Recent content by suffolkbobber

well gunna go with a sporty tank most likely. yeah coils will be relocated and as for a seat, i know a girl who does sick leather work, she will have my business! she did my Hardknock seat.

nah its not, thats one of the first things i checked when i saw the bike over a year ago, i hoped on it kicked her, well she wouldnt at first cause it was in gear lol, found neutral and kicked her, she turned over, ever since i had been talkin to the guy about lettin me get it. he finally did...

the kickstart moves good, no restrictions, shouldnt be an issue.

well its been awhile, havent been able to do much, got a new set of carbs, started getting some of the stuff outta my way and bought a battery, charged the battery, installed and we got power! taillight/brakelight works, and the dash lights turned on, the horn tried to honk lol, but it seemed a...

hmmm...its tough, because i dont have a pipe bender so i couldnt make the frame mods myself, so i would have to find someone who could, then that comes into play with just payin PSW to do a weld on hardtail. hmmm these are tough choices...

maybe something like this http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M3GtFUlatzE/TCkWgU5AC9I/AAAAAAAAASg/DvHMkED13cw/s1600/XS400gechopt.jpg

well i would send my bike to PSW for the hardtail service if i go that route, and the brat style, i think i could handle a little cutting and welding. but for full hardtail, i dont wanna mess that up.

brat style or hardtail. there is the most famous brat ive seen http://www.travis-mc.com/various/xs400chop/xs400chop19.jpg and then there is a hardtail http://www.custom-choppers-guide.com/images/xs400-hardtail-bobber-21278560.jpg and another brat...

carbs bought from xschris! thanks.

CONSIDER THEM SOLD! with the intakes please, mine were dry rotted

well i tore down my carbs a little, the choke rod is seized along with the butterflies, the mixture needles are broken off inside the housing. needlevalves dont move, everything is gummed up and looks like crap. so ima jus go ahead and get a new carb set. rebuilding carbs arent my specialty. so...

explain lol. ive never torn down carbs like this, i did somewhat clean a smaller carb before.

well i took off my carbs from my xs400 and they are caked in gunk. they have about 1/4" of crap in the bowl, looks like syrup! i got em soaking right now, not taken about yet, but was curious how bad do they have to be to be considered trash? or easier to buy new carbs? pic of one of the...

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thanks guys, i just printed out the manual last night, guess ima need to buy a compression tester. and then ill get started