Live it. Just watched the first resto vide0. I'm 50 and picked up 2 blasters recently. They may be a bit small but one will be for tight woods other for wider trails. That one will get a swingarm stretch and widened. I bought them do to I love 2 strokes. Price was right and they're not beat to hell. Good thing as that they are both 06 disc brake models. I hope they turn out half as nice as yours
If you ever get the time can you explain the process of installing the cfm airbox intake? I recently ordered one and nothing seems to be lining up and the wiring is a mess.. Thanks
We drilled the subframe and bolted it on. It works better when you’ve cleaned-up your wiring. This harness is custom, but on our new build, we just bought a new harness from Honda, and had it installed. If we did a video showing us drilling the subframe, it would land in a world of misinformed hate! You might reach out to CFM and ask what they recommend for installing; they’ve always been helpful when we’ve called or emailed.
Was the battery box relocation hard to do? My 400ex always has electrical problems and I know it's mainly cuz of where all the stock wiring is located.
MILITANT MINDED The battery box install was simple enough. The wiring on these older quads is often bad, and the battery location on the stock EX’s makes it worse. We ripped out all the old wiring, and installed a completely new, custom wiring harness. This is probably the best thing that was done to this quad.
@@swampgumpharpy7977 I was wondering if you possibly could go over exactly how it was done, I think if you did a video on that alone, 409ex owners like myself would be extremely grateful...im a little nervous taking this on and no site or video goes over how exactly it is done. Love the build man I want to get mine to be mechanically sound and not have to worry about electrical problems anymore
@@militantminded109 Yikes!!! This would be a tough vidya! We are wiring our next EX in a couple of weeks, and we'll see what we can do. Don't hate us if it's too much to try to post, but we really will give it a shot.
@@swampgumpharpy7977 no worries man, u don't have to if u don't wanna, but being a 400ex owner, and most of others who do, have probably experienced battery and wiring problems. Seeing how to do it would just be kool to those who facing the same problems...Love the Build man
how has the fox shocks worked for you? I've been looking for a new pair to get rid of the pogo sticks but it hurts to spend 1000+ dollars for 2 shocks.
I answered that in this video. After I bent my second set of stock hubs, I went with these from tusk because they are made better. If I could’ve bought them stock length but made this tough I would’ve.
It’s Houser. It’s an anti-vibe clamp, and should be mounted to a race-performance steering stem. Our clamp is temporarily mounted to the stock stem, but we’re going to swap that soon.
@@swampgumpharpy7977 so youd advise and not running my stock stem, i don't have a ton of money but i dont like 2 piece clamps and cant really afford a new stem atm
Specs Gaming All of this style clamp that I’ve seen from Houser, Alba, Modquad, etc, would need to be mounted to an aftermarket stem. If you haven’t looked at the stems from Alba Racing, you might check them out. They are half the price of a Houser stem.
That was bought at a local store. Seems like it was Fly. It’s a decent switch. Google fly kill switch and you’ll find it. Wire it reversed so it starts rather than kills. Make sure that an experienced electrical tech gives it a look before you park it in your garage!!
paint the exhaust gloss black also the tip and great reasonable performance mod is a 2006 FCR carb from a crf250/450 dirtbike,also add a cold air intake,Lastly upgrade to a 24v battery for faster starting.Great build btw
Would like to see more about this. His website is useless, and nothing is mentioned about 400ex pegs. We are presently looking into some custom pegs for this.
Swamp Gump Harpie if you got to the p4quads website and click on the Honda 400ex headstuds and other parts they are on there just gotta click the add to cart and pay pall him the money he’s pretty quick about shipping trust me I work at his shop with him
Tyler Schindler Hey man! Plastics are such a simple mod. You’ll be fine with this install. Everything mounts up very much like stock. There are a couple of stock pins in the back that Have nowhere to go on aftermarket plastics, but other than that... simple enough. The two brackets that mount from your front fenders to your frame need to be shifted slightly forward. Like, turn them forward. Installing them straight up will make your front fenders sit on a sharp corner, and your plastics will crack on that over time. You’ll see what I mean when you buy these. Have fun out there!
Swamp Gump Harpie, perfect! Thank you! I was scared to buy aftermarket parts because they usually don’t workout as well as OEM parts but thank you I’m glad they work! Also did you have to relocate the on/off switch?
Tyler Schindler We did relocate the switch. If you watch our latest video, you’ll see us turn the switch on, and it’s located on the wind shroud under the front fender. We had the ignition wires dipped in plastic to protect them in such an exposed area. Both the light switch and the ignition are mounted on our right shroud.
