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Looping back on this. I bought an XS400 wheel and test fitted it to my 1976 XT500. It mostly fits. I will need to trim a few...

Yeah, to know for sure, I'll have to test fit a hub and brake plate.

Diverging from the original point of this thread, I want to build a 19-inch front wheel with a better brake for my '76 XT500, but I...

Double checking, it looks like the RD200 brake plate is unique, but to your point the RD250 brake plate is the same as the XS400. 1974...

I cross referenced part numbers and it appears the XS400 drum is the same part number as the RD drum. The brake plates look...

Resurrecting this thread. Are XS400 drum brake front hubs + brake plates the same as early RD drum brake front hubs + brake plates?

Resurrecting this thread. I have a '76 Yamaha XT500 and want to build up a 19 inch front wheel for street riding with a better brake...