$3,600
San Francisco, California
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Posted Over 1 Month
Stock motor and transmission, but otherwise a highly modified XR400R. Bike is in perfect running order with clear title. Runs strong. Easy kick starts. Frame is straight and bike tracks true. All features and components are in good working order. This was originally an "off-highway only" green sticker, 4-stroke dirt bike that has been legally modified and registered for street use. Comes with spare set of wheels mounted with good dirt tires, sprocket and brake discs. Many performance upgrades (see below) CA dmv street tags good till Nov '14, CA green sticker off-highway tag expired June '14 I am the 3rd owner. I have maintained and babied this bike for the several years I've owned it, and yes, the swing arm pivot has been periodically greased, so it's not frozen stuck as with many older XR's. The bike runs and looks fantastic! It's a head turner on the street. People stop to admire and ask questions about it. NOTE: This motorcyle has been used for the off-highway use it was designed for and shows the typical minor scrapes and scratches that you would expect to find on a used dirt bike. These flaws are cosmetic in nature and do not affect the reliability, operation or safety of the motorcycle in any way. Please examine the photos carefully before bidding. Honda did not include an odometer on the XR400R, so actual mileage is unknown. Buyer is responsible for pick up and shipping. I will also accept local pick up. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following is some detailed information on the bike build that I think serious buyers will appreciate: Not your run of the mill XR400, far from it! This is a heavily modified California plated 2003 Honda XR400R. I built this bike to be an indestructible light weight performance dual-sport that does not compromise. The already reliable XR motor, fuel system and brakes are bone stock. But just about everything else has been upgraded. The stock suspension is only just adequate off-road, so I replaced the front fork springs with progressive rate coils and Race-Tech valving. Followed by a custom rate rear spring and revalved rear damper. With the stock suspension, riding through a west coast rock garden was stressful and fatiguing. But with the upgraded suspension, Scotts Steering Damper and SRC Fork Brace this XR now feels like an effortless and butter-soft ride, it just soaks up the roughest terrain. Very precise. It goes where you point it without jarring your limbs into jello. The slender A-Loop seat and fuel tank conversion allows you to get your body weight further forward in the turns which greatly improves control and stability, much like a moto-cross bike. To regain the lost fuel capacity of the stock tank, I added an Acerbis auxiliary fuel tank right behind the headlight shroud, again, redistributing weight to the front end improving steering control. This bike comes with 2 sets of wheels: One set wearing Avon Distanzias for the street, the other set has Dunlop Sports D739's for the dirt. To be a true dual sport I wanted the ability to ride around town, on the freeway or in the dirt. With a 15 tooth front sprocket and 45 tooth rear, the stock final gearing is 3:1 and works well on the trails, but it's not geared for freeway speeds (Actually, it's kinda dangerous to ride a stock geared XR400 on the freeway). For my dual purposes, I adjusted the chain length to accommodate 2 sets of gearing ; I went with a 43 tooth rear sprocket on both the street and dirt wheels with a 15 tooth front sprocket for the street giving you 2.866:1 gearing which allows for an easy, safe 70mph cruising speed on the freeway or high speed desert riding. For trail rides I swap in the dirt wheels along with a 13 tooth front sprocket giving it a 3.3:1 final drive gearing, turning the XR400 into an absolute tractor! I decided against running dual sport tires as I found them to be too much of a compromise for me, especially in the dirt. But if you the buyer prefer to run dual sports tires, allowing you to ride the freeway to your favorite trails, then you'd bring along the little13 tooth front sprocket and an allen wrench in your pocket and simply swap out the 15 tooth for the 13 tooth front sprocket at the trail head, which takes just minutes to do, and then swap back for the ride home. Easy! If you ride off-road, you know that falls happen. The XR is designed to take the knocks but in stock form it has some vulnerable spots, particularly the controls and weak stock handlebars (they turn into pretzels if you sneeze on them), which can leave you stranded if you fall and break something way out in the backcountry. To minimize the risk, I upgraded the handlebars to some thick-walled Pro Tapers and the brake and clutch levers to a set of double-jointed SunLine Racing levers that will flex in multiple directions if they ever make contact with terra firma. The gear shifter also has a flexible joint and is further protected by a set of SRC Case Guards, as is the rear brake lever. Finally, a beefy skid plate was added to protect the underbelly from big rocks. And don't forget, this is an air-cooled bike, so there's no radiator to break and leak coolant, leaving you stranded. As it stands right now, you'd really have to mess up badly to break this bike. Most dual-sport bikes are a compromise. However, with these carefully thought out mods, the extra wheels and gearing, this is a very versatile bike, that does not compromise, in any riding environment. Rear brake pads have just been replaced Fresh oil change Avon Distanzia street tires A-Loop Seat and tank kit (replaces stock seat and tank with more slender motocross style allowing rider to get body weight further forward for better control in turns) Acerbis Auxillary 1gal Fuel Tank Scotts Steering Stabilizer installed with anti-theft bolts Pro Taper thick wall aluminum handlebars Skid Plate SRC Case guards (protects engine side covers and foot controls) XR's Only folding Gear Shifter (folds away in a typical off-road fall, rather than the common breakage of the stock control, leaving you stranded) XR's Only heavy duty aluminum chain guard (Much stronger than the stock flimsy plastic chain guide) Dirt Trick Ironman rear sprocket (Engineered light weight design and much stronger and longer wearing than the standard aluminum sprocket) SunLine Racing fold-away front brake and clutch levers (folds in 2 axis greatly resisting breakage in a typical off-road fall) ProCycle dual-sport street legal kit (headlight, LED turn signals, LED tail & brake light, ignition switch, lighting controls, horn. High-output Stator with 2x100 Watt circuits (One circuit for bikes magneto and stock lighting, the other circuit to supply power to your accessories such as heated jacket, auxiliary lighting, etc.) Folding mirror All Balls steering head bearings Uni reusable foam air filter Progressive front fork springs RaceTech fork valves SRC Fork Guards (protects the fork sliders from your buddies roost) SRC Fork Brace (reduces front fork flex when braking in turns, for more precise control and feel) Rear shock rebuilt by Works Performance with more sophisticated valving and shock spring XR's Only performance exhaust K&N crank case breather filter Cycra ventilated front fender (allows more cooling air to get onto the aircooled cylinder head. Especially important for high-speed freeway or desert riding) Works Connection Frame Protectors ( Black plastic armor above foot pegs, protects frame from getting gouged up by the metal buckles on riding boots) Pre-wired dongle for connecting heated clothing
