{"id":61002,"date":"2015-04-09T10:21:54","date_gmt":"2015-04-09T01:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=61002"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:44:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:44:44","slug":"gb400tt-mk2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20150409\/everyday-events\/gb400tt-mk2-2","title":{"rendered":"GB400TT MK2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60991\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC_0357.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0357\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/DSC_0357.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/DSC_0357-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/DSC_0357-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\nLet&#8217;s install the carburetor.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60992\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC_0355.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0355\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/DSC_0355.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/DSC_0355-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/DSC_0355-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s still usable, but the intake manifold is also discontinued. It&#8217;s still functional, so that&#8217;s fine, but this Honda motorcycle will be challenging going forward.<br \/>\nI&#8217;ll just replace the O-rings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC077601.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60993\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC077601.jpg\" alt=\"DSC07760\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/DSC077601.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/DSC077601-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/DSC077601-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nI mixed clean parts with everything else and assembled one complete unit. I felt the disappointment of the aftermarket repair kit, but I used only the O-rings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC07807.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60994\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC07807.jpg\" alt=\"DSC07807\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/DSC07807.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/DSC07807-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/DSC07807-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nI&#8217;ll change the oil to Newtech.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60995\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC07803.jpg\" alt=\"DSC07803\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/DSC07803.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/DSC07803-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/DSC07803-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\nJust because it has a ball joint doesn&#8217;t mean I can recommend using it at an angle. With this backstep configuration, it ends up this way, so there&#8217;s no helping it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC07805.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60996\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC07805.jpg\" alt=\"DSC07805\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/DSC07805.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/DSC07805-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/DSC07805-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60997\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC07806.jpg\" alt=\"DSC07806\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/DSC07806.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/DSC07806-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/DSC07806-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\nDepending on the position, there are spots where it makes contact.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60998\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC07800.jpg\" alt=\"DSC07800\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/DSC07800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/DSC07800-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/DSC07800-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\nTo use the limited stroke smoothly without waste, 90 degrees is best.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC07802.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60999\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC07802.jpg\" alt=\"DSC07802\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/DSC07802.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/DSC07802-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/DSC07802-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>The mounting position has minimal vertical travel, so there&#8217;s less stress. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC07802.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC07808.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-61000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC07808.jpg\" alt=\"DSC07808\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/DSC07808.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/DSC07808-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/DSC07808-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>The structure of the drum-type backstep is also troublesome. With four components from the drum arm to the pedal, it becomes like a puzzle and you can&#8217;t use the ideal stroke position.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-61001\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC07810.jpg\" alt=\"DSC07810\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/DSC07810.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/DSC07810-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/04\/DSC07810-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\nIn the end, I reduced the stroke as much as I could on my own. It took about an hour and a half of repeated attachment and detachment to find a good position, and we settled on this as the limit. Since I&#8217;m doing this on my own, it&#8217;s completely unrelated to the requested work, but I think it turned out well.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s install the carburetor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":60991,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pochipp_cv_data":"","swell_btn_cv_data":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1924],"tags":[150],"class_list":["post-61002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-everyday-events","tag-gb400"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61002"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61002\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}