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Have you tried spraying some starter fluid into the intake to verify spark will ignite a mixture? If that doesn't work, I'd check timing and coil. Verify that you have good enough spark under compression and timing is set properly. If you get it to fire on starter fluid, triple check all of...

Over the winter I may pull the engine and repaint it and the frame.

Finally got the tires mounted. Bike is just about done. Need to sort out some carb issues.

Got the seat cover done. Fixing the last pinhole leak that I missed the first time.

Keep the 400 wheels on the 400. Turn the 440 into what ever you want. They make nice bobbers. If you look under the specials, you'll see my build. I went more standard/sport. I was going to cafe it, but the lines are not ideal.

The lighting/ignition issue sounds like a good theft deterrent. ;-) And the bike looks great! Wish I could work that quickly!

I should say, this is silver bearing solder. Unsure of the percentage, but it states its for metal work. 430F melting point.

Painted the tank.

Time will tell. I've read that silver solder should work as well as brazing.

Got the tank sealed. Have the process in a thread in the Tanks and seats section. The major leak repair shown here. Also got the exhaust sorted out. Emgo shorties with baffle mods (welded a washer across the exit and drilled holes around the baffle perimeter).

I was able to successfully solder my two leaky tanks using a Wen 450 watt soldering iron, silver solder (Bernzomatic brand for metal work) and flux. The tank was drained and left open for a month. I've also read that it needn't be drained fully, but I wasn't willing to try that route. There was...

Thanks for sharing this info. Have an old KZ440 that I'd love to hard tail but no title.

Still have any universals left?

Get your rearsets yet?

6v headlight finally gave up the ghost to the 12v battery. Would like to convert to LED. Thinking H4 LED conversion using the existing lense. I'll need to cut a hole in the back of the headlight, remove the current headlight guts and get an H4 bulb holder affixed to it.

No problem! Figured it was a voltage divider. Thanks for the tip!

Sonreir™, can you post the circuit you're using for that? I could use something on my CB125S converted to 12v.

Looking forward to this! Welcome! Doesn't look half bad. Want to find an early CB350 twin myself. For shiggles, flip the clubmans over and see if they're more comfortable that way w/the stock peg location. The grips shouldn't be too hard to pull off and swap. Bar end mirrors maybe? Avon...

That looks like a perfect fit! Thanks for digging that up.

Hmm. I'll take another look. Thanks for the info! Carbs are fun, mmkay!