Juan Olvera , These Maier plastics were purchased from ZMP Performance. Maier makes plastics both with and without the headlight cut-out. These are without, so the stock headlights were removed.
Ben Cronkhite , In this video the Houser anti-vibe clamp is temporarily mounted on the stock stem. It mounts, but anti-vibe bushings don’t make contact. We’re looking into either the Houser or Alba +2 stem.
So i love the idea of the air box, did you guys make your wire harness or did you order it through somebody? I'm in the process of building my 02 400ex for trails up in michigan. Very curious about the wire harness. I have a stock one on it right now and it looks like a challenge to re route it into that box. Thanks for keepin her alive!
David, Thanks! The air box is very nice. Getting the floppy, and poorly mounted battery into a solid compartment is always a good thing. I had the wiring harness custom built by a shop in southern Missouri. I’m convinced that replacing all stock wires on such an old quad is the most important mod that should be done. Good luck with your build, man!
Lol front tire tread is backwards, shocks are upside down, and you put to extra exhaust badges on the muffler? And with all those extra fuel cells that thing is like a bomb. Lol
The front tire tread is non-directional, we have an email from Fox stating that the shocks can be installed either way without issue, carrying extra fuel is nothing new, and yes... there are extra badges as we assume you’ve seen. Were these rhetorical concerns, or did your sister tell on us about last night?
We're very pleased that you've demonstrated such concern for our finances. After your fan videos go viral, perhaps you could lend us some money? Or was it that you were going to use that money to procure a tutor, and thus learn to spell and write. There is an odd tendency that I've observed among simple-minded men and men of low status (as well as smart-assed children). The tendency is to make fun of people who are above them in life. It's the reason why the weak make fun of the strong; the followers in the back make fun of the leaders in the front; the pawns make fun of the kings, etc.. It's the reason why folks driving 20 year-old trucks make fun of new trucks; men who have worked a job for too long without success make fun of the bosses. It's the reason why the fat poke fun at the fit, and men with ugly girls say they'd never want a hot woman anyway. Your comment demonstrates that you are either very poor, or very simple-minded. Whatever made you believe that I was hoping to impress you?
D&C Outdoors It’s interesting that you noticed the problem, because orientation between the Evol’s and the Float 3’s are different. The Fox Float Evol’s are the positioned like we have here, with the air chamber down; the Float 3 series is supposed to be installed with the air chamber up. So most folks wouldn’t notice wrong orientation between the two. Very good eye.
Found you from Instagram. Great build!!
Awesome vid and edits and filming and bike and shop
Crazy, man. What a build. This was a love-project.
Live it. Just watched the first resto vide0. I'm 50 and picked up 2 blasters recently. They may be a bit small but one will be for tight woods other for wider trails. That one will get a swingarm stretch and widened. I bought them do to I love 2 strokes. Price was right and they're not beat to hell. Good thing as that they are both 06 disc brake models. I hope they turn out half as nice as yours
Alek’s first ride was a Blaster. They are mad fun, and cheap to maintain!
What air shrouds are you running?
CFM Performance. Also battery box and oil cooling tank from them. Check drop down description for full parts list.
Love it, very very nice build.
Thanks!!
Nice 400ex! I just picked up a 2012 recently. Slowly making it mine for what I want to do.
Brake lines should be routed on the backside of the a-arms not the front to prevent any debris from snagging or damaging the lines.
Thank you. You're right, and it's been corrected.
Where did you buy the costum plastics from? I have 2002 400ex that I'm looking to buy new plastics for plastics that are cut in the front
The plastics are Maier. I can't remember where I bought them, but I think there is a set exactly like these on eBay right now.
what starter switch do you use
Any leads on good companies making plastics kits? I’ve seen a couple different colors on EBay but for $600+ 😳
Looks clean af
Where did you purchase the new fenders?
Maier
Were those headlights able to work with the stock wiring harness?
They weren’t. Complete, custom harness on this ride.
I know I’m late but where did you get your rims there the cleanest beadlocks I’ve ever see
Alba Racing.
If you ever get the time can you explain the process of installing the cfm airbox intake? I recently ordered one and nothing seems to be lining up and the wiring is a mess.. Thanks
We drilled the subframe and bolted it on. It works better when you’ve cleaned-up your wiring. This harness is custom, but on our new build, we just bought a new harness from Honda, and had it installed. If we did a video showing us drilling the subframe, it would land in a world of misinformed hate! You might reach out to CFM and ask what they recommend for installing; they’ve always been helpful when we’ve called or emailed.
what bend is that on those protapers ?
