Kawasaki Triples Club

Hi Gang,

A "KH 400" has just appeared local to me on ebay - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/182651811182

The description doesn't say a lot...

"Kawasaki KH400 excellent condition, rechromed wheels new spokes, fully rebuilt engine, great sounding pipes, great paint job, many new parts, full restoration, i keep this bike inside as to keep it in top condition never riden in the wet, the bike has a MOT

this bike has been fully restored, it is a KH400 although has a KH250 frame, easy to find a 400 frame if you need to, great bike to ride all gears working sounds great, i am only selling as need for some changes to my collection, "

If this is a converted 250 are there any additional things I should check for to ensure the conversion has been performed correctly and safely?

I've seen advertised prices of KH 400's from £1,500 to £8,500 depending on condition, I know it's difficult from just what's in an advert, but assuming it's half decent, what sort of price would you expect it to sell for and what impact does the fact it's a 250 conversion and non-original bits like the exhaust have on the price ?

Thanks.

You'd have to check the parts books,

http://kawtriple.com/mraxl/partsmanuals/partsmanual.htm

But as the 400 and 250 parts are interchangeable I would say as long as the carbs and airbox are 400 parts you should be OK. Looks ok in the pictures.

Original 400 exhausts in good condition are hard to come buy. The exhausts could be Higgspeed ones, I've got them fitted to mine. The are a lot lighter and work on standard jets so no mucking about with the carbs or airbox.

I'm not sure about changing the frame though. It won't be as straightforward as just swapping it over I shouldn't think. There are others on this forum who are in a better position to advise on that. If you do buy it and buy a 400 frame, make sure the frame you gete comes with a log book.

I have a KH 400 in a KH 250 frame, the only difference between the two frames is the stamped numbers on the headstock, the mountings for the CDI are on the 250 frame, of course the owner could have just bought an engine pipes and exhausts and used the 250 running gear, maybe it has to he 400 rec and reg, the S3 ran points so there's no problem there
Just remember people call all triples KHs
Either way you've got nothing to worry about
Gary T

Feel free to contact me if you want to chat about it

Gary T