painted the engine!

[Pipeless416]

ive been thinking about painting my engine black for a while, and i finally did since its my spring break and im actually home. heres some pictures of what i did, but some are kind of dark. the head pipe is stock and it was polished by my brother and me. the paint is a 1200 degree engine enamal. if you have any questions, just ask.:D
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/2278/61219485hl0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/3219/23145769mg4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
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http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/7634/19195208cg2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[jokester]

how many times have you ridden it since you painted the engine, and how is the paint holding up so far?

I've been thinking about doing this too, so where did you get the paint at, and how did you do it?

[400exrider720]

Ive been thinking of doing this too. How well does it hold up to being hit with a wrench by accident? I dont want to do it and accidently hit it while putting it together and ruin it. Also how does it hold up to boot rub on the sides? Last question, did you put down a primer coat or no. Thanks.

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by jokester
how many times have you ridden it since you painted the engine, and how is the paint holding up so far?

I've been thinking about doing this too, so where did you get the paint at, and how did you do it?

actually, i just finished it today, so i only rode it up and down the driveway a couple times to make sure it runs :p . ive wanted to do this for a long time after seeing honda6t9riders (i think thats the name). i got the paint at autozone for $6.49 a can.. i ended up getting 2 cans, but you can get away with using one i think. i had to redo the silencer too, but i still have quite a bit left. to start, i took the engine out, disconnected everything that i didnt want to be painted and sprayed it all down with brake cleaner. that was the only thing that would get the grease and grime out of the tight spots. then i washed it all down again with soapy water and dried it. if you have ANY dirt left, the paint will just slide off. to rough it up a little, i used a 300 grit sandpaper and lightly sanded the cases. to get rid of all the dust and such, i sprayed it with more brake cleaner. from here, i taped everything up, and put the first THIN layer of paint on. i let it dry completely between each coat, and i just finished off the first can. reinstall the engine and you're set. getting it back in without scraping the paint off is the hard part, but this type of paint is easy to touch up.

[oldschool73]

What did you use to polish the pipe? Looks good!!!!!!

[jokester]

thanks for the info. if you would, will you let me know how it holds up to the rubing of the boots on the side case, and just in general how the paint holds up..thanks.

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by oldschool73
What did you use to polish the pipe? Looks good!!!!!!

wet sanded using 600 grit, steel wool, and mothers mag/ aluminum polish, and tons of time. oh, there was also a whip involved which helped coax my brother into doing it. :devil:

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by 400exrider720
Ive been thinking of doing this too. How well does it hold up to being hit with a wrench by accident? I dont want to do it and accidently hit it while putting it together and ruin it. Also how does it hold up to boot rub on the sides? Last question, did you put down a primer coat or no. Thanks.

i didnt put a primer coat on, but i did give the cases some texture by lightly sanding them. my brother was really the only one who actually rode it and of course he managed to rub his shoe against the left case, but the mark was easily rubbed away. since its the first day and it was still not completely dry, yet the mark still just rubbed off with fingers, im pretty confident that it will hold up ok. i'll be sure to let you, jokester, and whoever else is interested how it holds up. i'll be home for a week, so i need to put some miles on my baby. ;)

[dang400ex]

hey man, could you go into more detail with how you and your brother polished the headpipe, it looks flippin sweet! and im not sure i understand wet sanding?>!?

thanks man and looks great

[j450rking]

wet sanding is just getting the part wet and sanding it

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by dang400ex
hey man, could you go into more detail with how you and your brother polished the headpipe, it looks flippin sweet! and im not sure i understand wet sanding?>!?

thanks man and looks great

sure thing. i had the headpipe painted with the same high heat paint i used on the engine, but over time all the mud baked onto it and it just looked horrible. i finally took it off and used like a 320 grit sand paper on it to remove all the old paint and bring it down to the metal. using the 320, it put some nasty scratches in it, so i went up to a 450 grit sandpaper and kept sanding until the scratches kind of went away. from there, i wet sanded, which means i used a very fine grit paper (600), and i sanded it with water running on it. this got rid of most of the fine scratches, but i went over it with very soft steel wool to bring out the shine. after all of this, i polished it over and over again with mothers mag polish until it shines like it is in the pictures. sorry for the novel, and heres another from farther away.

