building 400 questions

[crazya**400exer]

Well the other day i was ridin my 400 went over a jump and i broke my lsr axle in half.:mad: I ant goin to be able to get a new one for a while so thought about just taking ever thang off the fram and powder coating it. I was just wondering what people thout about what axle i should get. Im also goin to be geting new plastic. i cant decide what color plastic to get or what color the powder coating i should get. Post some pics of different color schems yall got on your 400s. im also prolly going to be geting new a arms so whats a good brand i should get. I was also wondering what other stuff i should get. I am going to be racing this summer or next so i need to know good set ups for that. Pleas help. thanks:)

[reconracer64]

i thought lsr axles had a lifetime warranty on them?

[crazya**400exer]

well i bout it off my buddy a couple a mounths ago for 150 bucks it only had lik 10 rides on it but ill hav to look into tht. thanks for th reply tho

[JOHNDOE83]

get the $200 lifetime warranty G-force extended adjustable axle.

[crazya**400exer]

idk bout g force i was thankin rpm but idk thanks for the reply tho

[quadmanw]

the g force axle is actually a great axle. ive had it for a few years

[JOHNDOE83]

G-force makes good stuff, my stock axle bent the first time I crashed it so I replaced with the gforce axle.

since then Ive crashed horribly many times and made many hospital trips since then...lol. Even fliped end over end at 60mph for more then 75ft.

The axle is still straight as a arrow, the only down fall is the chrome flakes off after a year:rolleyes:

RPM makes good axles to though.

[quadmanw]

my chrome hasnt came off after about two years! knock on wood lol

[CJM]

Had the g-force axle, too wide for my tastes but it was impossible to kill. I never had an issue with the stock axle, but I dont do insane mx type jumps or crash very badly.

A-arms Id get houser, JD, roll design, etc. Do not buy bugurd or full flight, they are junk.

[crazya**400exer]

thanks for all the replys. im seriously considering g force now looks lik lots of u guys like them thanks agin

[crazya**400exer]

id like to get a new exhaust to im thinkin sparks or yoshi waat u guys think???

[quadmanw]

That's a dumb question because everyone is gonna start fighting about best exhaust... I'd go sparks or motoworks. Huge price difference but same quality.. Also a header is pretty much for looks, it really does nothing more than stock

[CJM]

Sparks is nice but VERY loud and by very its damn near deafening. Personally Id buy an HMF or motoworks.

[b0rn c0nfused]

I like my white brothers e-series. Has the plates took off the end and it sounds great! Not crazy loud but still has a nice sound to it.

[Stickman400]

Don't buy a Durablue axle whatever you do, they are junk. Get the G-force or RPM. I like my Big Gun Evo and have never used anything else. I've heard the Motoworks is the best bang for the buck.

[TheAwesomehonda]

I love the exhaust subject haha I'm just putting in my vote for hmf comp series.

[WoodTRD]

I vote pro circuit, my T-4 sounds much better and pretty sure performs better than my white bros e-series did.

[chronicsmoke]

I bought a G-Force for MX and bent it my first season.. It's usable, and I finished the season with it, but it still bent..

RPM is supposed to be the best for MXing.. I want get one, I'll see what GForce says about their warrenty first though. I want to throw the replacement G-Force on my 400ex (450r rear end) anyway and go with the RPM for piece of mind.. but we shall see.

My only concern is that if you are breaking a LSR, you would probably break a G-Force. See if LSR will replace it for you, that would be ideal.

as for exhaust: Find one in the classifieds or get the Motoworks s/o and grind the header welds. <-- a few members are swearing by this setup. Seems like a good 'bang for your buck'

[crazya**400exer]

thanks for all the info. i found a good axle on craigslist for my 400 but he dont knw what kind it is but it looks alot like my lsr. it coms with a new sprocket, break, axle nut, and both wheel hubs. it looks like a brand new axle.

[Stickman400]

If you think it's brand new and it's to good to be true it may have a slight bend in it. If you can I would take a set of V blocks with you when you look at it and make sure it's straight. Even the slightest bend that you can't see with the naked eye gets really bad when you get going 30 or 40 down the road. Just a warning.

[250x_kyle]

Originally posted by chronicsmoke
I bought a G-Force for MX and bent it my first season.. It's usable, and I finished the season with it, but it still bent..

RPM is supposed to be the best for MXing.. I want get one, I'll see what GForce says about their warrenty first though. I want to throw the replacement G-Force on my 400ex (450r rear end) anyway and go with the RPM for piece of mind.. but we shall see.

My only concern is that if you are breaking a LSR, you would probably break a G-Force. See if LSR will replace it for you, that would be ideal.

as for exhaust: Find one in the classifieds or get the Motoworks s/o and grind the header welds. <-- a few members are swearing by this setup. Seems like a good 'bang for your buck'

the fact that a lsr broke with only that many rides makes me think there was a heat treat error along the lines. but deffinately rpm for the axle now. aarms i run houser stuff simply because i cant afford walsh at the moment.

[crazya**400exer]

thanks for all th replys and evrthng. I have evr thang off te fram noe im jst waiting to fing someon who can powder coat it. I thnk that th stock frame color is awful nd it neds repinting anyway.

[crazya**400exer]

does anybody have any pics of th way they paintd their frames with differnt color plastic?
thanks

[CJM]

Red/black plastics with black powder coated frame:

http://i42.tinypic.com/35a54xd.jpg

[crazya**400exer]

thanks for postin th pic i raelly like the red plastic and black frame

[quadmanw]

gonna be runnin red plastic on it

[crazya**400exer]

does anyone know how to gt the swing arm boout out i cnt gt it to budge
thanks

[crazya**400exer]

Does anyone own a carbon fiber motoworks? if you do can i see a pic of it on your bike pleas thanks

[426kidz]

ill buy that axle you snapped off of you...I would be able to get a brand new one hahaha I get anything from company's good quality products should never snap like that! I make them realize that:D

[CJM]

To get the bolt out will be a total pain.

Soak it with everything under the sun, pblaster, wd40, chain lube, etc, etc. After soaking it for at least 3 days you can try to remove it by hand. If it doesnt want to move then you should try using an impact gun on the bolt side and have an assistant tap the nut side after you have removed the nut. It dont come off a sawzall or similar is going to have to cut it off.

Should you get it off and not damage it (Id order another just to be sure) lube the hell out of it with anti-seize and put it back together. Chances are all of the bearings and bushings will be worn out as well so consider replacing them all at once.

[crazya**400exer]

thanks ill try that iv been beatin th hell outa it and it wont budge