATB7 were used. I got a stripped down set of them from a local mechanic,...
If they can be removed from the coil body, I have no idea how. The attached pic shows the sort of "plug" where the wires go into the coil. The plug is...
For we Honda Riders maybe going to this years Ohio VMD:Triumph is honored as the Marque of the Year, and you are invited: Subject: Triumph announces AMA...
It would take an offer of a brand-new Speed Triple, to get me there. ... From: Hondamatic_400@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Hondamatic_400@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf...
Yes, I suspect it will fit/work properly. But you know what my suspicions are worth. It must have a "wasted spark" ignition, and send a spark to both plugs...
I was able to answer my own question. I got lucky and found my manual in the never ending garage of piled up bike and auto parts lol. These carb bodies I got...
I've always thought the 400/450cc 'matics are the cat's meow for new riders. Learning how to properly brake, and committing the location of the various...
Well, I bought a whole brake caliper & master cylinder assembly from a 1980 on ebay. Hopefully the reservoir on it is in better shape than mine (apparently)...
Yes, and you need to have it done every couple of years anyway since brake fluid is Hydrophilic (it attracts and absorbs water, from the air if not available...
... How can I do that if I have to replace the whole reservoir? Just let the level sink just below that, and quick put the new reservoir/diaphragm/junk on?...
As far as the bleeding (though Honda doesn't make it any easier by putting the caliper on the opposite side from the brake lever/master cylinder) IF your arms...
Well, I doubt you can do that, you may have to redo it (bleeding the brakes), if air gets trapped in the system. It would be worth a try, though. Couldn't...
I bought a 1980 CM400A for my daughter to learn on and the bike needs a few parts to make it look good. Does anyone have a parts bike, I need the plastic cover...
Not a question or horror story or problem report. Just a nice note. Got my CM450A out of the barn after a few years storage. Thought it would be a nice...
Hi! I've been working on my '79Cm400A carbs and was moving the bike in the garage... When I Applied the front brake... it went all the way down... no...
Congrats! I'm hoping there will be some summer left by the time I'm running again, but maybe we who are grounded can ride vicariously and imagine our bikes...
THE EASIEST WAY TO GET THE AIR OUT OF THE SYSTEM IS TO FILL THE FILL THE BREAKS THROUGH THE BOTTOM BLEEDER. THE DEVICE IS SOLD IN MOST AUTO PARTS STORES FOR...
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