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XS400 New Member
Hello all. I just bought a 1980 xs 400 in great shape for $300. It has 10,000 miles on it and nothing wrong except needs tires and the low beam is burnt out. I bought the bike to cruise around town on and save a little gas money. My problem is Im not crazy about the look of this bike. What I want to do is make it Into a bobber type bike on a low budget. I have a garage full of tools (including a welder) and im pretty handy. I have never built a bike before and need some info on where to start. I have a small list of what I want to change for sure. That includes handlebars, seat, blinkers and stock exhaust. I would like to go with straight (drag) bars, smaller saddle type seat, smaller blinkers or just cut the stock ones down so they don't stick so far out and maybe some straight pipes. I would like to keep the electric start and speedo and tach. I can spend some money but would like to keep it to a minimum. Thanks in advance and any ideas are welcome.