1980 Yamaha xs400 cafe/track bobber build

Yes the xs400 never had a front wire disc here in the u.s. Only the xs360 came with that.
 
Good info, as my screen name suggests i'm mostly a Honda guy. My first sreet bike was a 73 TX500 and i have a couple xs 650's now. never owned a xs400 but always liked them.
 
Absolutely smashing. I have a butt-ugly purple coloured '81 XS400h, with the same wire wheels and drum brakes as you. Seat, bars and headlight need to be changed. Not trying to spend too much, and it's similar to your project from what i read in this thread.

Was thinking of stripping the paint, letting the raw metal show, and clear coating it. Hopefully it'll turn out ALOT like yours in terms of looks.

ANy issues installing that headlight? I need a whole new body and light etc, not sure what it's called exactly.
Do you have a link or model# of that light you have?
 
Yess sirr and rebaffled them a lil bit I cut it back to the mounts and from up top lookin down standing behind the exhaust tip cut angles slants inward
Outside being furthest But yea thanks bro I done sold it and moved on w a 1980 Honda CB750F SS Been happy
 

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Absolutely smashing. I have a butt-ugly purple coloured '81 XS400h, with the same wire wheels and drum brakes as you. Seat, bars and headlight need to be changed. Not trying to spend too much, and it's similar to your project from what i read in this thread.

Was thinking of stripping the paint, letting the raw metal show, and clear coating it. Hopefully it'll turn out ALOT like yours in terms of looks.

ANy issues installing that headlight? I need a whole new body and light etc, not sure what it's called exactly.
Do you have a link or model# of that light you have?
It’s the stock headlight w the mounting ears flipped upside down so it dropped level w the tank and thank you man it was a fun build for the most I just reshaped a lot of what was original to the bike it even had the original seat wrap on it reshaped and stretched check this out but the i covered it to preserve it longer
 

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Absolutely smashing. I have a butt-ugly purple coloured '81 XS400h, with the same wire wheels and drum brakes as you. Seat, bars and headlight need to be changed. Not trying to spend too much, and it's similar to your project from what i read in this thread.

Was thinking of stripping the paint, letting the raw metal show, and clear coating it. Hopefully it'll turn out ALOT like yours in terms of looks.

ANy issues installing that headlight? I need a whole new body and light etc, not sure what it's called exactly.
Do you have a link or model# of that light you have?
raw tank finish for ya
 

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awesome job. i have just started tearing down my bike and am looking forward to some help. i am in Ajax ontario Canada and am dying to get my bike going.
 
Good info, as my screen name suggests i'm mostly a Honda guy. My first sreet bike was a 73 TX500 and i have a couple xs 650's now. never owned a xs400 but always liked them.
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Ez-rhino checkin in I dig this place for real!!!!! Um several Honda forks/ triples go with our shit tanks not so much but my xs is special aF!!
 
Ihvanxs400f2-1979
Ez-rhino checkin in I dig this place for real!!!!! Um several Honda forks/ triples go with our shit tanks not so much but my xs is special aF!!
Hi nice bike - got a 78 XS 400 myself I am doing mild cafe build on and I am curious as to your slip ons - I am trying to do a 9" slip on slight megaphone shape with baffles - appears you did same - can you share any info re where you bought or how you built? thanks
 
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