yamasaki
New Builder
I've got an XS400 with the VIN Number 4t4-00XXXX can't find any info on what year this is. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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enter drewpy
I found a 4t1 model code for canada but it says it is a xs1100
After some looking I did see others with a 4t4 xs400 80-81 but a few with a 83 4t4 dohc model. Is yours a dohc or a sohc? Pics would help also.
After some looking I did see others with a 4t4 xs400 80-81 but a few with a 83 4t4 dohc model. Is yours a dohc or a sohc? Pics would help also.
63-Coupe
XS400 Addict
Can you give us a little more information? Did you get this from the bike itself or the title? A picture of the bike would help.
Giving us the year of manufacture will help in narrowing down this mysterious 4T4 code that keeps coming up in Canada. Assuming it is a Canadian bike there should be a label on the steering neck that shows the date of manufacture. For example, my 1982 Heritage Special shows; "MFD BY YAMAHA MOTOR CO LTD 9/81". There should also be the 3 digit model code and then the serial number on the bottom of that label. In my case when the bike was painted the label was painted over so I had to carefully scrape the paint off. Just below that label the model and sequence number for the bike should be stamped right into the right side of the neck as well. That number also shows up on the engine just above the kick starter.
There seems to be a few Canadian owners that have posted the 4T4 code before but no one has consistently told us where they got the code from. There are many model lists out there but most are incomplete and also have some inaccuracies. For example, the list I use the most shows my bike as "14V" when it should be "14W".
The possibilities are;
i) If it is stamped on the neck or engine then we may have an oddball Canadian only code.
ii) The current lists are missing this model designation or have the wrong code for it.
iii) If it is from the title or registration...........well, back in the 80's they were still typing the titles in most jurisdictions. If you look at your keyboard you will notice that the "T" is right next to the "R". "4R4" is a valid code for a 1981 XS400SH Heritage Special.
Are there any other Canucks out there with a 4T4 code that care to weigh in? Maye we can get to the bottom of this one.
Giving us the year of manufacture will help in narrowing down this mysterious 4T4 code that keeps coming up in Canada. Assuming it is a Canadian bike there should be a label on the steering neck that shows the date of manufacture. For example, my 1982 Heritage Special shows; "MFD BY YAMAHA MOTOR CO LTD 9/81". There should also be the 3 digit model code and then the serial number on the bottom of that label. In my case when the bike was painted the label was painted over so I had to carefully scrape the paint off. Just below that label the model and sequence number for the bike should be stamped right into the right side of the neck as well. That number also shows up on the engine just above the kick starter.
There seems to be a few Canadian owners that have posted the 4T4 code before but no one has consistently told us where they got the code from.
There are many model lists out there but most are incomplete and also have some inaccuracies. For example, the list I use the most shows my bike as "14V" when it should be "14W".The possibilities are;
i) If it is stamped on the neck or engine then we may have an oddball Canadian only code.
ii) The current lists are missing this model designation or have the wrong code for it.
iii) If it is from the title or registration...........well, back in the 80's they were still typing the titles in most jurisdictions. If you look at your keyboard you will notice that the "T" is right next to the "R". "4R4" is a valid code for a 1981 XS400SH Heritage Special.
Are there any other Canucks out there with a 4T4 code that care to weigh in? Maye we can get to the bottom of this one.
Lupe
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some time ago I found this sites:
http://yamaha.sdr200.com/?eid=285632
http://yamaha.sdr200.com/?eid=285623
http://www.auto-tuning.hu/mocibont.html
you will find 4T4 for an XS400 SH (1981)
But please, don't ask me about the quality of those sites.
http://yamaha.sdr200.com/?eid=285632
http://yamaha.sdr200.com/?eid=285623
http://www.auto-tuning.hu/mocibont.html
you will find 4T4 for an XS400 SH (1981)
But please, don't ask me about the quality of those sites.
Lupe
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By the way, if someone has a foto of a 3K5 XS400 Police, I am very interested 
Lupe
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Drewpy:
Lupe
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I don't know. I just found the coding.
is this it
Lupe
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hm, looks different to this one (from a film or soap):
where were the fotos taken?
where were the fotos taken?
that picture you show is from dempsey and makepeace, a uk detective program. which episode is it?
looks like a windjammer/polaris fairing to me!
my photo are from a spanish police museum i just found online. labelled xs400!
looks like a windjammer/polaris fairing to me!
my photo are from a spanish police museum i just found online. labelled xs400!
never mind I found that too 
Lupe
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Again I don't know. Someone posted the video on the german forum.
But I see, you already found it.
But I see, you already found it.
Lupe
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spanish police museum? I think they should have Sanglas 400Y then
http://www.bikez.com/pictures/sanglas/1979/17213_0_1_2_400 y_Submitted by anonymous user..jpg
http://www.bikez.com/pictures/sanglas/1979/17213_0_1_2_400 y_Submitted by anonymous user..jpg
tempest fairing, just a standard 2A2 model
spanish police museum? I think they should have Sanglas 400Y then
http://www.bikez.com/pictures/sanglas/1979/17213_0_1_2_400 y_Submitted by anonymous user..jpg
I think the gold is the Sanglas and the white one the yamaha
63-Coupe
XS400 Addict
I am beginning to think that "4T4" is correct for the 1981 Xs400SH and that the lists are wrong.
Like I stated earlier, my list shows the 1982 XS400J as "14V" when it should be "14W". It would still be nice to know if that "4T4" was coming from an actual bike or someone's paperwork.yamasaki
New Builder
Oh man, i didn't expect this many replies. I got the number from the frame and engine. I'm not sure if it's SOHC or DOHC, I would look but its up at my cottage. Here's a couple pictures of it to help out.