[Unverfehrt400ex]

WOW!! thats by far one of the cleanest looking bikes ive seen. Great job man. Im jealous.

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by Unverfehrt400ex
WOW!! thats by far one of the cleanest looking bikes ive seen. Great job man. Im jealous.

well thank you! i wish i had some real money to put into it, but i do what i can lol. id love to have new front suspension, revalved rear, black hmf slip on, and hipers with red rings.. yum.

[bigH]

Originally posted by Pipeless416
ive been thinking about painting my engine black for a while, and i finally did since its my spring break and im actually home. heres some pictures of what i did, but some are kind of dark. the head pipe is stock and it was polished by my brother and me. the paint is a 1200 degree engine enamal. if you have any questions, just ask.:D
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/2278/61219485hl0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/3219/23145769mg4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/3633/88420200oq8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/3670/32209172kk8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/7075/98726019lx2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/2856/22674767dp2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img456.imageshack.us/img456/1364/44563687xq7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/7634/19195208cg2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


How does the 416 run with a stock pipe on it?????

[mattn03]

That pipe looks awesome! Any idea how many hours your brother put into it?

[Old Dirtbiker]

Wow,
Thats impressive. It just goes to show what a person can do without spending a ton of money. It's obvious that you put a ton of hours in it. It's easy to bolt on parts, and put decals on something and thats all good, they all look great, but yours is unique.
Great Job!!!

[krt400ex]

looks sweet..curious to see how it holds up though

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by bigH
How does the 416 run with a stock pipe on it?????

kind of like a stock 400 haha. i run a k&n with no lid, and it has the 10.8:1 comp piston in it so its a bit torqier than stock, but otherwise its choking so not a huge difference.

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by mattn03
That pipe looks awesome! Any idea how many hours your brother put into it?

between the two of us we put roughly 7 hours into it. it gets tiring, so we switched off. we have plenty of other projects that the other one worked on including a bearing that exploded in the brake housing of his 250ex haha. most pipes will not take this long because this included getting all the old paint off.

[Bill Fuller]

I hope that paint doesn't effect the cooling properties of the motor. Looks good though.

[400exrapes]

dude i think that thing looks so nice you balanced the engine perfectly with the black and silver or chrome. i think the actual engine is one of the nicest ive seen on here i know that ive seen some nice plastics and rims and other stuff on the quad but i would definatley put that engine into another black and white tricked up outside quad it looks sick dude nice job

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by Bill Fuller
I hope that paint doesn't effect the cooling properties of the motor. Looks good though.

thats my biggest concern. the one who gave me the idea said it dissipates heat better, but i guess theres only one way to find out. i dont see how this is possible considering i basically made a shell around the engine. keep your fingers crossed for me.

[jokester]

so have you had any chance yet to test it out and see how the paint is holding up so far?

[trx400EXtreme]

Originally posted by jokester
so have you had any chance yet to test it out and see how the paint is holding up so far?

x2

[awsomeaussies]

I've had my cylinder painted for a couple years now and is still great! I haven't noticed any problems with it over heating or anything. I'm planning on painting more of the engine and I'd really like to get the side covers chromed:cool:

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by jokester
so have you had any chance yet to test it out and see how the paint is holding up so far?

yes! i caked it with mud and rode it really hard to see if it would heat more than usual. the mud either fell off or i could easily clean it off without leaving any marks. i tried to see if i could scrape the paint off with my finger nail.. didnt even leave a line!! as i said, i rode it hard while i was out and there was no power loss or any other ill effects. i'll keep updating with each ride.:D

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by awsomeaussies
I've had my cylinder painted for a couple years now and is still great! I haven't noticed any problems with it over heating or anything. I'm planning on painting more of the engine and I'd really like to get the side covers chromed:cool:

i think yours and quadjunkies are still my favorite 400s.. chroming the side covers would look great with the blue. my two favorite 400s are owned and ridden by women lol. :p

[awsomeaussies]

Originally posted by Pipeless416
i think yours and quadjunkies are still my favorite 400s.. chroming the side covers would look great with the blue. my two favorite 400s are owned and ridden by women lol. :p

Hey thanks! Women got good taste:p lol I think this time around, I'm gonna do it in black because I really like the way yours turned out! Even if you sanded the fines, so there's no paint on the edges, that would look sick too!

