Can you change the needles on a Honda CM400?

Can you change the needles on a Honda CM400?

Honda recommends buying new floats and needles if the adjustment is off, but you can make very minor adjustments by bending the metal tabs on top of the needles. This is delicate and you risk breaking them though so be careful. After cleaning a the carbs I have come upon a lean issue.

Where can I find 1981 Honda cm 400 t?

Join the 81 Honda CM 400 T discussion group or the general Honda discussion group. List related bikes for comparison of specs. Bikez has discussion forums for every bike. View comments, questions and answers at the 1981 Honda CM 400 T discussion group.

What kind of tires does a 1981 CM400 use?

The collector does most of the baffling on this bike. Tires : What size and brand of tires have people used on stock wheels. The spoked wheels use the exact same size, at least for the 1981 CM400E. Note: 130 is simply too wide for the rear. Don’t even bother, it rubs on both the chain guard and brake linkage.

How is the CARB adjusted on a Honda motorcycle?

The carburetor adjustments include idle speed, idle circuit mixture, mid-range and high-speed circuit mixture. The idle circuit and idle speed is adjusted with a screw. The mid-range and high-speed mixture is controlled by changing jet size in the carburetor bowl.

Join the 81 Honda CM 400 T discussion group or the general Honda discussion group. List related bikes for comparison of specs. Bikez has discussion forums for every bike. View comments, questions and answers at the 1981 Honda CM 400 T discussion group.

Honda recommends buying new floats and needles if the adjustment is off, but you can make very minor adjustments by bending the metal tabs on top of the needles. This is delicate and you risk breaking them though so be careful. After cleaning a the carbs I have come upon a lean issue.

The collector does most of the baffling on this bike. Tires : What size and brand of tires have people used on stock wheels. The spoked wheels use the exact same size, at least for the 1981 CM400E. Note: 130 is simply too wide for the rear. Don’t even bother, it rubs on both the chain guard and brake linkage.

What kind of switch does a 1980 CM400T use?

The stock switches for the 1980 CM400t include a gray wire to turn signals that is not shown in the Clymer diagram. This provides power to the flashers when they are engaged. I replaced stock switches with ones from sterlingmotorworks.

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