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XS400
Dec 4, 2007 4:43:05 GMT -5
Post by milkman on Dec 4, 2007 4:43:05 GMT -5
Anyone had experience with the XS400?
I'm a fan of the 650's, but haven't had much to do with them
I only ask because I was looking at this on ebay
Item number: 190180490577
could be a nice cafe racer without trying to hard...
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XS400
Dec 5, 2007 16:58:11 GMT -5
Post by pablosrfivehundred on Dec 5, 2007 16:58:11 GMT -5
i just bought one in October.
sounds awesome.
i was fortunate enough to find one with 5900 miles on it.
$1300
and not only that. its the 2E model. which means wire spoked wheels, drums front and back.
no electric start. kick only!
i wish i knew how to attach a photo.
email me and i'll send you a couple of shots.
mike.yanazzo@quiksilver.com
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XS400
Dec 6, 2007 0:14:07 GMT -5
Post by curly001 on Dec 6, 2007 0:14:07 GMT -5
Milko! Finish the two bikes you have already. Hope you like VB because thats what I'm going to be drinking for you tomorrow.
Curly
I know I know BASTARD!!!!
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XS400
Dec 6, 2007 0:20:50 GMT -5
Post by milkman on Dec 6, 2007 0:20:50 GMT -5
I only have one unfinished thanks. AND if I wanted to hear a voice of reason along those lines, I could talk to people I live with!!!!  I do like VB, so drink my amount aswell as your own, DO IT!!! I'll just be here, from 2pm-11pm (pretty much the same shift you will be pullin gat the Rosebury). Jerks |
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lurch
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XS400
Dec 6, 2007 9:23:03 GMT -5
Post by lurch on Dec 6, 2007 9:23:03 GMT -5
i just bought one in October. sounds awesome. i was fortunate enough to find one with 5900 miles on it. $1300 and not only that. its the 2E model. which means wire spoked wheels, drums front and back. no electric start. kick only! i wish i knew how to attach a photo. email me and i'll send you a couple of shots. mike.yanazzo@quiksilver.com Posted pics of pablosfivehunreds XS 400 good as new ;D ;D       |
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XS400
Dec 6, 2007 13:36:38 GMT -5
Post by modrocker on Dec 6, 2007 13:36:38 GMT -5
I've owned two since 1988. The first (1977, the futuristic looking model as shown in the posted photos above) was my first bike and I didn't really know how to maintain it...but it was fun while it lasted. I bought my second one (I think a '78, looking a bit more like a classic Brit twin) in 1993 with less than 10,000 miles on it for around 400.00. I didn't have a shed or garage, so it quickly looked like s---. However, I rode it every day; it was my only transportation for two years. I kept decently sticky tires on it, stuck on a set of ace bars, fabbed an exhaust when the rusty originals blew out (literally) and had a ball. It was great on fuel and had plenty of power (I carried my now-wife pillion many times). The only issue I ever had with it was the death of the ignition box but I had it replaced (remember, no shed!), a halogen head lamp installed, and a few other little "upgrades" for less than 100.00. I live in Virginia and rode that bike all over the mid Atlantic, even up to NYC one weekend. It is one of two bikes I wish I had never sold.
In this way it is similar to an SR, it is light enough that small power/braking changes really make a difference!
Good luck and have fun,
Kevin
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XS400
Dec 6, 2007 23:30:05 GMT -5
Post by pablosrfivehundred on Dec 6, 2007 23:30:05 GMT -5
thanks for the help lurch!
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XS400
Dec 7, 2007 0:38:11 GMT -5
Post by StewRoss on Dec 7, 2007 0:38:11 GMT -5
Hi, Nice little machine, I've not seen them with drum brakes before... SR  |
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XS400
Dec 7, 2007 21:24:29 GMT -5
Post by pablosrfivehundred on Dec 7, 2007 21:24:29 GMT -5
the "2" models had dual drums and spoked wheels.
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XS400
Dec 8, 2007 5:04:06 GMT -5
Post by StewRoss on Dec 8, 2007 5:04:06 GMT -5
Interesting all the little differences between models...I'm pretty sure all of ours had mag wheels... SR |
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XS400
Dec 8, 2007 13:57:18 GMT -5
Post by pablosrfivehundred on Dec 8, 2007 13:57:18 GMT -5
we had those as well. this was the model in the advertisment that said "not cheaper, just less expensive".
also no electric starter kick only.
the regular models had disc brakes front and rear, mag wheels like the SR, and a electric starter.
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XS400
Dec 10, 2007 2:55:55 GMT -5
Post by StewRoss on Dec 10, 2007 2:55:55 GMT -5
...same here... SR |
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XS400
Dec 19, 2007 0:56:30 GMT -5
Post by mattb on Dec 19, 2007 0:56:30 GMT -5
Mate of mine (with one of those silly modern over-powered over-smooth bikes) has been thinking about getting an SR since I got mine, but as they're a bit out of his price range for a second bike, when I showed him an 1980 XS400 on eBay last week he jumped at it. VGC, $1600 with RWC, and we're riding up tomorrow to pick it up and ride it back to Melbourne. Then begins our cafe racer project, including - because it's about fun and about learning - getting a rebore and fitting new racy pistons etc ourselves. Will start a project thread for it and post some "before" pics.
-Matt
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damodamodamo
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Current Rides: Triumph Sprint RS 955i, Yamaha XS400
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XS400
Dec 19, 2007 1:30:31 GMT -5
Post by damodamodamo on Dec 19, 2007 1:30:31 GMT -5
Hey - this thread just gets better and better!!
A mate of mine sent me a link to it.
I started reading... interesting, seeing as I've just bought an XS400 (as yet unsighted) off eBay.
... I kept reading... a couple of good reviews on these bikes... reliable... cheap....
I then get to the bottom and start reading about some guy who's mate has bought one and is picking it up tomorrow... then the penny dropped - "hey! That's me!"
Regards the comment about "those silly modern over-powered over-smooth bikes"... you'll keep...
:-)
Damien
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XS400
Dec 19, 2007 2:23:44 GMT -5
Post by pablosrfivehundred on Dec 19, 2007 2:23:44 GMT -5
but as they're a bit out of his price range for a second bike, -Matt [/quote] hmmmm let me see 78 SR500- check 78 CB550- check 78 XS400- check 67 Monza 250- check as of yesterday for the low low price of US$950 81 XL550 Seca with only 9547 miles- check and get this I DON'T EVEN HAVE A GARAGE OR SHED OR BARN. but i do have a front porch and a living room. yes, the wife is a goddess. |
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