couple new/ changed parts

[Pipeless416]

hello all. just thought i'd make a thread to show a few changes i'm making.. my new burgard +1 antivibe stem came in today.. this is all i can show you so far. i have a few small parts at the powdercoater. i'll show pictures of everything as it sits next weekend when i go home. i guess i'm just really bored :p

[matt14c]

Looks good. I really like my burgard stem and im sure you will do the same.

[Pipeless416]

yep im sure i will.. just gotta find a way to mount my lights now..

[IRISH-RACER-14]

alba makes a clamp that holds boths ur keys and lights. and they have a clamp that holds just the lights

[matt14c]

How are your lights mounted now? Sandwhich between the bottom clamp and stock stem?

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by matt14c
How are your lights mounted now? Sandwhich between the bottom clamp and stock stem?

i just drilled 3 small holes in the top plate on the stem.. this burgard stem doesnt have an area for that. a simple bracket will do the trick.

anyway, got a few little things powdercoated. the red was supposed to match the a arms and other small parts, but i guess the guy got confused..:p i still think it looks awesome, and he didn't charge me anything. the two exhaust tips and my new RAD locknut are kind of black with like red sparkle. its definitely different.

its hard to show it without a good camera..

[Pipeless416]

oh yea, i'm at it again haha. tore it down to the frame in a few hours. its bad when you get that good at it. i just took this in case anybody was interested to see how the pipes are routed. i was never able to get a shot like this.

[Pipeless416]

ive decided to have the frame powdercoated satin black with metal flake. i will also be adding gussets in a few areas and checking everything over for cracks.

on another note, its a little sickening seeing how much money i have spent when its all laying in front of me like this. :o :blah: A.A.D.S.

[bergoff]

so i guess that riding is out for this weekend. i still havent tried the tires yet but i will soon. looks awesome btw.

[Pipeless416]

ridings out till thanksgiving lol. i would have loved to meet up but i'm going to a chevelle/halestorm concert in milwaukee tomorrow while the rest of the family is going camping. my original plan was to knock this out between thanksgiving and christmas, but i decided i would be too busy with finals and such. definitely let me know how you like the tires when you get to use them. i was going to buy them off of my dad if you didn't :p

[tri5ron]

heck, with as often as you pull that thing apart,...

I'm figuring that you'll wear out a good socket and ratchet set, long before you ever wear out the quad! LOL!!!

I'm pretty sure that it will be far too emotionally stressfull to try and figure out where to mount your lights.
Being that I am just such a concerned fellow rider, and am only offering this because I care,...

I'll be glad to trade stems with you.
mines straight, and can still mount the light bracket.

Since I still run oem plastics, and stock lights, that nasty ol' Burgard you've got there, will go right onto mine, and not cause any problems.

I only extend this graciousness because I like you.
I'm such a "Giver".

[dariusld]

Originally posted by tri5ron

I'm such a "Giver".

It's not what your wife told us:p

[tri5ron]

Originally posted by dariusld
It's not what your wife told us:p Ahww, heck,... she promised she would'nt blow my cover.
LOL

[Pipeless416]

UPDATES!!

[Pipeless416]

gloss black with metal flake :cool: i also have a gt thunder max ground clearance skid plate on the way.

[matt14c]

I like that flake!!! Im sure it will really glimmer in the sun.

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by matt14c
I like that flake!!! Im sure it will really glimmer in the sun.

it's blinding haha

[matt14c]

Little tip for the steering stem since I see you dont have it clamped yet. I had to put a washer in between the two clamps on one side because when tightened down to spec in the manual it was too tight and I didnt want to leave it loose. Not sure if you will have the same problem but just in case.

[Honda#4]

That frame looks killer Mike! can't wait for more progress.

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by matt14c
Little tip for the steering stem since I see you dont have it clamped yet. I had to put a washer in between the two clamps on one side because when tightened down to spec in the manual it was too tight and I didnt want to leave it loose. Not sure if you will have the same problem but just in case.

thanks for the advice! my brother has been working on it so far since i won't be home until the 21st. the lower bearing for the stem is still here.. oops haha

[tri5ron]

Lookin' pretty dang SWEET there bud!

[Pipeless416]

thanks for the complements guys! i can't wait to get the engine back in.

