Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

• Yamaha WR40 0 F Dual Sport bracket, two front and two rear tu rn signals, a battery pack , and a pa rts bag containing all the assembly hardware. Also included are the correct wiring harnesses , voltage regulator, turn sig nal, headlight/horn switch gear and a set of instructions on the mods that must be performed on the s tock WR4 00 F stator. Last, but not least, a n Ac e rb is fol ding rearv ie w mirro r complete s the lega l package, a lthou g h ce rta in local law enforceme n t ag en c ie s wo u ld have you believe otherwise (see Box). Elec tin g to leave the already highstrung m ot or pr etty ne ar stock , Ha in onl y saw fit to add a Whit e Broth ers E -S er ies muffl er fo r more th rottle response. He a lso repl aced th e stoc k g ea ring , going with AFAM coun te rsh aft and rear sprockets. Externall y , h e g o t a lit t le m o re invo lved , adding a Pro -Tee magneto protector along with a Qu ic ksta rt billet kic kstart lever. Fo r a littl e e xt ra stopp ing power, Ha in went with a set of Br a k in g ' s overs ized rotors and brake pads for the WR. A Zip-Ty Racing Sh a rk Fin was also added to protect the rear rotor. Th e stock upper tr iple clamp has been replaced with a Pro -Tech Works Crown 1 l /B -inch triple clamp . The stock handlebar was tossed in fav o r of a Tag Meta ls T2 unit. S m ith Dua l Compound gr ips accent the controls . But for the bulk of h is dress -up ite ms, Ha in turned to a Yamaha Parts (L eftl The ultimate street bike? Maybe, if you 're a dirt bike fan. Jeff Ha in's Yamaha WR400F d ual s porter i s n ot h ing more than a barely streetl e g a l off-road racer. (Below l Many tricks o n this bike are s u bt l e but worthy, such as the ProTec Magneto Pro-T ec t o r Ju st below the side c over. s the Ed ito r of ou r sister publica tio n Personal Watercraft illustrated, J eff Ha in is us e d to dea ling with high -perfo rma nce machinery. After all, have yo u hea rd how fast some of those wat er craft ar e go ing thes e da ys ? Sin ce waterc raft ca n' t b e ridd en on la nd (well, th ere we re those two incidents at th e PWI 24 -ho ur te st a c ou ple yea rs a go ), Hain ha s bu ilt up a n arsena l of h igh -pe rform anc e to ys (that includes moto rcycles) . He ha s a ls o ea rned a rep uta tion for bei ng a tig htwa d , demand ing tha t his bikes not only stop on a d ime , but also pick it up. Po int be ing that when Ha in does cut loo se with th e cash to bu ild a pro ject, it' s usually a first -class deal all the way , such a s with h is custom Ha rle y - David son Bad Boy wh ich wound up in o ne of our Cy cl e New s cruiser s pecia l iss ues . Th is ti me aro un d , 0 1' Ha in s t e r wanted to pla y in the d irt , and e ver s ince he rode with the CN cre w dur ing o ur ho t rod du al s po rt ride th ro ugh the Mohave Des ert a year ago last Ea ster , he ha s been p lanning to build a ba rely lega l dirt b ike for th e street. He dug the c ustom m ad e White Brothe rs WR that was along on that test and, when he had the chance, he snatch ed up a 18 NOVEMBER 29 . 2000· c u e I e S T O RY B y S COTT R OUSSEA U PH OT OS B y B LA K E C O N N ER A n e vv s 1999 WR400F with th e inte nt of build ing a s imilar bik e . Th e first o rde r of busi ness wa s to ge t t he t hing s tree t a ble , so Hai n o rde re d a Ba ja De s ign s du a l s port co nve rsion kit for t he WR4 00F. The kit comes wit h a 3 5-watt bulb , a license -plate assembly with a Iice nsep late lamp , a three -inch h o rn with a n d Acces s o rie s cata lo g , ord e ring s uch Yam aha GYT-R pie c e s a s a carb on fibe r front -d is c gu ard , car bon fibe r frame gua rds , lowe r-fork guards a nd a ca rbo n fib er fr on t -s prock e t cove r. He a lso e lec te d to use severa l tita nium bits fo r added trickery a nd a b it of we ig ht savings . T it a n ium bo lt kits were ordered to replace the steel

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