Recent content by Romeo2589

The tire on the front is a 90. Looks beefy in the pic tho haha. So I'm working on rebuilding carbs but all replacement parts I'm finding keep saying that it DOES NOT FIT DOHC MODELS. Where can I finds he right gaskets and such?

the guy was able to get ahold of the PO and got the title with bills of sale. only took forever haha. but now its time to start working on getting it running. we'll see how this goes

Got the title!!!! Finally!!!! Woohoo!!!!!!

Parting out 1982 xs400 maxim. PO screwed me on title so it's gotta go. There are pics of it on my other thread

Lou I will keep searching for the thread for simple basic wiring. Ksqrly I have been doing a lot of reading and research and stuff is starting to come together slowly but surely once I start learning what goes where. It's a bunch of leg work but so far I'm having fun with it. Today a friend and...

Did a little more research and I'm trying to understand what a special build title is? Would this bike build be considered one of those? Title or no title I still want to do the bike. Will be crappy cuz I couldn't register or legally ride it but I'd like to have the satisfaction of building my...

I am excited about everything with the bike. Today I just removed the old wiring harness, clutch, throttle, and took the tank off. I'm more worried about trying to do the electrical portion than the mechanical portion. I have looked at the diagrams and don't understand it that well...

Alright so after some hard research I've found that I have to get a hold of the PO and have them get a replacement title. It's gonna be a long process but I have contacted the guy I traded for the bike and he is willing to help me out. He has to get a hold of the guy he got it from so it's gonna...

So I just got my motorcycle over the weekend. The guy is mailing me a bill of sale because he forgot it when we met up. I'm trying to figure out how I get a title for it because the guy didn't get one when I got it. Has anyone else done this? Also I'm trying to figure out if its be easier to...

ksqrly the shock is still in working order. the guy before said that he wanted to leave it and just weld the seat springs to it so it would look like a 'hardtail' but it would be a more comfortable ride. Dave thanks man. traded a laptop for it so now i just have to get it running to get my...

Its official guys! Im a new owner of a 1982 xs400. Got it on a trade. All in all I think it is in pretty decent shape for a project bike. Not all hope is lost.. unless I completely screw up somewhere down the road:doh: Ive got some pictures up and from the looks of it its gonna be a killer job...

This might be a dumb question but still want to know. I'm looking for a wiring harness for my 82 xs400 and I just want to know if there is a difference in the harness whether its a maxim, seca or special? Any reply is appreciated:thumbsup:

You still have the harness?

Ya I thought it had some potential as well just from looking at others projects and completed bobbers. From what the guy told me it runs just fine but he took the wiring harness off so that is all it would need to get it running again. He said it wouldnt cost more than $25 or so but as I said I...

Hows it going everyone! Im new to the bobber scene. In the the Navy and I just finished up deployments so now I get to have some down time and bobbers caught my eye. I really dont know anything about builiding a custom motorcycle whatsoever but hey, every pro was once an amateur. I am...