Woody from blackwood

Hi Guys, picked up old xr400 just about sorted, mot tomorrow. starting is a bit of a bitch any advice would come in handy. Anyone local fancy a ride out sometime.
havnt a van or trailer so needs to be local, not sure best ( legal) trails around caerphilly area.

Hello woodyxx welcome to the forum , theres a few xr savvy guys on here who im sure will be along with good advice for you but the very best advice i can give is sell it and buy a ktm with leccy start

Best bet is to make sure you park on a hill or sell it
Honestly its easier to start the 650 than the 400.
Sure you,l get the hang of it. Eventually.

As for rides keep an eye on the ride out section there usually someone out on weekend and a few mid week skivers to.

good bike ! perservere with it woody ! if it ard to start when dropped get some one like to jul to kick it over for u !e always redy to elp ! :bounce:

cheers guys

Hiya woody and welcome

thanks Dicky

Hi woody & welcome
The xr can be a bitch to start...but a good strong bike.
The one i had did'nt like full choke & had to be top dead center with a small amount of throttle. (but no to xr's seem to be the same)
They don't like being dropped or upside down tho!...., which i done often.
If this happens to you....turn off the kill switch...open the throttle full...pull in the decompresion lever & kick her over at least six times before you put the kill switch back on & try again.

Welcome Woody !

good man wolfy,seems to start on half choke after a far bit of kicking , what I cant get my head round is why does it start first kick when warm. there is obviously a good reason.
love the bike,great to work on , was a shed find and not used for 2 years.
gagging to get on mountain.