Will 400EX timing caps fit a 350X??

[Dirtcrasher]

I swear there was another Honda model (beside 400EX) with the left case cover timing and flywheel caps that looked just like a 350X.

What I'm looking for is ones made from stainless steel. The ones I thought I had seen looked stainless, may have been polished aluminum but they didn't look to be. I believe it was a newer 400EX??

The old screwdriver style seems strongest but they are a pain to get off. The allen wrench ones I have attempted to use have snapped numerous times, evn when only gently tightened. There just isn't enough meat left after they broach in the allen hole.

Any thought??

[SWIGIN]

i used 86 200x caps on my 350x ..... they have the allen head and are a breeze to remove.

300ex also uses these.... maybe 400ex too but i know the other 2 will work


i just got mine from the local hond dealer a week or 2 ago and they even had the smaller one in stock.....lol

[Dirtcrasher]

Yes, I have the 200X caps too. Maybe they were old and brittle? They snapped like nothing. So I examined them and there is almost no meat between the 2 areas. I thought some model had SS but that wouldn't make sense anyhow because it's heavier and more $$ to machine. Maybe I'll try a couple of new ones.... Thanks bud

[SWIGIN]

just to make sure of one thing...... you do know you dont have to tighten them down much at all....just snug them.

if they leak they need new o rings and not cranked down till they break