AND SO IT BEGINS! MY 86 XC 400 BASKET CASE ASSEMBLY

I bought a 86 xc 400 late summer. This bike was a real basket case. All in boxes and completely torn apart. 1st, 2nd and 3rd gears and shifting forks all wore out. Plus idler gear broken. It looks like the in side of this machine was used as a hammer. Every bolt, nut and washer has been either replace or clean to look brand new. I have spent countless hours stripping paint, sanding , polishing and repainting. The engine has been rebuilt, seals, bearings ect. I got the transmission on e-bay. It came out of an 87 430 and is in excellent condition. All new plastics, seat cover, handle bars and other mis. item's. Oh yeah a brand new FMF silencer. I know the deal no pics it did not happen. so pics will be taken as process of assembly happens. Stay tuned!

pics man pics ! LOL

1st of many. Notice yellow chain slider from DC plastics

Looks good so far, never knew dc made those. Thsnks for sharing that info. Keep the pics coming.

Yeah yellow, red, etc...

Did you make the stay arm for the floating rear brake? I noticed the front mount appears coincident to the brake pedal pivot. That was a point of contention in another thread about rear brakes.

Seat cover and side panels from DC plastics. Rear fender is original. Front fender is one from a 2007 510 I had laying around
thought I would put it to use since bike did not come with one. Looks okay I think.

The links for the pics not working for me

How bout now

can see em now..nothing like new plastic!

is this an XC or CR?
has a brake arm tab for a CR
does the swingarm have an XC tab?
the CR swingarm does not have one as the brake backing floats

Yup links good now

kickstand mount lugs would be a giveaway too

It cant be a CR. Unless someone put this 400 motor in a CR frame. I will check frame ID.
The brake system is a non-floating.

I was not seeing it clearly
blew the pic up and it is not a CR frame

spend the extra $22.00 on an ACERBIS NOST front fender. that late model 510 ft.fender will look so out of place once mounted. rest of bike is coming along nicely. good luck with your resto. your gonna LOVE the motor.

The frame is a cr ?

Not with a center guard tube Bill. XC or WR. Confirmed by a frame prefix of XO or WO.

Sorry guys it has been a long time. Been out of the loop dealing with my health. Infections in both my feet and a loss of a toe (not the big one)
has kept me side lined for quite some time. Now that the Doc says I can ride in a couple of weeks. I thought I would get you all caught up
on the progress of my 86 XC 400. Well its done. Here are some pics. Not bad for my first complete restore. I had to remind myself over and over
this is a rider not a show bike!