January 19, 201411 yr Moderator first the good news my bike is running fine again & it was an easy fix (cdi) now the bad news I need another Cdi for my other bike I had 3 units turns out only one good one, I bought one off ebay a while ago very cheap now I know why! its useless the bike won't even start with that one in well they said untested guess you take your chances on something like that I'm not going to bother finding another till I start working on it and don't know when that will be, its been standing for about 4 years now maybe someone would like to swop me for a 2t. there was at least 2 on ebay £20, checked it out?
January 19, 201411 yr Author Tommy As I keep boring everyone with over on elvis' thread. My boys old SR went through 3 cdi units. The problem being was that I was buying them from breakers yards so was replacing a 20 odd year old part with another of the same age. If you could pick up a new one, expensive I know, that will last you another 20 odd years, and as you have 2 xs' then you can chop and change between them yes Jim, just found a new only one problem http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-XS400-Ignitor-Unit-NOS-XS400J-XS400K-1982-1983-CDI-12R-82305-00-XS-400-/251183452096?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3a7bb34fc0
January 19, 201411 yr Author there was at least 2 on ebay £20, checked it out? can't find any for that money Drew ?
January 19, 201411 yr I knew it would be expensive, but didn't think that much. Have you opened the duff one up. If it is not the kind that is encapsulated in resin then speedshop ( or indeed any electronic wizard if you know any) may be able to renew/rebuild it
January 19, 201411 yr Author I knew it would be expensive, but didn't think that much. Have you opened the duff one up. If it is not the kind that is encapsulated in resin then speedshop ( or indeed any electronic wizard if you know any) may be able to renew/rebuild it thank's Jim I'll look into it
January 19, 201411 yr Moderator can't find any for that money Drew ? must have sold, I never told you as you had loads of them I saw this while ago in looking into TCI's http://www.jetav8r.com/Vision/TCIRebuild/TCI_Rebuild.html
January 19, 201411 yr Author must have sold, I never told you as you had loads of them I saw this while ago in looking into TCI's http://www.jetav8r.com/Vision/TCIRebuild/TCI_Rebuild.html cheers drew was thinking about opening it up and reheating some of the solder joint ect I also have a 4th cdi off my third bike but that was already smashed when I got the bike as it was a stolen/recovered bike but may have some bits in it I can use might as well give it a try as can't break it anymore.
January 19, 201411 yr Good link drewps, I looked into it with the SR but that type was moulded in resin. Quids in if the 400s' is free to work on. Even if you dont know anyone, you can take it to the local tech college and I'm sure they would have a look at it.
January 19, 201411 yr Author one of my customer's is a retired sparky who repaired old tv/radio that sort of thing, think I'll ask him to take a look.
January 19, 201411 yr Moderator Good link drewps, I looked into it with the SR but that type was moulded in resin. Quids in if the 400s' is free to work on. Even if you dont know anyone, you can take it to the local tech college and I'm sure they would have a look at it. the resin can be dissolved out, I think it was acetone (nail varnish remover)
January 23, 201411 yr Thats tidy" did you get her running, them CDI"s are better remade by Speedshop or west county windings,
January 23, 201411 yr Author Thats tidy" did you get her running, them CDI"s are better remade by Speedshop or west county windings, Yeah she's running perfect just got to get a CDI sorted for my other XS
January 24, 201411 yr Author the red one will hopefully be be to blue for the summer I have new badge's already sprayed a tank and plastics are in primer sprayed it last summer but went a bit wrong buffed it up last week and it looked not to bad
January 24, 201411 yr They remind me of a Honda [ style] 250 in the late 70"s , think it was a single with twin exhaust head.. RS250 maybe,,
January 24, 201411 yr Author Yes I remember do look similar with the square headlight but this is a bit faster
February 12, 201411 yr Is that the XS with the single spine frame ? Looks very like my first "Big Bike" afetr my RD125DX ! Got told it was an XS400 Sport & the only thing it had that was the same as other XS400's was the bottom of the engine! Never knew if that was true though. Great bike though. Loved it as it was such a good bike to move upto from the RD.
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