[tri5ron]

Knowing you, you'll probably get it back in and all together,....
then decide that you want to pull it back apart to have the complete engine polished to look like chrome !!!
LOL!
how many sets of wrenches have you wore out on that thing ???:D :D :D

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by tri5ron
Knowing you, you'll probably get it back in and all together,....
then decide that you want to pull it back apart to have the complete engine polished to look like chrome !!!
LOL!
how many sets of wrenches have you wore out on that thing ???:D :D :D

haha, there's really only one thing left to do.. rims! i think i should just have the engine chromed :D . that would make things easier. as far as wrenches.. i'll just say that i would love a new set for christmas :p i really just need to ride the dang thing. i have only had like 15 minutes of seat time on this new rear suspension setup.. in the back yard :rolleyes:

[wrekd]

Lokks great!! Can't wait to see it all back together.

[Pipeless416]

thanks wrekd! im looking forward to the next 400 class QOTM.

[Pipeless416]

heres my new GT Thunder skid plate.. perfect for the xc linkage! this thing is a beast.

[Pipeless416]

a little bit of progress..

[Pipeless416]

i should have the swing arm on tomorrow..

[tri5ron]

You havent got a chance with QOTM, if you dont Chrome the spindles, (oh yeah,.... and get some Spider grips) :D

Seriously though, lookin' very good.

must be nice to have a brother who completly rebuilds your bike after each time you get a spec of dust on it !
(Brandon, He owes you bigtime!)

[Pipeless416]

thanks Ron.. i do need some new grips if i plan on ever reaching 480 mph! i think my brother is still paying me back from when i rebuilt his engine and painted everything on his quad while he was at summer camp a couple years ago! ps- ashley wants all of us to get together at glamis someday! be prepared for a lot of shinanigans.

[tri5ron]

Originally posted by Pipeless416
thanks Ron.. i do need some new grips if i plan on ever reaching 480 mph! i think my brother is still paying me back from when i rebuilt his engine and painted everything on his quad while he was at summer camp a couple years ago! ps- ashley wants all of us to get together at glamis someday! be prepared for a lot of shinanigans.

480?, Why stop there ?, go for Mach 1, LOL !
With some of the current reasoning, all you'd need is 62/8 gearing, some 44" tires, and a +18000 over rev box.

Glamis would be a blast to ride with you guys/(gals). I'm pretty sure that Ashley would have an instant siamese twin once my daughter met her in person !

[NacsMXer]

Dude that looks SICK!! I'm really liking the color scheme. Simple with just enough color and bling....I like your style :cool:

Keep posting the pics as you can!

Hey i'm curious about one thing since im in the same boat right now. How did you clean up all the threads in the frame after sandblasting? I even had bolts as "plugs" in every hole in my frame during blasting and they still felt kinda gritty afterward. I may buy a thread chasing set but i'd rather not drop another 60-70 on a kit if I don't have to.

[Pipeless416]

thanks man! as far as the threads, the guy who does my pc'ing plugs the holes during blasting with rubber plugs, so nothing really happened to them. i have had other things blasted without anything blocking the threads at all (subframe.) i haven't had any problems with threads stripping or anything.

[tri5ron]

Nacs,
run over to Harbor freight tools and spend 3 bucks on their small sized, brass bristle, bottle brush set.
that should do the trick for you.

[NacsMXer]

Cool thanks guys. I was thinking along the same lines about maybe using pipe cleaners, but the bottle brush with some WD40/Brakleen might just be the ticket :)

[bergoff]

actually he had to retap all of his threads cause it get taken apart so much. lol looks great man. it will be ready just in time to play in the snow.

[wrekd]

That skid plate is pure beef!! :macho

[Pipeless416]

more pictures!
i "prettied" up the engine.. i just repainted the head, since if you recall, i had to get a new cylinder haha :rolleyes: . the cases are powdercoated.

[Pipeless416]

got the back end all put back together and re-greased.

[Pipeless416]

front end is almost done except the brakes.. who needs brakes anyway?

[Pipeless416]

last one for now. engine should be back in tomorrow. i hate winter.. the garage is so full!

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by NacsMXer
Cool thanks guys. I was thinking along the same lines about maybe using pipe cleaners, but the bottle brush with some WD40/Brakleen might just be the ticket :)

oh you mean there's actually sand/grit in the threads.. i got it. an air compressor might work too. keep us updated.. yours is going to look awesome.

mine is on the ground again and the engine is back in the frame :macho

[Exrider434]

by far the sickest looking 400ex on here, great job man

[BlasterEaten250]

ill take pictures of the engine in the frame tomorrow hopefully

[honda400ex2003]

looking good man, i love those elkas god i wish i had some money. maybe this summer i will have to break down and spend some of this moldy school overcheck and get some lol. steve

[Pipeless416]

thanks guys! i can't wait to just get it done lol. I WANT TO RIDE!!!

