Can a XR400R be ridden with no throttle?
Wth the choke on and no throttle, a couple of smooth consistent kicks is all. The engine warms up briskly and can be ridden full on in just a few minutes. The XR is also fitted with a manual decompression lever for quickly clearing the cylinders of excess gas after a getoff.
Why did my Honda XR 400 engine fail?
So after last summers engine failure on the Honda XR 400 I have been working most of the winter and cause of trouble getting parts and some setbacks it has taken a lot longer then I would have like getting it back together. So when it came to the cam axle the auto decompressor feels quite loose:
Is the XR400R the future of dirt bikes?
XR400R – Light is Right! The new XR400 four stroke is, according to Honda, the future of dirt bikes. While we didn’t have a chance to compete on the XR 400 we did subject the machine to a wide variety of conditions, some of which you probably already ride in or are likely to encounter.
How much horsepower does a Honda XR400R have?
A stocker makes around 30-31 horsepower, and that is probably at least 10 less than the other 400/450 four-strokes. For any logical trail use aside from sand hillclimbs, though, the XR churns out plenty of power, and what it makes is very good.
Wth the choke on and no throttle, a couple of smooth consistent kicks is all. The engine warms up briskly and can be ridden full on in just a few minutes. The XR is also fitted with a manual decompression lever for quickly clearing the cylinders of excess gas after a getoff.
XR400R – Light is Right! The new XR400 four stroke is, according to Honda, the future of dirt bikes. While we didn’t have a chance to compete on the XR 400 we did subject the machine to a wide variety of conditions, some of which you probably already ride in or are likely to encounter.
What kind of engine does a Honda XR400R have?
You could use them in the tighter trails, but unless your name was Scott Summers, you probably saw them more as a desert bike, or for open trails, than for high-speed woods singletrack. With that in mind, the XR400R single-cylinder engine had an RFVC head (Radial Four Valve Combustion Chamber), with single overhead cam setup.
Is the Honda XR400R a street legal bike?
According to the ad, this 2002 model is “ plated and street legal .” The seller also says he cleaned the carburetor, as the bike had been sitting a while, and installed new Continental dual sport tires. The light kit is from Baja Designs, with the stator re-wound to handle the extra electrical load.