Yamaha TT400 - Manuals/Grips/Parts

**paddy** · 11th January 2009, 10:44

Hey, I'm pretty new around here (I just finished introducing myself in the New members form). I'm not sure if this is better here or in the MX section; however, here goes.

I just bought a 1988 Yamaha TT400. I have quite a few questions. Some of which I will detail out in more component specific treads, but here are some general ones:

1) Does anyone have the user manual or/or the workshop manual for this bike (or a similar bike - the XT400 is supposed to be very similar)?

2) The bike feels very heavy compared to my friends CR125. Does anyone know the weight (or any of the other specs for that matter)?

3) Is there a good source of Yamaha parts in the Auckland region? Do you ever see dirt bike parts at wreckers (or is there another good second hand source)?

4) I need to replace the grips. I imagine I could spark quite a religious war on what grips are best, but realistically at my level of riding, I am going to go to the store and buy some that aren't to expensive and feel soft. :-) What I am curious about though is attachment methdologies. I am used to pushbike grips with just push on (no pun intended). Some MX grips seem to be wired on. You also seem to be albe to buy grip glue. What are the different methods of attachment? What are their respective pros/cons?

Many thanks!

**motorbyclist** · 11th January 2009, 11:45

google the manual perhaps?
lol, you bike will weigh much more than the cr125, and it will likely have a lower centre of gravity helping the lightness feeling even further - your bike will also generally handle like a boat anyway, because, frankly, it's built like a tank and from an era before a 4-stroke was considered competitive enough to race so they were all built primarily for enduro/road use
my '98 YZ400F was the first 'competitive' 4-stroke motocrosser and the handling difference between that and my mates 02' YZ426F is huge, despite them weighing near enough the same
try a yamaha dealer or just call around the wreckers
sometimes slipping them on is enough, sometimes they need wire and sometimes they need glue - the wire especially helps when you tear up the grip while riding. jsut grab some $30 grips and you'll be fine. in my experience soft wears out fast but hard ones are slippery in the wet

**Squiggles** · 11th January 2009, 11:56

Originally Posted by paddy

What are the different methods of attachment? What are their respective pros/cons?

Many thanks!

Spraypaint on the inside of the grips before you slip them on

**paddy** · 11th January 2009, 12:53

Are you suggesting slip them on while the paint is wet so it's like a glue?

**paddy** · 11th January 2009, 12:59

Originally Posted by motorbyclist

google the manual perhaps?
lol, you bike will weigh much more than the cr125, and it will likely have a lower centre of gravity helping the lightness feeling even further - your bike will also generally handle like a boat anyway, because, frankly, it's built like a tank and from an era before a 4-stroke was considered competitive enough to race so they were all built primarily for enduro/road use

Yep! It's definitely built like a tank (and painted like one in camoflage green/brown as well). Google turned up very little for the TT400 (and XT400). Thanks.