Yamaha DT400B

[Nice 'n' Fat]

Picked up this DT400B back in December. It's been sat unused in a container since 1999







Ever wondered where the Squirrels store their nuts?

Purchased new key (£5) & new 6volt battery (£7)

Cleaned original plug and checked for spark

Freed off seized fuel tap & choke lever. Replaced split fuel pipe. Added some two stroke premix fuel that I reckon had to be at least 5 years old and 4 kicks later she lives

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

Beast
Only rode one once in same colours
It’s an animal

 

[Poncherello]

Brilliant bike. Towed a mate behind me “surfing” on a plastic sledge, slaloming between the trees in his parents’ orchard- back in the day.

 

[Big Geordi]

Cracking!!

 

[jonnie comet]

What are you going to do with it? Full restoration, move it on or don't know yet?

Just nosey ...

 

[Nice 'n' Fat]

What are you going to do with it? Full restoration, move it on or don't know yet?

Just nosey ...

Now we know it runs and the motor sounds good it's full resto time

 

[DrFarkoff]

Now we know it runs and the motor sounds good it's full resto time

Do an Oily Rag but mechanically 100 % just to annoy the purists

Good Find

have Fun

 

[jonnie comet]

Now we know it runs and the motor sounds good it's full resto time

Nice one, I reckon it deseves it and it shouldn't be too difficult...

Do an Oily Rag but mechanically 100 % just to annoy the purists

Re 'annoy the purists'.....That'll be me then.....

 

[Nice 'n' Fat]

Do an Oily Rag but mechanically 100 % just to annoy the purists

That was a thought but the wheels really need rebuilding and it would look odd if the wheels were spangly new and the rest of the bike a bit

 

[KMD]

I like that a lot !

 

[Lord Snooty]

Excellent, I look forward to following the resto thread

 

[longdog]

What a great find! It surely deserves a full resto! I really wanted one of these back in the 70’s but ended up buying a Bultaco Frontera instead. I’m looking forward to following the resto thread.

 

[Nice 'n' Fat]

As you can see from the photo the original shocks have seen better days but I would like to get them refurbed rather than replace them with something new

Can anyone recommend a company/person who does such things on older stuff

My first thought was Hagon but I'm not sure if they will refurb 50 year old OE stuff?

 

[The Other PaulG]

As you can see from the photo the original shocks have seen better days but I would like to get them refurbed rather than replace them with something new

Can anyone recommend a company/person who does such things on older stuff

My first thought was Hagon but I'm not sure if they will refurb 50 year old OE stuff?

Definitely worth a call, at least they were around during the 70s and will know what you're talking about.

 

[KMD]

I’ve used this company a few times and always had excellent results. I don’t know if he can help but he’s a good guy and will tell you straight if he can or not.

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[Bubb]

How about denZo on here, worth asking him. He does suspension, but unsure if he would do something this old, but gotta be worth asking…

 

[mikeyboy]

Did you ever do anything with this?

 

[Nice 'n' Fat]

Yes we have a powder coated rolling chassis on rebuilt wheels and the motor is in the process of being rebuilt

 

[mikeyboy]

 

[Nice 'n' Fat]

I'm having a little difficulty in sourcing a .50 oversize piston complete with rings & gudgeon pin

Everything I've found so far on has the piston minus the rings & pin