is 400 a good size for a 1st bike, i want one of these but my parents are practically in charge of my money till i move out, and if i cant persuade my parents a 400 is a good size i'd have to move out to get one
@JSnyder49428 This was my first bike. I looked at 125's before this one but i found them to be very light weight for highways. I didnt wanna fly off when a semi would pass me. 400cc is a decent size. In Canada, insurance is cheap for bikes 400 and under (3 years back, not sure about now). thats why i went with the 400. much more stable. wish you all the best :)
Hey! I have the same bike too. It doesn't run right now, needs valve adjustments, gaps on spark plugs set, some other maintenace.
It still has the back-swept handle bars that came on the bike and which make steering very awkward and cramped for a guy as tall and lanky as me. When you installed the bars on this bike, did you have to cut the cables break/throttle cables and shorten them up to accomadate the new bars?
hey nice bike man I bought a 85 yamaha and love it...its a good ride and its my first bike too and i dont think ill make the mistake of selling it...you should've kept yours.
I have a XJ Maxim 400 that I am restoring and I hope I'll get it to 130..if yours made 140-160 man am I in for a good time, I suppose it is the high redline that helps it to have such long legs.
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This was the first bike I bought myself when it was new. Great bike til it got stolen.
llazy1 1 year ago
This was the first bike I bought myself. Great bike til it got stolen.
llazy1 1 year ago
is 400 a good size for a 1st bike, i want one of these but my parents are practically in charge of my money till i move out, and if i cant persuade my parents a 400 is a good size i'd have to move out to get one
JSnyder49428 1 year ago
@JSnyder49428 This was my first bike. I looked at 125's before this one but i found them to be very light weight for highways. I didnt wanna fly off when a semi would pass me. 400cc is a decent size. In Canada, insurance is cheap for bikes 400 and under (3 years back, not sure about now). thats why i went with the 400. much more stable. wish you all the best :)
aba40h 1 year ago
Hey! I have the same bike too. It doesn't run right now, needs valve adjustments, gaps on spark plugs set, some other maintenace.
It still has the back-swept handle bars that came on the bike and which make steering very awkward and cramped for a guy as tall and lanky as me. When you installed the bars on this bike, did you have to cut the cables break/throttle cables and shorten them up to accomadate the new bars?
czar225 1 year ago
hey nice bike man I bought a 85 yamaha and love it...its a good ride and its my first bike too and i dont think ill make the mistake of selling it...you should've kept yours.
cruz210tx 1 year ago
i have that same bike. runs great. fun little bike. its my 1st motorcycle but its pretty sweet.
Funnyhead118 1 year ago
awesome. this was my first bike too. great bike for starters. i haven't bought a bike since i sold this one :( i really miss it
aba40h 1 year ago
lovely bike. and great sound too. :)
grahamaroo 2 years ago
pieknie chodzi:)
swiat666 2 years ago
I brought the same bike new in 1980.
Cost $1,295. U.S.
mordentimes54 2 years ago
I bought the xs750 today for $450 Canadian!
1Reilly2Enns3 2 years ago
I have one just like it. I just got the carbs rebuilt and i need to pick them up. i cant ride it at the moment tho cus we got a few feet of snow.
countryboyG 3 years ago
what was the top speed of that bike?
namfujaw 3 years ago
not too sure. never took it to the max. speedo said 240 or 280kmph i think. i only probably took it up to 140 or 160.
aba40h 2 years ago
really?
I have a XJ Maxim 400 that I am restoring and I hope I'll get it to 130..if yours made 140-160 man am I in for a good time, I suppose it is the high redline that helps it to have such long legs.
bob1992c 2 years ago
how much for it and and your zip code please
allonso05 3 years ago
mm its sold now. it was up in Calgary Canada.
aba40h 3 years ago
how much did u sold it for?
thelastyakboy 2 years ago
i sold it for a $1000 with the helmet and a tank bag.
aba40h 2 years ago
@thelastyakboy I sold it for $1000 canadian with tank bag and my helmet. I sold it 3 years ago now
aba40h 1 year ago
I had this very same bike back in the early '90's. Sounded the same too, boy that bought back some memories. Thanks.
adm458nelson 3 years ago