XS400SH heritage 4R4 9/80 1981

[XS4004lyfe]

Someone posted the following on the history thread;

XS400SH
heritage 4R4 9/80 1981

My 4R4 is not a heritage but an 81 special?

Is this wrong? Or is it possible my decals were swapped / engine swapped??

 

[xschris]

Only the 82 sohc xs400 has the heritage badge on it. The 81 4R4 was referred only in manuals as a " heritage special". Your bike looks correct. I use original sales brochures to see what these bikes "should" look like.

 

[BjornBror]

Only the 82 sohc xs400 has the heritage badge on it. The 81 4R4 was referred only in manuals as a " heritage special". Your bike looks correct. I use original sales brochures to see what these bikes "should" look like.

Hey, I just got my 81 400 Special with no title, but an old registration document. Apparently it sat in somebody's garage for years before I got it. I got it as a parts bike and was gonna scrap it, but there's nothing wrong with it and it rides. How can I check the 9 digit vin to see if its stolen or salvaged?