some modded xs400's

[BBS360]

A couple of modded 400s for sale locally.
$2600 (Canadian) for this one:

http://www.usedvictoria.com/classified-ad/1980-XS400-Street-trackercafe_24184967

$1600 for this:

http://www.usedvictoria.com/classified-ad/YAMAHA-XS-400_24172773

I was hoping to see some XS400s for sale locally, just not chopped up like these.
There is another heritage special available in town but it'd take more work to get running than I want to invest.

 

[drewpy]

found this today Rufford autojumble, nice xs250

 

[xschris]

A couple of modded 400s for sale locally.
$2600 (Canadian) for this one:
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http://www.usedvictoria.com/classified-ad/1980-XS400-Street-trackercafe_24184967

$1600 for this:
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http://www.usedvictoria.com/classified-ad/YAMAHA-XS-400_24172773

I was hoping to see some XS400s for sale locally, just not chopped up like these.
There is another heritage special available in town but it'd take more work to get running than I want to invest.

Both are way over priced. Keep looking for one that has not been messed with.

 

[Requiem]

Two 400's for sale in the Netherlands
First one for €4200, second one for €5350

Prices are way too high imho, but the bikes do look good

Check these links for more pics:
http://link.marktplaats.nl/m897909540
http://link.marktplaats.nl/m907019618

 

[LuckyEight]

The white one looks really nice...and rideable (except no mufflers and these overpriced huge tires). But the price is really high...

 

[xschris]

There are a lot of "high" people out there.

 

[16VGTIDave]

What is it with people? They wouldn't wear massive, "clown shoes" out in public, never mind to run to a coffee shop. Yet they insist on installing rediculous, clown sized tires on their bikes. Stupid is as stupid does...

 

[xschris]

Anything larger than a stock size tire hurts performance. It's just another hipster gimmick

 

[Wolfe_11B]

I'm so glad the hipsters here in Cleveland never got into the motorcycle scene. There are a few, but not many. All the guys into old metric bikes here are straight up rockabilly, and tend to not make bikes look like monstrosities

 

[oslocafe]

well, also have in mind that matching tires in stock size are not always easy to come by, the only available tiresize with decent rubber for me is 130/90-16 & 100/90-18 from the dealers that dont cost a fortune with shipping. i prefer a great grip

 

[xschris]

Here in the u.s. there is no excuse for it My local yamaha dealer can get them for about the same price as most on-line guys. I have run matched and unmatched tires before and can't tell any difference. Your rear tire will wear much faster than the front so trying to find a rear "matched" tire is a waste of tire imho. As long as they are the correct size, and the tire has a fresh date code on it your good.

 

[levdir]

Here's an odd one I found on the local classifieds site: DOHC in an SOHC frame, from the looks of it.

 

[Wolfe_11B]

That's an oddball move...

 

[xschris]

The dohc motor would sure be an upgrade from the sohc one but I worry about how well it was put together.

 

[levdir]

Yeah, that's what I was wondering about. The photos are too dark and fuzzy to get a good sense of it. It looks like they retained the DOHC top mounts but it's not clear if the cradle was kept, and if it wasn't I'd want to know how they reinforced the frame to compensate.

 

[Sokrates]

My green Racer...

 

[xschris]

Nice looking bike

 

[drewpy]

very nice,like the hydraulic clutch too

 

[iamunique127]

Oh yeah, that's very nice. Love the fairing & seat.

I'd like to know more about the rear sets, the hydraulic clutch and is that an electronic ignition?

 

[Sokrates]

I'd like to know more about the rear sets, the hydraulic clutch and is that an electronic ignition?

The Rear sets are original Pichler: http://xs400.net/wb/pages/technik-f...2a2.php?searchresult=1&sstring=pichler#wb_188

The electronic ignition is original Yamaha non-europe XS400 SG/G til 1980:
http://xs400.net/wb/pages/technik-f...aha-elektronische-zuendanlage-fuer-2a24g5.php

The hydraulic clutch is an project from member gemamo from the xs400.net-Forum:
http://forum.xs400.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=587


Complete rebuild-thread (in german) of this machine is here:
http://forum.xs400.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=195