[tayyo789]

hey pipeless, are you getting new fenders too?

[Pipeless416]

nope, i wish i could afford the maier white carbon fiber print plastics, but until then it'll be the stock red race cuts with the quad tech hood. i have to say, i do love my rears since i cut them though. thats the other thing. i couldn't cut brand new plastics to my liking without feeling guilty.

[tayyo789]

you cut your rears? last i saw the left was a little droopy

[tri5ron]

Originally posted by Pipeless416
thanks guys! i can't wait to just get it done lol. I WANT TO RIDE!!! Why ?, you'll just get it dirty, and have Brandon take it all apart again :p

[tayyo789]

i dont remember who's these are, but if i were you, i would cut them like this. its definitely not for somebody who's afraid to get a little dirty
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[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by tayyo789
you cut your rears? last i saw the left was a little droopy

yep, and the left side mount is broken because the fenders may or may not have caught on fire there. :D

and i do all the disassembly work.. im a little bit more organized haha

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by tayyo789
i dont remember who's these are, but if i were you, i would cut them like this. its definitely not for somebody who's afraid to get a little dirty


that's not quite for me :ermm: ;)

[tayyo789]

Originally posted by Pipeless416
that's not quite for me :ermm: ;)

im a west coast dune rider, so flashy is kind of my style lol.
how did you catch it on fire?

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by tayyo789
im a west coast dune rider, so flashy is kind of my style lol.
how did you catch it on fire?

the plastic where the bracket goes into broke apart so i tried melting it.. definitely thought i put it out but then i hear my brother quietly saying "uhh your quads on fire." haha i freaked. that would have ruined my weekend.

[tayyo789]

oh nice lol. that would scare the s#!% out of me. i was terrified when i had to melt my brand new ims tank to fit my hybrid. i had to cut my new maiers carbons to fit the tank too. talk about measure twice, cut once

[gt400ex]

Originally posted by tayyo789
im a west coast dune rider, so flashy is kind of my style lol.
how did you catch it on fire?

Not meaning to thread jack here but tayyo where at do you ride most?

[tayyo789]

all over the oregon coast and occasionally christmas valley. i have some really technical trails around my house but havent really ridden them a lot lately. glamis is on the board for christmas this year, with coos bay being next week

[gt400ex]

Originally posted by tayyo789
all over the oregon coast and occasionally christmas valley. i have some really technical trails around my house but havent really ridden them a lot lately. glamis is on the board for christmas this year, with coos bay being next week

Right on, I would kill to try Glamis one day. I normally ride in Florence just because its closer.

[tayyo789]

im in corvallis for school, but i still mainly stick to winchester and coos. havent been to florence in about 10 years. anyways, pipeless, lets see some pics of that bad boy

[Pipeless416]

gotta wait till my brother is home. a very close family friend passed away and thats the only reason i was home this past weekend. my brother is now about 5 hours up in wisconsin for the burial. i'll be back home on saturday for thanksgiving break though. gotta get the thing all together before our ride on sunday!

[tayyo789]

well, my best wishes for the family, and for you guys. and hopefully you get to take some pictures when its together. i dont know about everybody else but im excited to see this thing all together

[bkelley]

How difficult is it to install a new stem?

[Pipeless416]

pretty easy. unbolt the bottom end of it, unbolt the two tie rod ends, and unbolt the top clamp.. then reverse.

[BlasterEaten250]

mike i cant get our dumb camera not to chop the pictures all up

[Pipeless416]

its gettin there..

[Pipeless416]

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[Pipeless416]

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[Pipeless416]

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[Pipeless416]

last one for now

[IRISH-RACER-14]

beadlocks with red rings would look sick on ur quad.

[Pipeless416]

still getting there..

[Pipeless416]

i decided to mess around with my old heat shield to see what i could come up with. i wanted to cover up that hideous headpipe.

[Pipeless416]

think i have enough cooling? :D

[Pipeless416]

butt

[Pipeless416]

.

[honda400ex2003]

looks sweet man and no you need some scoops also. steve

[Pipeless416]

this is the best shot i could get of the color on the tips. i need a better camera/a clue on how to take pictures.

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by honda400ex2003
looks sweet man and no you need some scoops also. steve

thank you. and about the scoops..haha i had them a little while ago.. now i think it just looks too cluttered. if i could find the ones that insaneracing had, i would totally go for them.

[bkelley]

Looks awesome, one of the best EXs I've seen. Do you even find time to ride it? Seems like it's in pieces more often than not haha.

