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hey thanks ! :thumbsup:

fresh from Mike's ! ok, now it is really finished this time :thumbsup:

and here she is .. one completed Bratstyle Replica !

ok, ok, so there is an unintended performance gain to all this playing dress up I will put that in the for sale ad :)

You can start with prepped / painted or nice chrome - regardless, the wrap will hold moisture and rot the pipes over time. Personally, I think wrapping pipes is %@$#* stupid , however that's what the kids want

Final checks, adjustments and tweaks. Took it for some shake-down rides with low fuel in the tank . Just need to get that fuel cap gasket from mikesxs and I will ride it everywhere for a week to make sure there are no niggles. Then it's off to the hipsters with it !

Inside bike guy joke ( I was being sarcastic regarding the need to trap and hold moisture- everyone knows wrapping pipes on a bike serves absolutely zero function other than promoting rust .... but the kids think it looks cool and well, it is a sheeple bike so it has to be there. ) at least...

wiring again, since I had the bucket off to change the look and painted the ears I made I needed something to trap and hold moisture to ensure the headers rot in a timely fashion... so this pipe wrap should do the job !! It's light brownish.. but does not photopic well chocolate...

I had stripped the top / sides and sanded the tank for the "raw" bare metal look , however the underside was still very yellow. I threw a scuff at it and sprayed it aluminum. Tried something different. I applied a Yammy stencil to each side, right over the dings and dents, so it will have a...

a proper brat needs passenger pegs for the lady hipsters to ride along. I mean this will be a chick magnet, no? the bike didn't come with any, so I cut down these from a yamasomthing , cleaned up and pinned fixed some exhaust header cracks cleaned up the petcock.. I...

The front brake cable was 90mm too long, so I cut it down and made a new cable end from this bolt to solder on I'm using only right switchgear/ throttle housing. The kill switch was in crumbs and since this is a kick only bike without a stock starter button on that side, I'm moving...

With the wheels off to pop on new tubes and tires, I found the rear drum shoes to be nearly new and the front to be " good 'nuff " . I gave the bearings / seals some good grease. The headstock bearing were dry, but at least 37 of 38 of the rusty little buggers were there ! I had a...

The weather improved and the salt has washed off the roads... so of course I have been out terrorizing the local peasants on my bikes for the past few weeks. But it's time to finish up the XS360 Bratstyle Replica ! I poked at the layers of primer and paint that were under the Yellow (that...

I'm going to put it up for adoption this spring. I'm getting too old and frail for racer ergonomics with clip-ons/ rear sets.

http://motorcyclephotooftheday.com/2012/08/01/a-really-nice-crosa-styled-yamaha-tx500-cafe-racer/

this guy's kit seems to be quite universal :D

Found a tail light that mirrors the profile of the headlamp I will fit it on top of the fender "here" I can't think of anything else ... so that completes the fab and mock-up process :thumbsup: It's extremely cold out there , so it may be awhile before I finish up with the...

The closest thing I have is this cast unit that has quite a clearance bend for a much wider case cover : Looks like that Mikes lever might be the way to go if you can not locate an original for a decent price.

That's part # 2L1-18111-00-00, the same lever from 1976-1982 The shift shaft is standard Yamaha 11.35mm, 30 tooth spline. I might have a similar stock shifter left over from something I installed rear sets or forward controls on. I will dig through the bins tomorrow for you. It just depends...

when I saw the mechanical relay regulator, I thought at first someone had installed an old style unit from a much older bike.,, so I asked the question here: http://www.xs400.com/forum/showpost.php?p=142454&postcount=4 As far as I can tell, Yam was using solid state units as early as '73...