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by awsomeaussies
Hey thanks! Women got good taste:p lol I think this time around, I'm gonna do it in black because I really like the way yours turned out! Even if you sanded the fines, so there's no paint on the edges, that would look sick too!

i definitely started to do that but i was too impatient so i painted over it again lol. it'll get done one of these days. i also need to take off the two caps on the left case to sand down. anyway, i think pretty much anything would look great with the blue you used on the head. is that powder coated or just sprayed?

[miller821]

Looks awesome dude! And if you wondering as to if it will hold up.... I spray painted mine with non high temp paint and it is holding up great. The only spot mine is bad is where my boots have rubbed the side covers over time; but a lil spray will easily fix that. And oh ya, mines all baked off of the cooling fins :o

So seeing the way I did mine without even cleaning off most of the grime that it had on it; I'd say yours should last you all of 2-3 years before you should have to touch it up. (As long as you hide the key from your brother :uhoh: :p)

[QuadJunkies]

Originally posted by awsomeaussies
Hey thanks! Women got good taste:p lol

Looks good and I couldnt agree more !! :D

[krt400ex]

Originally posted by awsomeaussies
Hey thanks! Women got good taste:p lol I think this time around, I'm gonna do it in black because I really like the way yours turned out! Even if you sanded the fines, so there's no paint on the edges, that would look sick too!


there was a pic of one on here a few months ago that had the cooling fins sanded. it was sick looking. i think that would be an awesome idea

[awsomeaussies]

Originally posted by Pipeless416
i definitely started to do that but i was too impatient so i painted over it again lol. it'll get done one of these days. i also need to take off the two caps on the left case to sand down. anyway, i think pretty much anything would look great with the blue you used on the head. is that powder coated or just sprayed?

Ha that's why I didn't sand mine down either. lol I just wanted to get that engine back in my quad:D But it's just the high temp paint.

[drag93ex]

looks good man. would love to paint the case of mine. great ideas.

[Pipeless416]

after putting some more time on the quad, the headpipe has turned almost gold from the heat.. a shiny gold, so its still pretty sweet looking. the engine is still holding up perfectly after being hit by rocks and covered in mud. there are no chips, and its like the paint was there from the factory. also, there are no signs of over heating, but i'll wait to give the completely thumbs up for that part of it until the summer when i'll ride in 100 degree weather. till then, thumbs sideways on the heat part, thumbs up on the durability.

[mattn03]

Originally posted by Pipeless416
after putting some more time on the quad, the headpipe has turned almost gold from the heat.. a shiny gold, so its still pretty sweet looking. the engine is still holding up perfectly after being hit by rocks and covered in mud. there are no chips, and its like the paint was there from the factory. also, there are no signs of over heating, but i'll wait to give the completely thumbs up for that part of it until the summer when i'll ride in 100 degree weather. till then, thumbs sideways on the heat part, thumbs up on the durability.

Can you post a pic of the head pipe after it changed colors?

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by mattn03
Can you post a pic of the head pipe after it changed colors?

i'll have to ask my brother to get a picture since im back at school:( . should be up by the end of the day if he cooperates haha.

[400exracer511]

Hey, that looks great, nice work. I was wondering if you had any trouble getting the paint on in the tighter spots where the cooling fins are deeper? I can't ride for 6 weeks and I'm looking for somthing to do but it looks hard to spray into those deep spots.

Thanks.

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by 400exracer511
Hey, that looks great, nice work. I was wondering if you had any trouble getting the paint on in the tighter spots where the cooling fins are deeper? I can't ride for 6 weeks and I'm looking for somthing to do but it looks hard to spray into those deep spots.

Thanks.

na i just sprayed it from a shorter distance. i also moved the engine around so i could get the fins from different angles.

[mattn03]

Originally posted by Pipeless416
i'll have to ask my brother to get a picture since im back at school:( . should be up by the end of the day if he cooperates haha.

Pics? :D

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by mattn03
Pics? :D

remember the "if he cooperates part" lol. hes got a lot going on right now and im sure he'll get them on here when he can. until then you can PM the heck out of him until he gets off his lazy butt that wants to do nothing but homework and other 'do gooder' things. (blastereaten250) ;) haha jk. i'll ask again today.

