2005 Yamaha SR400 - $9,900
It was
bought new by me from Deus in stock form in 2007 and over the last five years
I’ve spent a ridiculous amount of time and money building it into an angry
little café racer. I’m looking at going back to study full time, so I need to free up some funds before I cut back my work hours. Deciding to sell this bike has not been easy for me.
There
really has been no expense spared and very little of the bike is stock. I’ve
wanted a café racer that not only looks great but goes like stink and handles
beautifully as well.
The engine
makes it a very different bike to the standard SR400. It puts out double the
horsepower as a stock 400 (The same as a WR450 in standard trim or a LC4
engine) but is still very sensible and easy to ride around town. That being
said, when ridden with a bit of aggression it’s a thumping nasty little bastard
that is very, very quick for an air-cooled SOHC bike. Fueling is spot on. It
starts very easily at all temperatures and idles beautifully. The exhaust is
considerably louder than stock but still sensible - It’s got a beautiful tone
and isn’t obnoxious.
All
servicing has been done by me, with oil changed at half the recommended
intervals
The bike
would be great for anyone wanting a great looking bike that is really one of a
kind, is dead reliable and fantastic fun to ride. It’s learner legal (Insert
Evil Laugh) in all states that have LAMS. Here’s the run down on what the
modifications to the bike.
Engine Modifications
·
High
Compression ceramic-coated oversized piston
·
Keihin
FCR 39mm flat slide carburetter
·
Hardweld
Cam
·
Carillo
Rod
·
500cc
Crank
·
K&N
Air and crankcase breather filter
·
High
Strength Valve Springs, new valves, valve seats cut
·
Ported
·
High
Quality stainless exhaust system. Larger diameter header, 3 ½ inch constant
wound perforated steel core
·
All
engine work involved a full rebuild to take it from 400cc to 510cc. The rebuild
Included all bearings, races, cam chain and tensioner blade, valves, gaskets
etc. All engine work done to a blue print level by Carl at Café Racer in NSW.
He’s had around a million years of experience in modifying, rebuilding and
hopping up XT, TT and SR500 and 400’s. I have receipts for all the work
completed on the donk.
·
Mike’s
XS Fuel Tap (No vacuum line on the Keihin Carb)
Suspension Modifications
·
Ohlins
Piggyback shocks at the rear SR-specific models. Non-adjustable type.
·
Ohlins
fork springs with heavier weight oil.
·
Steering
Damper.
·
Fork
Brace.
·
Daytona
Stainless steel brake line.
·
Alloy
box section swingarm. Same dimensions as stock, but more rigid. Able to fit a
much wider tyre than standard.
Controls
·
Clipons
– with Posh mini switches. Electrics run through the hollow clipon mounts and
into the headlight bucket making the handlebars look a lot cleaner.
·
WM
Rearsets with kick start lever
·
WM
Single Cable Throttle body
Frame Alterations
·
All
unnecessary tabs removed, including the centrestand mounts and pillion foot peg
mounts.
·
Rear
frame has been cut and shortened, with a loop running underneath the seat.
·
Rear
indicators are mounted directly into the rear of the frame, set further forward
than stock
·
Frame
cutting, welding and painting completed by Craig from The Mischief Makers
·
Shortened
front stainless steel fender
Instruments, Electrics and Lighting
·
Stock
headlight, mounted on aftermarket brackets.
·
Posh
mini brushed indicators
·
Mini-Idiot
lights. Indicator (Yellow) engine on (Red) Neutral (Green) and hi-beam (blue)
mounts on a bracket to a Daytona mini speedo
·
Lucas-style
tail light
·
Single
Mirror
·
Daytona
bar-end weights
·
Ignition
is now underneath the seat, facing forward, making it barely visible from the
outside.
·
All
wiring work not done by me – a professional mechanic who usually plays with old
Ducatis. If he can get the electrics to run smoothly on one of those…
Aesthetics
·
Engine
Sidecovers, top triple clamp and various other bits and pieces machine polished
this month. With little care and attention, should look like this for a long
time to come.
·
Fork
top caps
Consumables
·
Pirelli
Sport tyres less than 1000km’s old.
·
Front
brake pads are around 4000km’s.
·
Rear
drum is standard with plenty of feel and adjustment left
·
520
Chain and Sprocket is 4500km’s with minimal wear. 17/40.
·
Fork
Seals replaced 2500km’s ago (When the fork oil and springs were changed)
·
Engine
Oil, cam chain and valve clearances checked, set and changed regularly – done
by myself.
The bad: Well, there isn't too much at all. There is small, 5mm chip in the paint on the lower left hand side of the fuel tank. It's covered by a small sticker of a... erm... dog at the moment. I only have one key for the bike, and this has been the case since I bought it from Deus. A few years ago this was a bit of a worry for me, but now days many locksmiths can do coded keys very easily and cheaply. I'll be looking into this shortly, possibly before I sell the bike.
If you’ve
got any questions please don’t hesitate to get in touch. I’m flat out working
and studying these days so if you’ve got any questions of a general nature it’d
be best to check into the SR500 forum or pop along to an SR500 club meeting.
I can help
sort interstate shipping if you’re in NSW.
The bike
has 1 year of rego left on it (Just renewed). If you’re in Vic, it does not
come with a RWC.
Bike is
available for a look at in the Melbourne CBD area. Test rides are dependent on your experience and size of deposit. And if you bin it... you've bought it!
