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[JanMaha]

Hi there Yammers,

Just found this forum and it is right up my street. I own a 400 DOHC Seca, which I modified slightly. Put a disk brake on the back, installed a different muffler, 2nd disk on the front and a couple of VFR clipons. When everything went OK, you can see a couple of pictures.

Will be keeping a close eye on the postings to get some new ideas. Hope to hear from you soon.

Happy motoring,

Jan

 

[hardtailed77]

Welcome! I like the speedo! Any info on that?

The Seca looks great man!

 

[skillzman1]

good looking bike...gentlemanjim has a twin!!
welcome aboard!!

 

[HoughMade]

Good looking bike!

 

[drewpy]

welcome Jan, some nice mods you have there

 

[gentlemanjim]

We are the only two on the same page. Nice bike. Tell us more about the brake upgrades you did and how.

 

[drewpy]

jim, you can use an xj550 front end on those for twin disks, the guys on the german web site did it!

drewps

 

[JanMaha]

Many thanks for the warm welcom guys. Here are some answers to your questions.

About the speedo: it is a Moto Detail aftermarket part from www.louis.de. With the red button on the left clip on you can toggle the odo and 2 tripmeters. Rev counter is from an older XS400 custom.

Front brake: easy conversion. I just swapped the lower forklegs with a pair of XJ550 items and installed 2 calipers from an XV920. Brake cylinder is from a CBR600 with comfy adjustable handle. Standard front rim takes 2nd disk with no mods.

Rear brake: bit more work. Used rear wheel and brake assembly from an older model XS400. Cut the brake pivot from the frame a moved it 2" back, together with the footpeg to accommodate the rear brake cylinder. Welded a anchoring point to the stock swingarm and spaced out the rear wheel. Adjusted the rear sprocket for chain aligment. Not too difficult, just lots of elbow grease.

Kind regards,

Jan

 

[Sokrates]

Hi Jan...

You are everywhere...