400ex kickstart

[Superman440]

Does anybody know if there's anyway to convert a 400ex into kickstart.

[Toadz400]

I believe there is, you'd have to use the XR400 kickstart I believe. Try doing a search on the XR400 kickstart and see what you can come up with.

[atvracr350]

I can't rember who to or where i asked this question but they told me without a doubt it is impossible. I am pretty sure honda didn't even put a way to connect a kickstart assembly at all. I may be wrong but that is what i remember hearing.

[speedy400]

Originally posted by atvracr350
I can't rember who to or where i asked this question but they told me without a doubt it is impossible. I am pretty sure honda didn't even put a way to connect a kickstart assembly at all. I may be wrong but that is what i remember hearing.
I beg to differ, I also thought about this idea... it'd be very nice in my opinion, but you do have to buy about 400$ for of gears and such out of a xr400 bottom end. theres many threads on this subject.-darren

[bradley300]

i'm sure you could find a xr motor on ebay to rob all the parts from

[Toadz400]

I know it's not impossible, I swear I remember seeing this on EXRiders before where someone put a kickstart on their EX from an XR400 engine...maybe they even interchanged some parts, probably using the XR bottom end of course.

[LazeR]

Originally posted by Toadz400
I know it's not impossible, I swear I remember seeing this on EXRiders before where someone put a kickstart on their EX from an XR400 engine...maybe they even interchanged some parts, probably using the XR bottom end of course.

You're correct, i remember a thread talking about doing it. i heard its like $2000 though! You have to use the complete bottom end from a XR400, and there is other things, but it is definately possible and has been done!

[bradley300]

sounds like you would lose the electric start to do this mod, not worth it in my opinion. the kicker would be nice as a backup, but the electric start is nice, why take it off?

[Juggalo]

the kickstart would be coming out right where theres a frame rail coming down

[brandonpeake]

like they said above i saw the thread a while back a search will find what you need, but the guy who was talking about it decided for the price its not worth it and you would loose the e start