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by bkelley
Looks awesome, one of the best EXs I've seen. Do you even find time to ride it? Seems like it's in pieces more often than not haha.

i haven't had a trip since june :( . work gets in the way during summer and school gets in the way every other month. it kind of stinks going to school 4-5 hours away. we're planning on going wednesday, but i can't seem to get a good ground or something. i'm not getting any power.

[bergoff]

i hope that you can get out and ride before you tear it apart again. lol. looks great. and you have me beat i have rode twice since june. and it was only for 20 min each time. good luck finding the problem.

[tayyo789]

i would check your fuses and your grounding points. ive had that problem many times:mad:
looks great though. if i were you i would put the entire heat shield on both sides for more of a stock look

[Pipeless416]

well fellers.. its done!.. minus a dead battery :mad: :p . here's a shot of the GTT skid plate installed. i lost a bolt though :confused:

[Pipeless416]

here's a ground clearance shot.. i hardly lost any.

[Pipeless416]

3/4 of the underside.. stupid camera.

[Pipeless416]

front shot

[Pipeless416]

side

[Pipeless416]

and last but not least.. front shot. yes, i know the tires are really low.

[slightlybent47]

Looking good there man can’t wait to see the final result. Very nice thread with good pics all the way through. How dose that duel exhaust sound?
I’d like to do mine but don’t want to keep it down that long.

Nice ex.

[Pipeless416]

thanks a lot man. as for the exhaust, here's a short clip of my brother taking it for a spin. its a lot quieter with the quiet cores installed.
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[slightlybent47]

Mike that sounds awesome, it defiantly has that duel pipe sound.

[dustin_j]

Did you lower your subframe at all, or is that all from the xc link? Looks good!

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by dustin_j
Did you lower your subframe at all, or is that all from the xc link? Looks good!

thats all from the link.. no subframe mods. thanks!

[Honda#4]

Freakin Flawless there Mike, nice work.

[Pipeless416]

thanks dallas! it now has a 'Busa battery in it :devil:

[Pipeless416]

and the biggest idiot in the world award goes to.... me. i got the new battery in, everything seemed to be great. i was getting power.. good. once i got everything all hooked up and in place i hit the start button and all i hear is the starter turning. first thought: sheered sparks key. ive been wanting to put the stock one back in for some time now anyway, so i figured it gave me a reason to do it tonight. i got it all torn down.. key was absolutely fine. next thought: fried starter clutch. i just put the new starter clutch in last fall and they're not cheap so i was hoping this wasn't the cause. so i took the starter clutch out.. messed around with it and it was fine. i could not for the life of me figure out what was going wrong. i put it all back together and took the site for the flywheel off.. the cap so you can look for timing marks.. i realize that the big flywheel gear was spinning the wrong way.. hmm... i had the polarity reversed from the battery!!!!! :mad: :mad: :mad: to top it off, i forgot to tighten the back plate that holds the starter clutch to the flywheel. once it hits midnight, i will be thankful for every time i have done something stupid while nobody was watching :p

[rdtrp13]

are those stock rims? i have been riding trails and tracks on my smoker with friends when they are on there 400's some have flat spots and or dents, just wondering how the stock rims hold up to abuse or should i look into buying different ones, you been riding around school anywhere pipeless?

[guenther]

Originally posted by Pipeless416
and the biggest idiot in the world award goes to.... me. i got the new battery in, everything seemed to be great. i was getting power.. good. once i got everything all hooked up and in place i hit the start button and all i hear is the starter turning. first thought: sheered sparks key. ive been wanting to put the stock one back in for some time now anyway, so i figured it gave me a reason to do it tonight. i got it all torn down.. key was absolutely fine. next thought: fried starter clutch. i just put the new starter clutch in last fall and they're not cheap so i was hoping this wasn't the cause. so i took the starter clutch out.. messed around with it and it was fine. i could not for the life of me figure out what was going wrong. i put it all back together and took the site for the flywheel off.. the cap so you can look for timing marks.. i realize that the big flywheel gear was spinning the wrong way.. hmm... i had the polarity reversed from the battery!!!!! :mad: :mad: :mad: to top it off, i forgot to tighten the back plate that holds the starter clutch to the flywheel. once it hits midnight, i will be thankful for every time i have done something stupid while nobody was watching :p

Never admit to those things, LOL! The bike looks great. Very jealous except for the fact that I've got Spider grips and you don't. Cheapest mod out there and tri5ron can attest that it will add 30mph to your ride :D :D :D

[87HONDATRX250X]

