Having a clear out today and found the Aug07 TBM (Trail Bike Magazine) which has an XR400 buyers guide. At the risk of summarising an eleven page article into one para...
What goes wrong? If there ever was a dirtbike that could be described as 'bulletproof' it's the XR400, except... the type of oil is crucial--needs to be bog standard 10w40 with the least synthetic content possible as anything else can cause clutch slip... the standard clutch can give problems if abused... early '96/97 machines suffered from caburetion problems... there was a recall to sort problems with the tappets on '97 machines... beefed up countershaft in '99... uprated gearbox from '00 to sort second gear problem.
Suggested prices for private sale with average mileage and standard spec
2002: £1950
2003: £2250
2004: £2450
Tim
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