Steering Head Bearing (Crossreference!)
I swapped out the roller steering head bearings with tapered roller bearings. It wasn't a very difficult job.
Surprisingly, the back of the bearing box contained a fitment chart. I thought I'd publish the info for anyone who might consider performing a fork swap on an XS 400 (like, um, Future Me).
Bikes with the same size steering head bearings as Yamaha SOHC XS400 bikes:
Suzuki
79-81 RM100, 79080 RM125, 79-80 RM250, 79-80 RM400
Yamaha
84-85 FJ600, 74-76 RD200, 73-75 RD250, 73-75 RD350, 76-79 RD400, 84-85 RZ350, 80-82 SR250 Exciter, 87 SRX250, 72-82 TZ250, 81-83 XJ550 Maxim, 81-83 XJ550 Seca, 76-77 XS360, 77-83 XS400 & Maxim, 82-83 XT550, 95-07 XV250, 88-90 XV250 Route 66, 83 XV550 Virago, 87-99 XV535 Virago, 83 YTM200 EK, 84 YTM200 EL, 85 YTM200 ERN, 83 YTM200K, 84 YTM200L, 85 YTM200N, 85-86 YTM225 Tri-moto, 83-84 YTM225 DXL, 86-90 YX600 Radian
I'm really stoked about getting it out on the road to see if all fo these changes have improved the handling.
Surprisingly, the back of the bearing box contained a fitment chart. I thought I'd publish the info for anyone who might consider performing a fork swap on an XS 400 (like, um, Future Me).
Bikes with the same size steering head bearings as Yamaha SOHC XS400 bikes:
Suzuki
79-81 RM100, 79080 RM125, 79-80 RM250, 79-80 RM400
Yamaha
84-85 FJ600, 74-76 RD200, 73-75 RD250, 73-75 RD350, 76-79 RD400, 84-85 RZ350, 80-82 SR250 Exciter, 87 SRX250, 72-82 TZ250, 81-83 XJ550 Maxim, 81-83 XJ550 Seca, 76-77 XS360, 77-83 XS400 & Maxim, 82-83 XT550, 95-07 XV250, 88-90 XV250 Route 66, 83 XV550 Virago, 87-99 XV535 Virago, 83 YTM200 EK, 84 YTM200 EL, 85 YTM200 ERN, 83 YTM200K, 84 YTM200L, 85 YTM200N, 85-86 YTM225 Tri-moto, 83-84 YTM225 DXL, 86-90 YX600 Radian
I'm really stoked about getting it out on the road to see if all fo these changes have improved the handling.
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