1982 Yamaha XS400RJ Seca Build

[ctavel]

I haven't owned a gas powered anything in over 7 years (last rig was a lifted, caged, and de-roofed Jeep Cherokee) and have been happily bicycle commuting and racing. Well, the motorcycle bug bite me when my buddy picked up a Honda CB400A for 100 bucks and we got it running in an evening. I got on the hunt and found a smoking deal on an 1982 Yamaha XS400 Seca, so I bought it. It needed only minor work to get it running (carb rebuild) but, well, to say the least was cosmetically challenged. It had been dropped so a there was some damage to the muffler, tank, and a few of the panels. But for the price I couldn't pass it up. I loved the tank style but all the plastic and overall squareness just weren't doing it for me. I set off to work and this is what's happened so far--

How I picked it up

What came off of it (also if you see anything that you want PM me and for the cost of shipping it is yours)

Where it is now

Hopefully I'll run into loads of cash and be able to do everything that I want but I think it'll just slowly evolve from here. Tell me what you think

 

[cbcafe]

Looking good Chris. Made more comments in the before and after thread.

I'll be watching this one!

 

[ctavel]

Thanks, I am looking at either buying, or trying to fab a tail section something like this--

or

I think that the angular aspect to it will compliment the tank. What I'm not sure about is the exhaust. When wound out the current exhaust sounds pretty good, but it is quiet if I'm just puttering around. Any ideas would be appreciative.

 

[Swagger]

If you're thinking of fabricating......build your seat around the OEM tail section. It's just about the best looking factory cowl I've seen. Just build your seat base as a solo and connect the dots...as it were..

 

[anarki650]

Try drilling some holes in the back plate on the exhaust (assuming you have room to do that). One of my buddies did that on his 81 CB750 and it gave it a bit more volume without changing the sound all that much.

 

[farquand]

put some clip ons on it and get rid of those clubman bars.