written by xrspanker on 13/05/2013
Have been into bikes since in was 14 yrs old - 49 now, the xr 400 would be the best bike i have ever owned, having owned quite a few different bikes over the years.
I have a set of "fat" bars fitted, heavier springs in the front end ( found it was a bit soft for my liking )a power pipe and the best mod of all, was to fit a Mikuni pumper carbi to sort out the slight hesitation when cracking the throttle open, now the power is instant !!
The only thing i don't really like is it can be a bit difficult to start if you stall it.
I used to race years ago, and found i spent almost as much time working on the bike as riding it ( i raced a KDX 200 2 stroke )the xr is very simple and easy to work on, to me the fact that the bike remained almost unchanged for all the years it was made, says to me that Honda got it right from the start!!