Yamaha SR400

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[@theblytonian3906]

Remember with clarity when Yamaha developed their retro line 40 years ago with release of the SR500 single in 1978. Didn't buy then as they were then and are not my cup of tea, but these are a truly practical, nice choice for someone who wants to go that retro path. Looks the part and rides it without all the mechanical and handling hassles that accompanied Triumph, Norton or BSA ownership and operation of the actual period. My first road bike in the early 1970s was a CB350-K4 which anchored my love of motorcycling now approaching half a century. I well remember the end of that era of the British single and twin heralded by the release in 1968 of the immensely popular CB350 twin. The CB750 transverse four followed in 1969 nailing the lid on the Triumph and Norton twin coffin. After so long a reign, by 1975, those famous marques were seldom seen on roads here other than the extant few or as a choice of nostalgia riders only. Even in the small single and small and big bore twin stakes, by the mid 1970s Ducati, BMW, and to a lesser extent Guzzi and Laverda or other niche Italian brands e.g. Morini, had nailed any single and twin buyers who hadn't been seduced by big and small bore twin and four offerings from Kawasaki, Honda, Suzuki or Yamaha. After two decades of air cooled four domination, in 1978 it was great to see the release of a modern single in the theme of SR500.

[@althejazzman]

Very well said. At the time it must have looked like a quaint, pointless retrograde design, but now it's the best way to own a retro British-style single but with none of the drawbacks.

[@jamesmcgrath1952]

I have one just for the fun of it. I have a few big V-Twin cruisers but the Yamaha SR400 is just plain fun. Light, nimble, just great for getting around.

[@MotorRockTube]

Thank you!

[@NP42628]

Love sr 400 from Thailand 👍👍

[@Mybwain]

kick-starters are cool

[@MotorRockTube]

Thank you!

[@adityarai5367]

Always have been.

[@Dezroman]

Its all fun and games until you get kicked back by your kick starter.

[@sergeyg436]

@@Dezroman that makes owners think that their bike is alive and not in good mood this day :)

[@ffejkk37]

Huh huh yea Beavis, it's like, totally rad uhhuh.

[@1990-t1j]

I used to have an XT500. The SR400 is a great bike. Cute rider, as well.

[@samuelf8879]

That was so cute and awesome at the same time

[@Hindukushsailing]

Sweet motorcycle I love the SR400

[@ralfnorenberg3130]

hey hobie,u like sr yamaha,,,,,,,,

[@davidtarantino152]

I love my Sr 400! So much fun to ride. Ive gotten it to go over 90 here and there though it feels like its about to shake apart at those speeds! lol I just got a Thruxton 900 SE for speed so i can now ride the SR properly!lol

[@Unknown-bv7lv]

Lovely retro. Can never go wrong

[@watcharakonbangkokfineart1015]

แค่นี้ก็เท่แล้วครับ คลีนๆ นึ่แหละที่เรียกว่าคลาสสิคของเเท้

[@nivan231]

What a lovely looking motorbike..

[@Motorcyclewindtherapy]

I own a 35,000 Harley and still think this bike is SO cool. I've wanted one for a few years now. Just no where to put it, lol.

[@phla.2493]

Elle est très belle cette petite SR !

[@swrpn]

Awesome...I will buy this bike in 2021...

[@royce5818]

and did you ?

[@intelnew]

This looks to be the perfect motorcycle....

[@Rick_Sanchez_C137_]

I love the SR400, but do a ton of highway miles and don’t like having multiple road bikes... HEY YAMAHA, THINK SR650!!! Then do scrambler versions of both!

[@HooDRidEWhiteY]

Wow, an sr650 would slay...good idea

[@georgecurtis6463]

The sr 500 was and is more than adequate for highway travel. No, it's not a speed monster. If I wanted one I would buy something else. My sr500 was great in about every situation. Yes, I had a bmw and a ducati, all great but I really loved my 80 sr500 which I still have.

[@ngador7550]

wow the retro style is really alluring.. wish i could have👍👍

[@Hindukushsailing]

Japan is awesome

[@ahqproject9474]

I love SR 400 with chopper style🤟

[@TheMotorista777]

What a beauty...

[@jamespolucha8790]

Nicely done

[@tormado]

When it cranks and people keep the starter down 🥴

[@grymbathym635]

Made me cringe so hard

[@C4H10N4O2]

Not a nice noise You have to keep it there for a sec though, if the bike stall after a few rev you go flying. At least with the xt500, the sr400 might be a bit safer ?

[@p.kuansuwan2070]

@@C4H10N4O2Hey, can you tell me more? I’ve never kicked a motorcycle and have one dying on me so I don’t understand why I should keep the starter down in case of a stall? Surely it’d be safer if I just let it go and clear my leg, I’d assume… But I care to learn.

[@C4H10N4O2]

@@p.kuansuwan2070 when the kick is fully down, the interrupted gear it use to turn the crank is passed it, so it can't engage with it. If you start letting it back up, and the motor stall, it can now grab that interrupted gear and throw the kick pedal back up brutally

[@mbahmarijan789]

Beautiful

[@japspelinio9533]

Did you do any modification on the bike to make it much easier to kickstart?

[@lindholmaren]

I have one and it really is that easy, usually I get it in the first or maybe second kick There's a little indicator for when it's in "optimal kicking position" and a release on the same hand as the clutch so you can move it there Pretty smart honestly

[@reedtya5201]

No kick, no Party 😎

[@yonigenuine]

Very nice bike.

[@amiralstoub6367]

Классный ролик! Мотивирует.

[@leonkroosserrpd1412]

What a year Is that bike?? I want one.

[@rickjeren147]

Hello----that doesn't look like the stock seat....what aftermarket seat is that ? Thanks....

[@captaincanoemary]

When will they be for sale in America

[@rabbit301]

お尋ねします、この車輌のシートはどこ製ですか 宜しくお願いします｡

[@SweetsDansi]

可愛いお姉さんですね！ まだバイク乗っていらっしゃってるんですかね

[@gregmarston9782]

What year is this 400?

[@wailandkarisma4279]

Yamaha Rx king older brother wow

[@erik_1402]

Where di I get this seat?

[@newdaynewsmiles]

what saddle is it? txs

[@jb5music]

"Kick Starting my huge cylinder In the freeway middle lane"..

[@rubbdubb]

Love the seat!

[@georgecurtis6463]

I noticed her arriving and leaning a bit on those steel plates with wet tires. Lucky she didnt slide on those. Riding a bike requires all your senses. Use them.

[@Eastwoodcruise]

the fact that she kept holding kick start after engine run, does triggerme

[@will7its]

She has no idea whats going on with that thing. She just puts gas in it and rides....

[@ryoheiiwai3710]

この女性が乗っているSRのシートはベーツータイプTTシート、薄型ベーツータイプTTシートのどちらですか？

[@ちぇす貓]

薄型だったらもうちょい薄いかも

[@2dollarkevin]

Is it true it makes the same HP as the 20 HP the 250 makes?

[@dallasfoster9016]

Low 20s, it’s air cooled, 2 valves over the cylinder, and single overhead cam so yeah, not much power

[@noname-wk6ze]

At a high revs the cylinder cant get that much air and fuel, cos the stroke and bore is too big, so yeah its not at its peak performance

[@dreamdiction]

No, that's not true. You are talking about the Limited Power Version which is for under 18/21 year old riders by law in some countries. The normal SR 400 makes 31 hp to the wheel at 7500 rpm which gives comfortable cruising at 70mph and a top speed of 91 mph. The SR 400 is the same engine as the XT500 but with 20mm shorter stroke which makes the SR400 a smooth free-breathing high-revving engine because the width of the cylinder bore and valves is big compared to the short stroke piston.

[@whatsever674]

เบาะทรงนี้

[@DoodleOnAMotorcycle]

love this! can I feature clips of it in my video this friday?

[@subinoyroy541]

I want this bike

[@danishfurqon8474]

I wish everyone watched this video have their dreams comes true.

[@Mishania245]

👍

[@udayashankar.dkanna.d952]

Bike available sir

[@klaashuntelaar1096]

cool

[@saidrasool6648]

How much price in reacgģ

[@matthewsmith1631]

what kind of helmet is she wearing?

[@vananhnguyen704]

it's Raw Amber

[@adeandrean2380]

Kalempong

[@ТебяЕбет-п8н]

По голове бы от меня получила за то что свою культяпу со стартера не убрала.

[@riasabdulla7363]

In Indian market, now Benille Imperial 400 occupied it's space

[@longshadow3598]

Re-launch Rx100 with old specification🙂

[@classiclovelivetv9317]

😊😊

[@MotorRockTube]

Thank you!

[@generalzod7959]

If i ever come across enough money to buy toys, I'm getting an sr-400.

[@ericdekervarec9824]

dommage qu'elle ait été abandonnée

[@kewintaylor7056]

This is leg excercise machine With free riding function.... Lol...

[@johnmitchell2741]

riding without eye protection is not very smart hopefully you were just demonstrating how to kick-start the bike

[@jamiemoffatt50]

That’s all I want. A glorified moped. Scumbags want ridiculous money for anything running.

[@Charon58]

Yamaha doomed this re-introduction of the SR by bringing it back as a 400. Dumb.

[@shizuokaBLUES]

You do realize that it’s been in japan, as is, continuously since 1978

[@Charon58]

@@shizuokaBLUES I was only speaking of its reintroduction to the American market. It was only ever in the market here as a 500. I owned a '80 model.

[@shizuokaBLUES]

@@Charon58 well you're right about that. It was badly planned. I guess that they didn't have a 500cc or 600cc engine and would have to retool the assembly line? But yes, I had an S400 here in Shizuoka for three years and I always said, from the day I got it, that I never would have have bought one in Canada. It needs a 500 or 600 at least. How was your '80 500?

[@Charon58]

@@shizuokaBLUES It is just a different stroked crank in the same engine. My SR500 was a great bike. I had an after market exhaust on it and a 37mm Mikuni Carb. I stripped and chromed the tank and modified the seat and took off the center stand. I also up graded the suspension. It weighed around 320 lbs dry. It was a lot of fun to ride and sounded great.

[@shizuokaBLUES]

Charon58 well that sounds about perfect and makes me want yet another bike like it. I don’t really enjoy my Harley too much in the Japanese urban environment but your bike would be idea here and then out on those winding country roads.... Happy riding

[@sam3d]

A woman's motorcycle

[@babybossaeron530]

Big Engine Big Fuel Consumption...

[@귀신잡는귀신]

심하시다고 합니다

[@ALC8_500ml]

名古屋ナンバーか。近いな。

[@yodaspank618]

Yamaha y dont u being this beauty to india.

[@AaaBbb-qo7un]

Don't wanna be shot by Bullet.

[@hankvinson5967]

Too small.

[@kamarajn4879]

Indian

[@MAllen-ng8pl]

boooooring.