Yamaha SRX 400
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2015 9:30 am
This is my first foray out of the Honda V4 sections so please be gentle lol
I will post some pictures later but this will be about my journey with my little Yamaha SRX 400.
I've bought it to complete a charity ride next year from Hastings to Lands End without using motorways. No idea how far that is but I'm sure it's a long way and as I've never been to Cornwall I'm really looking forward to it.
So far the bike is in really good condition but as usual there are always little bits and bobs you want to change. For me it's the simple stuff at the moment. The grips are awful so will be replaced with genuine items and the bar ends have been damaged at some point and painted gold. These will be replaced with original items as and when they arrive from Japan. The mirrors are also terribly and not really worth being on there so they'll also be replaced with original items as and when budget allows.
The rest is purely cosmetic. At some point in it's pastit's been restored to a good standard, however, someone decided to powdercoat the frame black rather than the grey it should have been so I'm in two minds about what to do with it. Do I take it back to standard, or do I just keep it black and then get the bodywork painted a different colour altogether. At the moment it's almost the right original colour but it's been taken from a 70's Rd so it the wrong colour for the bike and a bit washed out. At the moment I'm thinking of keeping the frame black and then getting the swingarm powdered to match, then paint the bodywork yellow with the Yamaha speed blocks in black and white through the middle of it across the top.
I will post some pictures later but this will be about my journey with my little Yamaha SRX 400.
I've bought it to complete a charity ride next year from Hastings to Lands End without using motorways. No idea how far that is but I'm sure it's a long way and as I've never been to Cornwall I'm really looking forward to it.
So far the bike is in really good condition but as usual there are always little bits and bobs you want to change. For me it's the simple stuff at the moment. The grips are awful so will be replaced with genuine items and the bar ends have been damaged at some point and painted gold. These will be replaced with original items as and when they arrive from Japan. The mirrors are also terribly and not really worth being on there so they'll also be replaced with original items as and when budget allows.
The rest is purely cosmetic. At some point in it's pastit's been restored to a good standard, however, someone decided to powdercoat the frame black rather than the grey it should have been so I'm in two minds about what to do with it. Do I take it back to standard, or do I just keep it black and then get the bodywork painted a different colour altogether. At the moment it's almost the right original colour but it's been taken from a 70's Rd so it the wrong colour for the bike and a bit washed out. At the moment I'm thinking of keeping the frame black and then getting the swingarm powdered to match, then paint the bodywork yellow with the Yamaha speed blocks in black and white through the middle of it across the top.