Keister's 400X build - VIDEO - Page 8

[atc350xer]

Oh man...... well I guess I will film this years new Haspin acres 6 ft bats to keep tradition alive....... Xowner??? Check the bumper on that Honda of yours for broken bolts....

I'm looking forward to seeing these creatures first hand.

[keister]

Final assembly took place on Sunday and it fired to life for the first time.
Yesterday was tune and test. After working out a minor timing issue, the 400 is running like a scalded baboon.
It has power to spare, so much that a stock 350X now feels pretty tame.
It still has the chug-a-lug power down low, and it revs out in a hurry.
There were a couple backfires coming off throttle, so I may try a #152 main jet.
It now sits at 50/150 - which seems really close to ideal.

Pictured are two New Yorkers and familair trikefest faces, Russell350X and Andrew Bolle.
Both were hugely instrumental in reassembly of this trike.

[keister]

Little brother, ATCTim, and I put on some finishing touches while Bolle does meticulous restoration on the motor mounts.
Cousin Jake the Snake, showed up on one of his two wheeled Hondas, and got his hands dirty during the final tune-up.
I can't thank these guys enough. I can count 7 different people who turned wrenches with me during the build.

At least two guys asked me over the weekend if any more of these kits are available.

[keister]

While most of this was done in my own garage, as you can see in the pictures it did go to Tionesta Trikes for the long weekend.
It is back home now and will be getting shiny new plastics, steel braided brake lines, all new cables, (ASV) breakaway levers, Tapperline fender brace, and other assorted bling very soon.
I better put some fresh Thumper oil in this week too.

I will leave you with one more picture today - and this little known fact:
ATC carb floats aren't yellow, they are WHITE! I would have never imagined??

[Darius1502]

Any vids of that beast running?

[fabiodriven]

Awesome build Keister! We'll see ya next month!

[JasonB]

Hell ya man! nice work guys! Cant wait to see it in action in June

[keister]

Any vids of that beast running?

Not yet. It will be on the drag strip at Trikefest next month. I am sure some friendly triker will get some footage.

[userj8670]

Sweet Build! Post up some more pix. What did you get done at Tionesta trikes? Also seen you ridden limestone - I ride there about every other weekend. Usually end up in Derrick City, PA at a bar called the Model T for lunch.

[keister]

Sweet Build! Post up some more pix. What did you get done at Tionesta trikes?

There will be many more pictures to come. Now it's time to make it look pretty. Tionesta Trikes is just my brother's garage. That is where we finished putting it together and fired it up for the first time.

Also seen you ridden limestone - I ride there about every other weekend. Usually end up in Derrick City, PA at a bar called the Model T for lunch.

I have done the Limestone VFD dice run. They do it every year in August. LimestoneVFD.com. It is a really good ride and brings out a large number of trikes. That whole Greater Jamestown / Salamanca metropolis area has an astonishly high population of 3 wheeler riders per capita.

[keister]

Sweet Build! Post up some more pix.

Here's 2 more pictures, but I sure do not like them!
Seems as though my kicker smashed my (freshly painted) footpeg into oblivion.

I guess I have seen this type of footpeg damage before on a 350X, but it had never happened to me before.
The kicker is on the right spline. I know because it fits properly into fender recess.
My decomp cable is properly adjusted and working fine.

As Uncle Ben said, "with great horsepower, comes great responsibility."

[Dirtcrasher]

Great build!!

If you don't have it, get the HRC tip for the 450 exhaust and you'll jump up your jetting a bit more

[JasonB]

that sucks about the foot peg!

[userj8670]

Never done the dice run as i prefer to have a few machines out versus a ton but maybe i will have to try it. I stopped at the firehall this past sunday for lunch. How far are you from the area?

[keister]

Never done the dice run as i prefer to have a few machines out versus a ton but maybe i will have to try it. I stopped at the firehall this past sunday for lunch. How far are you from the area?

I am at least 3-4 hours, but I have friends in that area. Not sure if Limestone fits the schedule this year. August is a pretty packed month for me.