What kind of suspension does a Honda XR400R have?
The suspension worked fairly well, it’s easy to start and has Honda’s fit and finish. Tom CarsonI have owned stone-reliable XR400Rs in the past, and this one is as comfortable as a tennis shoe. The seat felt great after a night of riding bricks, the suspension was pleasantly soft and compliant and the power was the most user-friendly.
How do you remove retainer from clutch plate?
Locate the four retainer bolts at the corners of the clutch plate. Remove the bolts with a socket wrench. Remove the four retainer springs from underneath the bolts by pulling them straight out manually. Unbolt the pressure plate from underneath the springs. Remove the fiber and metal discs that are underneath the pressure plate.
Is the Honda XR400R dirt bike legal?
That fact makes it a little long in the tooth in this crowd; nevertheless, the XR remains a slim, nimble bike with outstanding steering, proven reliability and affordability, no pesky radiators to squish and all the equipment needed to be legal anywhere, anytime.
What to do if your clutch is broken on your motorcycle?
If your motorcycle has been slipping in and out of gear or you have heard or felt grinding coming from the clutch plates, remove the clutch to inspect the plates and springs for damage or wear. Damaged clutch plates may appear cracked, burned, or stuck together. Springs can become stretched out, broken, or corroded.
How to Assembly a Honda XR 400 engine?
After cleaning up all the parts, ran them through the “parts washer”: Forgot to add this seal that sits behind one of the bearings in the engine case so had to pop that bearing out, was easy since it was still cold, have cold winters lets you just freeze the bearing by placing them outside to help with assembly:
What to do with an XR400 engine after failure?
A flywheel puller is needed, seems to be a M20x1,5 bolt will do the trick: Lucky for me its the same on the KTM 950 Adventure so I had one: Put clutch basket back in place and used a penny to lock the engine for this: Measuring the bore it seem to be stock bore so should be possible to buy an oversized piston to get it running again:
How can I torque the timing sprocket on a Honda XR 400?
Choose to remove the automatic decompresser from the cam axle and with it in place and everything lining up holding the crank makes i possible to torque the bolts on the timing sprocket: Possible to fit the cam chain tensioner without a special tool if you have help holding it until its been bolted back in place:
Why did my dad’s XR 400 engine die?
So a little before leaving for Russia I had to go pick up my dad since the XR 400 had died on him. Since there was no compression the engine needed to come out, took plenty of pictures to be able to get it back together, especially on the electrical connectors and cable routing: