Recent content by shoop1982

This is looking great! I wish I could do a side car for my bike!

Nice looking bike! I like the look it has going! All it needs is a seat and she is good to go in my opinion! One of my buddies made some metal side covers for me! used the original plastic ones to make a template but extended the metal plate so it covers the whole side of the bike. To be honest...

Thank you very much for the help gentlemen......let you know how it goes!

I was reading to put some yama...adhesive on those plugs! Any thoughts on that?

Yes i do have those plugs....

I will try the yamalube. To the plugs on the side first...then I might have to try that if it doesn't work and I still have a leak...thanks

Good afternoon to all of you! I am writing this post since I have recently run into a problem with 1979 xs400. I have noticed an oil leak under the cover of the points on the left side of the bike. Also, I have an issue with keeping the bike running. She only runs from cold...once she warms...

Thank you for sending me some clarification...I will have a look at it in the morning and see what i can figure out. I did spend some time this morning testing for spark...figured out my left coil has no spark and the right one does.... I will do a resistance test on the coil to see if it is...

Hey guys, I have been reading everywhere that when replacing the points ignition / contact breakers, you must pay attention to how you place the wire and washers... Unfortunately for me, I had taken apart the contact breakers before taking a look as to where the wire must sit. I have looked...

I can't wait to finish the wiring and see if all the work I put into it really has saved it from its unwanted fate! It is a motorcycle. ..and all of us know that any motorcycle just wants to be ridden!

So I started off my build with a 1979 xs 400f the bike ran when I got it. It needed some heavy attention to the poor attempt at making it a bobber...the previous owners had cut off the back end of th seat and welded two small rods together and bent the rod and attached a bicycle seat with the...