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HEY GUYS...
MY NAME IS IAN, I RECENTLY PURCHASED MY FIRST BIKE A 1977 YAMAHA XS400.
I PURCHASED THE BIKE FOR $300 FROM MY FRIEND WHO LEARNED TO RIDE A FEW YEARS BACK AND HAS SINCE UPGRADED TO A HONDA SHADOW 750.
HIS 3 UNCLES EACH TOOK OWNERSHIP IN IT'S NEWER YEARS...SO IT HAS BEEN IN THE SAME FAMILY FOR IT'S ENTIRE LIFE.
MY INTENTIONS UPON RESCUING IT FROM THE WINTER IT WOULD HAVE SPENT COVERED IN SNOW ON THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE WAS TO TURN IT INTO A CAFE RACER.
BEFORE I COULD LET THE COSMETIC ASPECTS GET ME ALL CAUGHT UP I HAD TO SEE IF IT STILL RAN, AS IT WAS SILENT THE PAST FEW YEARS.
TO START MY FRIEND SUGGESTED I PUT NEW GASKET SEAL IN AS HE REMEMBERED A LEAK OF A PROBLEM.NEXT A NEW BATTERY AND AN OIL CHANGE AND SOME GAS. SHE DID NOT WANT TO START.AFTER THAT I CLEAND THE PLUGS WITH A WIRE BRUSH TO GET THE CORROSION OFF THE CONTACTS, RESET THE GAPS, TORE THE AIR BOXES OFF AND PUT MY FRIEND ETHER TO WORK. STARTED UP IN THREE TRYS WITH THE ELECTRIC START, AND KICKS OVER IN ONE. I'VE SINCE REMOVED THE STOCK SEAT, REAR FENDER AND LIGHTING, MAKING WAY FOR A CUSTOM SEAT FROM SEAN AT ROC CITY CAFE IN ROCHESTER NY, SWAPPING STOCK BARS FOR CLUBMANS. BUILDING A NEW BATTERY BOX TO RELOCATE THE BATTERY IN THE REAR OF THE BIKE UNDER THE SEAT BUBBLE TO MAKE WAY FOR A PAIR OF K&N AIR FILTERS. I'LL POST SOME PICTURES FROM DELIVERY TO IT'S PROGRESS AS OF EARLIER IN THE WEEK...ANY TIPS PLEASE AND THANKS.
HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY. CHEERS. GGGGZZ
MY NAME IS IAN, I RECENTLY PURCHASED MY FIRST BIKE A 1977 YAMAHA XS400.
I PURCHASED THE BIKE FOR $300 FROM MY FRIEND WHO LEARNED TO RIDE A FEW YEARS BACK AND HAS SINCE UPGRADED TO A HONDA SHADOW 750.
HIS 3 UNCLES EACH TOOK OWNERSHIP IN IT'S NEWER YEARS...SO IT HAS BEEN IN THE SAME FAMILY FOR IT'S ENTIRE LIFE.
MY INTENTIONS UPON RESCUING IT FROM THE WINTER IT WOULD HAVE SPENT COVERED IN SNOW ON THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE WAS TO TURN IT INTO A CAFE RACER.
BEFORE I COULD LET THE COSMETIC ASPECTS GET ME ALL CAUGHT UP I HAD TO SEE IF IT STILL RAN, AS IT WAS SILENT THE PAST FEW YEARS.
TO START MY FRIEND SUGGESTED I PUT NEW GASKET SEAL IN AS HE REMEMBERED A LEAK OF A PROBLEM.NEXT A NEW BATTERY AND AN OIL CHANGE AND SOME GAS. SHE DID NOT WANT TO START.AFTER THAT I CLEAND THE PLUGS WITH A WIRE BRUSH TO GET THE CORROSION OFF THE CONTACTS, RESET THE GAPS, TORE THE AIR BOXES OFF AND PUT MY FRIEND ETHER TO WORK. STARTED UP IN THREE TRYS WITH THE ELECTRIC START, AND KICKS OVER IN ONE. I'VE SINCE REMOVED THE STOCK SEAT, REAR FENDER AND LIGHTING, MAKING WAY FOR A CUSTOM SEAT FROM SEAN AT ROC CITY CAFE IN ROCHESTER NY, SWAPPING STOCK BARS FOR CLUBMANS. BUILDING A NEW BATTERY BOX TO RELOCATE THE BATTERY IN THE REAR OF THE BIKE UNDER THE SEAT BUBBLE TO MAKE WAY FOR A PAIR OF K&N AIR FILTERS. I'LL POST SOME PICTURES FROM DELIVERY TO IT'S PROGRESS AS OF EARLIER IN THE WEEK...ANY TIPS PLEASE AND THANKS.
HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY. CHEERS. GGGGZZ