Sorry bud. Can't remember
Was the battery box relocation hard to do? My 400ex always has electrical problems and I know it's mainly cuz of where all the stock wiring is located.
MILITANT MINDED The battery box install was simple enough. The wiring on these older quads is often bad, and the battery location on the stock EX’s makes it worse. We ripped out all the old wiring, and installed a completely new, custom wiring harness. This is probably the best thing that was done to this quad.
@@swampgumpharpy7977 I was wondering if you possibly could go over exactly how it was done, I think if you did a video on that alone, 409ex owners like myself would be extremely grateful...im a little nervous taking this on and no site or video goes over how exactly it is done. Love the build man I want to get mine to be mechanically sound and not have to worry about electrical problems anymore
@@militantminded109 Yikes!!! This would be a tough vidya! We are wiring our next EX in a couple of weeks, and we'll see what we can do. Don't hate us if it's too much to try to post, but we really will give it a shot.
@@swampgumpharpy7977 no worries man, u don't have to if u don't wanna, but being a 400ex owner, and most of others who do, have probably experienced battery and wiring problems. Seeing how to do it would just be kool to those who facing the same problems...Love the Build man
What rear axel did you do
OEM - Honda 400ex axel.
how has the fox shocks worked for you? I've been looking for a new pair to get rid of the pogo sticks but it hurts to spend 1000+ dollars for 2 shocks.
We Have enjoyed them for our uses. Joined with some extended a-arms, they are great shocks for the money.
That’s a lot of money to invest into a 400ex
thats alot of talk from a guy with a monster logo!
If you want it for trails why did you buy rear hub extensions
I answered that in this video. After I bent my second set of stock hubs, I went with these from tusk because they are made better. If I could’ve bought them stock length but made this tough I would’ve.
Get you some plus 2” a arms from Alba your shocks will still work great
Brooooo its sooooo sick
I have one but smoke comes out you know wats wrong with it
What size bead lock wheels are those? Also what size tires did you mount on the wheels?
9”back (5+3 offset), and 10” front. I’ll let you know tire size once I can check.
Swamp Gump Harpie thanks
The build would be complete with nerf bars either way it’s awesome!
Thanks!
What brand is your handle bar clamp, im wanting to get fatty bars for my 1986 trx250r and im struggling to find 1 piece clamps
It’s Houser. It’s an anti-vibe clamp, and should be mounted to a race-performance steering stem. Our clamp is temporarily mounted to the stock stem, but we’re going to swap that soon.
@@swampgumpharpy7977 so youd advise and not running my stock stem, i don't have a ton of money but i dont like 2 piece clamps and cant really afford a new stem atm
Specs Gaming All of this style clamp that I’ve seen from Houser, Alba, Modquad, etc, would need to be mounted to an aftermarket stem. If you haven’t looked at the stems from Alba Racing, you might check them out. They are half the price of a Houser stem.
Just for fun, have a look at the Mako 360 SX clamp. It’s anti-vibe, and made for oversized bars.
great build where did u get the starter switch from?
That was bought at a local store. Seems like it was Fly. It’s a decent switch. Google fly kill switch and you’ll find it. Wire it reversed so it starts rather than kills. Make sure that an experienced electrical tech gives it a look before you park it in your garage!!
@@swampgumpharpy7977 ok thanks much 👍
Why was she taking so long to start?
A couple of reasons that we’ll address in the next couple of videos. Primarily, it’s an 18 y/o carb and cold natured as hell.
@@swampgumpharpy7977 you should buy a crf 450 40mm fcr carbuerator it makes a huge difference you need to modify a bit to install it but it’s worth it
mint!
paint the exhaust gloss black also the tip and great reasonable performance mod is a 2006 FCR carb from a crf250/450 dirtbike,also add a cold air intake,Lastly upgrade to a 24v battery for faster starting.Great build btw
Let's see your build ?
@@speedfreak8200 go to my channel
@@RideRedFred why what for?
Highly recommend the gt thunder oversized pegs made by Jeff Snure he powder coats them black very durable
Would like to see more about this. His website is useless, and nothing is mentioned about 400ex pegs. We are presently looking into some custom pegs for this.
Swamp Gump Harpie if you got to the p4quads website and click on the Honda 400ex headstuds and other parts they are on there just gotta click the add to cart and pay pall him the money he’s pretty quick about shipping trust me I work at his shop with him
Gavin Stark You got my attention. Just bought a set. Feel free to make’em a little special, and maybe we’ll highlight them in a vid.
Gavin Stark Pegs are on; video’s posted. Thanks 🙏
Were the plastics hard to install? Did you need to make custom brackets or did they mount to the stock brackets. Quad looks amazing!
