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Complete Supplementary Service Manual for the 1980-81 Suzuki SP400 / GN400 / DR400 Everything you need to know about each bike, including parts, layout, electrical, etc Three separate PDF files for each bike, compressed to a ZIP file. Will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view SP400 is largest...

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Gotta fix a major problem in the wiring, and a few small tweaks, but she's done (for now).....a big thanks to the people who put forums like this up, helping noobs like me with projects like this...awesome!!

Hey guys, been working on a rebuild of a '81 suzuki gn400 (you've probably seen it in the project section) Its been going great, until yesterday. I got the turn signals wired correctly, but the brake lights werent activating when I applied the brakes. I finally got the rear brake switch...

Agree. If its running good, keep it that way. At the very least you'd need to change the main jets, but there'd still be sputtering on decel. That and all the detabbing and welding a battery box would require you to break her down and paint the frame. If you had less carbs I'd say do it...

Lemme guess: got some to sell me?

No, no I don't.

None taken. Already dropped it 2" in the tree, anything else is a bit dangerous unless I lower internally. Maybe sometime down the line, but I'm hoping to get it on the road soon.

Fenders will be used. They're just not ready yet.

Some progress made....front tire on, fabbed a fiberglass seat pan and stitched a cover, turn signals back on along with other misc electrical and such, rear brake back on...still a lot of work to go but there is now and end in sight. Changed the angle of the hoop for more tire clearance, gotta...

Nice bike!

"there's no way in hell I'm getting on that damn thing with you." -My Wife

Inserts were used. The clearance I think will be fine; I've seen worse on some bikes on here.

Some indoor progress. Managed to putty up a couple small badge leaks and paint the tank. Put some stripe on it as well, a shit ton of clearcoats...let it dry and will wetsand in the morning

Its been nicer-than-average weather, but still could hardly get things done. Workload (I'm a luthier) and then the wife got a bug up her ass to do all this remodeling... Fix the leaking window.....yes dear. Put up wainscoting in the kitchen....yes dear move the fridge.....yes dear rip out and...

haha at first, but logic prevailed and I have a hoop en route.

We've had some decent weather days lately (and then more friggin rain, now its cold), so I was able to get a little work done... Got the outer tubes painted and the forks put back on, triple tree and handlebars painted, back wheel painted and put back on. Also got a new axle-mount side...

Hey guys, I'm sure that this question has been thrown around many times, but.. Is it possible to install one of the modern digital speedo-tach-gear gauges to an older 6-volt bike without doing a complete 6v-12v swap? You see those universal ones on ebay all the time, and all of them use 9v-12v...

Thanks for the kind words! I used Duplicolor high-temp Engine ceramic paint. Went on great! Real clean. Then I used a luthiers file to sand the fins. I'm interested to see how well the paint works when she heats up.