1981 Yamaha XS400

Rode it for 1 year. then bought a 300zx.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• bike
• motorcycle
• yamaha
• motorbike
• xs400

[JSnyder49428]

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

[aba40h]

@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 :)

[Funnyhead118]

i have that same bike. runs great. fun little bike. its my 1st motorcycle but its pretty sweet.

[aba40h]

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

[llazy1]

This was the first bike I bought myself. Great bike til it got stolen.

[aba40h]

@thelastyakboy I sold it for $1000 canadian with tank bag and my helmet. I sold it 3 years ago now

[czar225]

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?

[cruz210tx]

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.

[grahamaroo]

lovely bike. and great sound too. :)