cm450a

I made a small video showing how a properly tuned Hondamatic should respond. When you do this check you really ought to use a portable tach. However, it can be done ear. If you can't achieve a good idle there are a number of things it could be such as: Dirty idle jets Shrunken or missing...

I'm helping my FIL get his 450A back on the road. The Story: he got it out of storage and got it running maybe a year ago. While it would idle all day long it would bog down/run poorly whenever he gave it gas. It would occasionally backfire as well. He discovered that the boots from the airbox...

We have an on-going thread here with a forum member trying to locate those critical torque converter cover gaskets. Right now there is one with the insane price of $150. With that said, I did some research and found who manufacturers the gasket kit for 4-into-1. I've reached out to them about...

Hello to all VHT Members, I've setup a community test kit for diagnosing ignition/no-spark/bad performance conditions. Swapping your parts with the ones out of the kit can help you diagnose if you need a stator, CDI, or coil. The kit includes: Prototype CDI Known-good Ignition Coil with new...

Hello, I've been working on reverse engineering the Hondamatic CDI for the CB400A, CM400A, CM450A bikes. It's now been successfully road tested for more than 3000+ miles in stop and go traffic, and highway. Over 20 sold. Here is a video of the prototype running on my 79 CM400A: CURRENT...

Tomorrow is my 79 th year on this old earth. I am starting to fell every one of them so I closed the shop . I will finish the CA 95 but its my last one. Its been a good run but its time to slow down. For those who Have A models I thought I would leave a few notes. All the A models , the 400...