Originally posted by tayyo789
i dont remember who's these are, but if i were you, i would cut them like this. its definitely not for somebody who's afraid to get a little dirty
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Thats crazy. Screw the dirt. After every ride i wash my gear any ways might as well make it worth washing:D

[tri5ron]

Originally posted by Pipeless416
and the biggest idiot in the world award goes to.... me. i got the new battery in, everything seemed to be great. i was getting power.. good. once i got everything all hooked up and in place i hit the start button and all i hear is the starter turning. first thought: sheered sparks key. ive been wanting to put the stock one back in for some time now anyway, so i figured it gave me a reason to do it tonight. i got it all torn down.. key was absolutely fine. next thought: fried starter clutch. i just put the new starter clutch in last fall and they're not cheap so i was hoping this wasn't the cause. so i took the starter clutch out.. messed around with it and it was fine. i could not for the life of me figure out what was going wrong. i put it all back together and took the site for the flywheel off.. the cap so you can look for timing marks.. i realize that the big flywheel gear was spinning the wrong way.. hmm... i had the polarity reversed from the battery!!!!! :mad: :mad: :mad: to top it off, i forgot to tighten the back plate that holds the starter clutch to the flywheel. once it hits midnight, i will be thankful for every time i have done something stupid while nobody was watching :p
Aww Heck, I've NEVER done anyting like that....
YEAH RIGHT !!!
how about putting a couple of gallons of gasoline into a diesel tank, before realizing what you were doing ? been there, done that ! So your not the lone ranger when it comes to the Bonehead Awards ! LOL !



Originally posted by guenther
Never admit to those things, LOL! The bike looks great. Very jealous except for the fact that I've got Spider grips and you don't. Cheapest mod out there and tri5ron can attest that it will add 30mph to your ride :D :D :D
Hahaha, I think you've got them on the wrong sides.
Switch them over from left to right, and you should be good for Mach II.
:D :D :D

[Pipeless416]

i only have the +15 oury's.. they're not very wind resistant :o and i've heard of people mistaking the gas and diesel thing.. most have been girls :confused: :devil:

[KISSmyACE]

^^^ whoever's ex that is, did a gooood job. only one thing I'd change, powdercoat the heal guards to match the rest of the black. i'm hoping my bike will eventually look that way.

[tri5ron]

Originally posted by Pipeless416
i've heard of people mistaking the gas and diesel thing.. most have been girls :confused: :devil:
:blah: Well,... I guess you can just call me "Rhonda" :blah:

yeah,..... I get around...

( ...that's a double-pun)
Lets see who "gets it" :D

[KISSmyACE]

Originally posted by tri5ron
:blah: Well,... I guess you can just call me "Rhonda" :blah:

yeah,..... I get around...

( ...that's a double-pun)
Lets see who "gets it" :D

..Rhonda from the Org?

[Ruby Soho]

i remember when your quad was pipeless, pipeless416. sure has come along way and is now probably my favorite 400ex on this site.

looks great, keep up the good work.. although what else could you have in mind for this thing?:p

[NacsMXer]

Originally posted by Ruby Soho
i remember when your quad was pipeless, pipeless416. sure has come along way and is now probably my favorite 400ex on this site.

looks great, keep up the good work.. although what else could you have in mind for this thing?:p

X2, your quad definitely has come a long way

Fantastic job on the rebuild, looks so nice! Everything is like new and improved on it, it's a badass EX for sure. Definitely gotta give you props for keeping it old school with the 400 too :p

I like that GTT skid a lot, might have to pick one of those up for trail riding hmm lol. Though I gotta ask ya, no chassis skid to go with it!? That fresh PC on the frame might thank you :eek: :D

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by NacsMXer
X2, your quad definitely has come a long way

Fantastic job on the rebuild, looks so nice! Everything is like new and improved on it, it's a badass EX for sure. Definitely gotta give you props for keeping it old school with the 400 too :p

I like that GTT skid a lot, might have to pick one of those up for trail riding hmm lol. Though I gotta ask ya, no chassis skid to go with it!? That fresh PC on the frame might thank you :eek: :D

thanks a lot guys. i really appreciate it. as far as the chassis skid.. oddly enough, thats the one place that i actually never really had to touch up when it was painted. i don't really ever high center on the frame or anything, though the frame might touch now with this link. the quad is already HEAVY.. and even worse now with the 'busa battery. the wallet is considerably light however.. :confused: :blah: i do love the GTT skid though. its super beefy and i definitely don't think i'll have a problem with it. just need to get used to the clanking of the chain on the steel :rolleyes: . i still haven't been able to go riding! this is killing me.