[exsweetie66]

we just finished up mine to. we had my header powdercoated with high temp PC. its holding up nicely. if ya think its the best looking pink quad, you should probably vote for me on blingstars qotm...even though i think i may be a little out of my league. but hey, its pink and pretty and i love it. thats all that matters.

[exsweetie66]

and another.

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by exsweetie66
we just finished up mine to. we had my header powdercoated with high temp PC. its holding up nicely. if ya think its the best looking pink quad, you should probably vote for me on blingstars qotm...even though i think i may be a little out of my league. but hey, its pink and pretty and i love it. thats all that matters.

looks good, got any close up pics of the headpipe?

[exsweetie66]

this is the best i have on my work Computer, but i'll post a close up later today or tomorrow

[exsweetie66]

when we bought it the header was so rusted and nasty. it came out waaaay nicer than i expected.

[BlasterEaten250]

:tired:

[mattn03]

Originally posted by BlasterEaten250
:tired:

Thanks. That looks similiar to the goldish color the stock pipe is anyways?

[krt400ex]

Originally posted by mattn03
Thanks. That looks similiar to the goldish color the stock pipe is anyways?


my stock pipe turned blue

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by mattn03
Thanks. That looks similiar to the goldish color the stock pipe is anyways?

the camera doesnt really show it too well. its still very very shiny, but its just tinted gold. i'm still happy :)

[07250ex]

lol is blastereaten really ur brother =p?

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by 07250ex
lol is blastereaten really ur brother =p?

yes? why?

[07250ex]

J/W i never would have put the connection together by myself do you guys ever race i bet blaster blew u away by like 50 lenghths pipeless :rolleyes:

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by 07250ex
J/W i never would have put the connection together by myself do you guys ever race i bet blaster blew u away by like 50 lenghths pipeless :rolleyes:

eh he can beat me on a track if hes on my dad's 400 and i can beat him in the woods. drag race... let me tell you, that 250 is at least as fast as the speed of light. let me tell you.. ;)

[prnstr4life]

When you paint aluminum you should use "etching primer" will hold paint better and last with the heat.

looks nice though

[CaptainRedbeard]

Pipeless what size tires u runnin'? Nice 400.

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by CaptainRedbeard
Pipeless what size tires u runnin'? Nice 400.

22x7-10s on the front and 20x11-9s on the rear. how did this get in the 450r section?:confused:

[Flyin-Low]

Uhh, whoever moved this needs to blow the smoke away from in font of their eyes?

-Martin

[JOEX]

Originally posted by Flyin-Low
Uhh, whoever moved this needs to blow the smoke away from in font of their eyes?

-Martin
I don't know why it was in the 450r section but it's in the 400ex section now:p

[Flyin-Low]

Hehe, good job :D

-Martin

[Ruby Soho]

hey guys, my exhaust pipe is pretty dirty.. i wanna either get it clean like the one in the picture posted above, or polish it like a chrome polish.

its steel right? so if i polish it will it rust? or what?

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by Ruby Soho
hey guys, my exhaust pipe is pretty dirty.. i wanna either get it clean like the one in the picture posted above, or polish it like a chrome polish.

its steel right? so if i polish it will it rust? or what?

it would probably be easiest to just sand it down and paint it with a high heat flat black. it would be nearly impossible to keep it looking good.

[miller821]

Originally posted by Ruby Soho
hey guys, my exhaust pipe is pretty dirty.. i wanna either get it clean like the one in the picture posted above, or polish it like a chrome polish.

its steel right? so if i polish it will it rust? or what?

Your still running a stock pipe with a 440 kit? If so I'd just buy a new pipe man, but if not then what kind you running?

[jokester]

hey pipeless, haven't talked to you in a while. so now that you've had a while to actually ride with the engine all painted. how is it holding up, any of the paint starting to boil or get chipped or anything like that?