Tyler Schindler Hey man! Plastics are such a simple mod. You’ll be fine with this install. Everything mounts up very much like stock. There are a couple of stock pins in the back that Have nowhere to go on aftermarket plastics, but other than that... simple enough. The two brackets that mount from your front fenders to your frame need to be shifted slightly forward. Like, turn them forward. Installing them straight up will make your front fenders sit on a sharp corner, and your plastics will crack on that over time. You’ll see what I mean when you buy these. Have fun out there!
Swamp Gump Harpie, perfect! Thank you! I was scared to buy aftermarket parts because they usually don’t workout as well as OEM parts but thank you I’m glad they work! Also did you have to relocate the on/off switch?
Tyler Schindler We did relocate the switch. If you watch our latest video, you’ll see us turn the switch on, and it’s located on the wind shroud under the front fender. We had the ignition wires dipped in plastic to protect them in such an exposed area. Both the light switch and the ignition are mounted on our right shroud.
Swamp Gump Harpie sweet! I will watch the video. Love the uploads you post.
where did you get the plastics ?
Juan Olvera , These Maier plastics were purchased from ZMP Performance. Maier makes plastics both with and without the headlight cut-out. These are without, so the stock headlights were removed.
Do you have the Alba antivibe bar clamp and +1 steering stem on there as well?
Ben Cronkhite , In this video the Houser anti-vibe clamp is temporarily mounted on the stock stem. It mounts, but anti-vibe bushings don’t make contact. We’re looking into either the Houser or Alba +2 stem.
So i love the idea of the air box, did you guys make your wire harness or did you order it through somebody? I'm in the process of building my 02 400ex for trails up in michigan. Very curious about the wire harness. I have a stock one on it right now and it looks like a challenge to re route it into that box. Thanks for keepin her alive!
David, Thanks! The air box is very nice. Getting the floppy, and poorly mounted battery into a solid compartment is always a good thing. I had the wiring harness custom built by a shop in southern Missouri. I’m convinced that replacing all stock wires on such an old quad is the most important mod that should be done. Good luck with your build, man!
Fox 36 is mtb fork
True, but the sticker was just too sexy.
Lol front tire tread is backwards, shocks are upside down, and you put to extra exhaust badges on the muffler? And with all those extra fuel cells that thing is like a bomb. Lol
The front tire tread is non-directional, we have an email from Fox stating that the shocks can be installed either way without issue, carrying extra fuel is nothing new, and yes... there are extra badges as we assume you’ve seen. Were these rhetorical concerns, or did your sister tell on us about last night?
There’s several things wrong with this build but this dude knows it all…….lol
Man spends 15 grand on a bad ass quad and lives in a sub division 😂😂😂and cant even ride it and it sits in his garage and he looks at it
We're very pleased that you've demonstrated such concern for our finances. After your fan videos go viral, perhaps you could lend us some money? Or was it that you were going to use that money to procure a tutor, and thus learn to spell and write.
There is an odd tendency that I've observed among simple-minded men and men of low status (as well as smart-assed children). The tendency is to make fun of people who are above them in life. It's the reason why the weak make fun of the strong; the followers in the back make fun of the leaders in the front; the pawns make fun of the kings, etc.. It's the reason why folks driving 20 year-old trucks make fun of new trucks; men who have worked a job for too long without success make fun of the bosses. It's the reason why the fat poke fun at the fit, and men with ugly girls say they'd never want a hot woman anyway.
Your comment demonstrates that you are either very poor, or very simple-minded. Whatever made you believe that I was hoping to impress you?
Hi
HI
If your rear end is wider then your front the quad will handle wurse
This isn’t correct. In fact, all race quads come from the factory wider in the back than front.
Bull crap
Sure, Karen. Literally everyone who owns a quad knows this.
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Ur shocks r on upside down
D&C Outdoors They are; Long story, fox confirmed that, because of how they are sealed, they can be positioned either way without problems.
Swamp Gump Harpie oh i just was like a wait a minute that doesn’t look right
D&C Outdoors It’s interesting that you noticed the problem, because orientation between the Evol’s and the Float 3’s are different. The Fox Float Evol’s are the positioned like we have here, with the air chamber down; the Float 3 series is supposed to be installed with the air chamber up. So most folks wouldn’t notice wrong orientation between the two. Very good eye.
Swamp Gump Harpie gotcha u like the hmf is it loud or kinda quite
D&C Outdoors It’s loud. Sounds just like a White Brothers slip on.
You don't ride this quad
I shouldn't ride this quad, but I do.