Dudes got some triceps. Bike was probably afraid NOT to start

Awesome bike mate so tidy and clean great to see keep it that way!

My 2001 starts fairly easily even with stock carb. It’s mostly stock minus a fmf muffler. If I get a good kick it takes 2 kicks. On cold: Full choke, turn the idle up a tad, no throttle and find TDC and kick it hard. When hot just kick it thru with the hot pulled a few times and find TDC and give it a good kick, no choke, no throttle.

Nice bike, looks new!

Wow really nice it looks brand new

If I haven’t started my XR400r for a few months, I bleed the fuel bowel on carburettor first and she will start easily.

excact same as my xr400r i get mine going no problem,ive just cleaned the carb out and changed the tap filters what a bloody mess,but i took her for a road spin i got up to 135 kmh before i ran out of road and she was still pulling,about 90mph,i know she will do 120mph, awsome bikes mines on my channel running if you want to see it,all the best .

That's mint mate mines dirty and modded but that's a sweet clean bike pumper carb is defo needed and wakes the bike right up tm36👍

Crazy clean bike!!

Good lord that bike is gorgeous! WOW. MINT condition

That is a clean bike

I have a 1998 XR400R and starts better since I had it rebuilt with replacement Hotcams for down in the engine back in 2017.

Great bike

I would buy that!

Well peppy lapew and Sammy Davis too!

Great bikes it's a shame Honda quit making it

Does it really start better by opening the throttle for one second? Because unless it has an aftermarket carburetor with an acceleration pump, it shouldn't really matter if you open the throttle or not. The engine sounds really smooth though, and the bike overall looks in great condition, would love to have such a great bike.

What bash plate are you running on your bike? Thanks!

I hear you. I love how yours start cold. Mine is not bad. You dont use decompression on yours?

I just sold a mint 2003 with a keyed ignition accel computer and title with turn signals beautiful bike

Why does it sound like a whistle? My 03 does the same, it sounds really good. But also sounds a little abnormal haha

Did you close the throttle just before kicking it? Was the throttle closed when kicking through to find TDC? Thank you.

How much brother

I don't treat my kick-start like you do. Your bike seems in a mint condition but you weren't explaining which stroke you were on and what to feel or where exactly to kick.

Bike looks and sounds great. Opening the throttle without the piston moving does absolutely nothing. There is no suction to pull fuel out of the bowl. You are just moving the carburetor slide.

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So lame its kickstart

Plot twist his hands don’t have feeling and the bike was hot