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by jokester
hey pipeless, haven't talked to you in a while. so now that you've had a while to actually ride with the engine all painted. how is it holding up, any of the paint starting to boil or get chipped or anything like that?

actually i was about to reply to this question since i have been home to beat on it almost every weekend since i did it lol. so far, it looks like i just painted it. absolutely no chipping, no overheating the engine, no bubbling up from heat.. the only thing i will say is be careful with gas. if you do this, you'd be best off making a catcher for the overflow hose coming from the carb because if you wheelie a lot, the gas will eat away at the paint.. it happened to my swingarm :o . i also put a 300ex clutch cable on and i completely slipped and nailed the right case with a socket wrench.. nothing!!! however, the head pipe does not look like it did right after i polished it haha. that was expected though. jokester- still got that natalie blingstar bumper for me? :devil:

[j450rking]

what is the name brand of the paint???

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by j450rking
what is the name brand of the paint???

its duplicolor 1200 engine enamel

[j450rking]

ok thanks man

[jokester]

Originally posted by Pipeless416
jokester- still got that natalie blingstar bumper for me? :devil: [/B]

hahaha you still remember that do you:D well thats nice to hear that all your work is still holding up awsome. I plan on doing that by the end of summer when I get all my engine work done. that way I won't have to worry about messing it up. I decided that I'm gonna go all black motor, but polish the side cases and the edges of the cooling fins are going to be yellow.

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by jokester
hahaha you still remember that do you:D well thats nice to hear that all your work is still holding up awsome. I plan on doing that by the end of summer when I get all my engine work done. that way I won't have to worry about messing it up. I decided that I'm gonna go all black motor, but polish the side cases and the edges of the cooling fins are going to be yellow.

that'll definitely be different and it should look pretty wicked. one of the hardest parts was getting the engine back in without scratching it, but it patience and another person helping you, it can be done. make sure you post some pics of this. im thinking of polishing the oil filter cover and the two caps on the left case when i need to change the oil next. what does everybody think??

[jokester]

I think it would be pretty cool looking, it would make everything stand out even more, so then you would get even more attention drawn to it.:cool:

[Pipeless416]

alright i decided to polish the oil filter cover since i got bored. not too sure if i like it or not, but it sure is shiny in real life :D . i have a flat head screw in there because i lost the original.. i also installed a 300ex clutch cable, and i havent hacked off the one side of the holder... and i did a terrible job of touching up the spot that was screwed up from how it was with the old cable. i'll have to fix that. :rolleyes:

[Pipeless416]

i had mentioned that my only real fear with the painted engine was that gas would spill out of the overflow tube from the carb during wheelies or steep hill climbs. i decided to make a catch bottle which is just a larger diameter fuel line thats attached to the overflow tube and held on with a small radiator clamp. the extended line then goes into a bottle that i placed in the airbox as you can see. i'm going to go ahead and say this is a must have with a painted engine. no sense in putting all that work into it just so some overpriced liquid can eat it all away. works great for anybody that is interested!!!

[j450rking]

why did you get a 300ex clutch cable?

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by j450rking
why did you get a 300ex clutch cable?

it can be run down the frame instead of through the head pipes. over time the heat causes the regular cable to become really hard to pull. not a problem anymore..

[07250ex]

i got a question and a thing to say how do you disconnect a carb from the cylindar second what happens when your airbox gets muddy and it gets in the bottle with ur gas then its no good lol and u cant poor it back in

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by 07250ex
i got a question and a thing to say how do you disconnect a carb from the cylindar second what happens when your airbox gets muddy and it gets in the bottle with ur gas then its no good lol and u cant poor it back in

the carb or the intake boot? the carb is pretty pretty easy as you just unscrew the circular clamp that goes around the boot. im guessing you meant how to take off the intake boot though. there are three 8mm bolts.. one on the sides and one below that go directly into the head. take those out and the boot will come right off. however, when reinstalling, make sure you have a good seal again because it is a prime spot for air leaks. as for the muddy gas, i made the bottle primarily to keep the gas from leaking onto the painted parts of my quad. it would be nice to be able to just pour it back into the tank, but im sure i'll have a clogged up carb over time if i did that.

[Ruby Soho]

Originally posted by ride hard man
Your still running a stock pipe with a 440 kit? If so I'd just buy a new pipe man, but if not then what kind you running?

ya stock pipe.. no money for a new one lol

[miller821]

Originally posted by Ruby Soho
ya stock pipe.. no money for a new one lol

Haha thats cool though... I would definitely save up for that mod, like $215 should get you a nice pipe.

