What have i bought ????????

[pirate63]

Hello,
i have just bought a XS400 in Australia, but i am confused what exactly model i have.

The bike has been sitting for the last 15 years but still runs.
The previous owner said the front had been changed but to what ?
duel discs, not sure from what 650 ,750 ,1100 ?
Rear has single disc
Yamaha ignition key has Canada stamp on it ?
Front wheel is 19 inch

First letters stamped on frame are 2LO

I am planning to turn it into a flat tracker.

Please help to solve thisuntitled-7.jpg by Brisbane2Bristol, on Flickr

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[Requiem]

Can you add the pics to your post? Can't see them without creating a yahoo account

 

[pirate63]

hi Requiem, just made pics bigger

 

[Requiem]

Ah that's better!
The front-end could be off a xs400 as some models had double discs at the front.
I wouldn't pay much attention to the stamp on the ignition, odds are the old one broke and someone found a spare part as replacement, or maybe the entire bike is an import

You seem to have your work cut out for you on the bike! Good luck with the build

 

[xschris]

Looks to be a 78-E or 79-F. The front wheel/end could be off a xs650. The xs400 used a 18" one. What is the build date on the tag say?

 

[pirate63]

Hi Chris
The wheel is 19 so would it have come off a 750
The year on the frame is 79

 

[xschris]

If the frame says 79 then it's an 80 model. But here in the u.s. the bike looks like a 79. In other countries they produced earlier models for a longer time. That looks like what they did where you live.

 

[xschris]

This is what xs750 forks look like. But some do look more like the xs650 ones.

 

[LuckyEight]

what about SR500?

 

[pirate63]

I think the SR only had single disc?