Recent content by Jaycool25

Haha, it would seem that way. After some "welding" and a couple "really there's another bolt holding this in" I finally have the engine out of the frame. The motor weighed a lot more than I thought it would.

I'm just weighing my options for things I can do, the project is as much about getting a complete bike in the end as it is to teach me new skills, from fabricating chassis, to engine work and paint. Besides I'm a Jeep guy can you blame me for wondering about suspension upgrades?:laugh: I Just...

Thanks for the reply's. Price and time are always the issues. What you guys have said are pretty much confirming what I had thought, which is to stay stock. I've looked at the Milvin mod quite a few times and I love it, especially being more fab work then bought. However my access to...

Hello all, I've been lurking for months reading up on everyone's build story's and guides and am finally getting into my 1980 XS400 I bought last summer. Little about me. I'm a college student pursuing an mechanical engineering degree. Mechanical engineering is neat, but its nothing like...