[AbnMP13]

Originally posted by Pipeless416
i had mentioned that my only real fear with the painted engine was that gas would spill out of the overflow tube from the carb during wheelies or steep hill climbs. no sense in putting all that work into it just so some overpriced liquid can eat it all away. works great for anybody that is interested!!!

Why not just let it run into the airbox? Doesn't the airbox have a drain pipe in the bottom that would allow it to drain out near the swingarm?

[gilliam2364]

Originally posted by Pipeless416
alright i decided to polish the oil filter cover since i got bored. not too sure if i like it or not, but it sure is shiny in real life :D . i have a flat head screw in there because i lost the original.. i also installed a 300ex clutch cable, and i havent hacked off the one side of the holder... and i did a terrible job of touching up the spot that was screwed up from how it was with the old cable. i'll have to fix that. :rolleyes:

i tried to get a 300ex cable on my wifes 400ex and it was too long, how did you get it to fit?

Originally posted by Pipeless416
i had mentioned that my only real fear with the painted engine was that gas would spill out of the overflow tube from the carb during wheelies or steep hill climbs. i decided to make a catch bottle which is just a larger diameter fuel line thats attached to the overflow tube and held on with a small radiator clamp. the extended line then goes into a bottle that i placed in the airbox as you can see. i'm going to go ahead and say this is a must have with a painted engine. no sense in putting all that work into it just so some overpriced liquid can eat it all away. works great for anybody that is interested!!!

If you don't run a skid plate your could run your over flow tube into your swing arm. If you look at the front of the swing arm their 2 black rubber cushions which I don't know what their for but they just pop in so if you take them out you have 2 big holes showing. You could drill a hole in one of them and run the over flow tube into the swing arm and what ever gas comes out the tube would just leak out the skid plate bolt holes. Even if you run a skid plate you could still probably do that because the gas would just dry up in the swing arm.

[DF400ex]

or just run it down and let it drip on your skid plate. If I'm not mistaken, wouldn't the gas run down onto your carrier?

Originally posted by DF400ex
or just run it down and let it drip on your skid plate. If I'm not mistaken, wouldn't the gas run down onto your carrier?

No separate compartment for it. But running it above the skid plate would be a good idea. Just have to buy some longer hose.

[Ruby Soho]

gas flows out of my overflow when i do wheelies and such.. i ziptied the hose to the frame by the swingarm so it just drips off there onto the ground

[400exrider_88]

looks good, i might try it depending on if i keep my frame plack or repowdercoat it blue. think it would look good with my white plastics

[bbender85]

two year old post? :confused:

[ridehonda400ex]

I understand this post is old but could you post some pics of how you routed the 300ex cable. My cable is harder than hell to pull! And its not even 6 months old!

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by ridehonda400ex
I understand this post is old but could you post some pics of how you routed the 300ex cable. My cable is harder than hell to pull! And its not even 6 months old!

here's a picture that shows how it's routed.. pretty dark, but it shows the basic route. get a '92 250x cable. 300ex cables are slightly different. also, this was during a complete rebuild, so i don't have the cable zip tied down, but normally i have a zip tie placed around the cable and the oil line mounting to the right engine mount. this just pulls the cable away from the head pipe.

[ridehonda400ex]

Thanks alot pipeless. Looks like ill be doing this when i get the extra 20 bucks

[BenHonda400ex]

Originally posted by Pipeless416
here's a picture that shows how it's routed.. pretty dark, but it shows the basic route. get a '92 250x cable. 300ex cables are slightly different. also, this was during a complete rebuild, so i don't have the cable zip tied down, but normally i have a zip tie placed around the cable and the oil line mounting to the right engine mount. this just pulls the cable away from the head pipe. I have a problem with my Sparks exhaust.. They have like no space between the headers.. Do you have any tricks on routing it through? My dad accedently order another 400ex clutch cable

[trailrider894]

Way to resurect a thread!!!! :eek2:

[BenHonda400ex]

Originally posted by trailrider894
Way to resurect a thread!!!! :eek2: Well some guy showed it to me because of the Sparks exhaust burning my clutch cable.. Haha I don't know how he found it