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63-Coupe
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My list shows a 4R5 as an 81 XS400H.
It also shows the 81 Heritage Special (XS400SH) as 4R4.
Not sure about the 81's but the 82 Heritage Special had black fenders, forks, brake & clutch levers, foot peg brackets, etc. If yours still has a lot of shiny stuff my guess is that it started out life as an XS400H and the VIN is correct.
Don't forget we are dealing with 30 +/- year old bikes here. Could have been a lot of Bubba's had it before you and some of them may have "Improved" it.
It also shows the 81 Heritage Special (XS400SH) as 4R4.
Not sure about the 81's but the 82 Heritage Special had black fenders, forks, brake & clutch levers, foot peg brackets, etc. If yours still has a lot of shiny stuff my guess is that it started out life as an XS400H and the VIN is correct.
Don't forget we are dealing with 30 +/- year old bikes here. Could have been a lot of Bubba's had it before you and some of them may have "Improved" it.
Mine has the wire wheels, drum brakes, pull back bars, so I can believe it's a Special II. So maybe my question should be whether or not the Special II and the Heritage Special were both XS400SH or if the Special II was an XS400H? BTW, the frame and the engine match and both are 4R5.
63-Coupe
XS400 Addict
So here is a thread that coincidentally I started about a week ago.
http://www.xs400.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5806
I would say that based on that thread and what you are telling me that you have a base model, not a Heritage Special. The side covers and tank badging are pieces that could have been easily and likely damaged then replaced over the years from whatever parts were available. Those are among the most vulnerable pieces if the bike was ever dropped.
Here are two pictures of 82 Heritage Specials that are about 200 numbers apart on their VIN's and were virtually identical in appearance. The one with the top box is my regular driver and the other one was a parts bike that I no longer have.
http://www.xs400.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5806
I would say that based on that thread and what you are telling me that you have a base model, not a Heritage Special. The side covers and tank badging are pieces that could have been easily and likely damaged then replaced over the years from whatever parts were available. Those are among the most vulnerable pieces if the bike was ever dropped.
Here are two pictures of 82 Heritage Specials that are about 200 numbers apart on their VIN's and were virtually identical in appearance. The one with the top box is my regular driver and the other one was a parts bike that I no longer have.
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63-Coupe
XS400 Addict
You are getting beyond my area of expertise as I am only really familiar with the 82 Heritage Special but check out the list here;
http://www.merrittmotorcyclesalvage.com/yamahaidentification.htm
Often lists like this come from different sources and are incomplete or inaccurate but this list only shows two XS400's for 1981, an XS400H (4R5) and an XS400SH (4R4). There is no mention of a Special II on it.
I think that somewhere else on this forum thare is another list as well but I can't seem to find it t the moment.
Maybe someone else can jump in here.
http://www.merrittmotorcyclesalvage.com/yamahaidentification.htm
Often lists like this come from different sources and are incomplete or inaccurate but this list only shows two XS400's for 1981, an XS400H (4R5) and an XS400SH (4R4). There is no mention of a Special II on it.
I think that somewhere else on this forum thare is another list as well but I can't seem to find it t the moment.
Maybe someone else can jump in here.
