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Hi has anyone got a xs400 sohc top end after matching cases rockers valves springs etc prefebly england based.

Hello peeps bet you thought I was dead well no such luck bikes had alot of work done since the last update only a small issue with the forks and a wiring problem and the paint and chrome holding it back from hitting the streets

Okay been a while but update time More body work and stuff been happening with the frame ready for the bondo in the future and a new rear mudgaurd has been sourced to fit the shiny new 19" x 4.00" rear rubber and I am currently in the process of making a new prism tank from 2mm sheet for her...

Not sure if I'm pissing in the wind still updating this thread but even if nobody's following it give me a good place to track the build Not been a lot of activity as I'm still waiting for the 2.50 x 19 rim for the rear so I can get it all spoked up and do the mudgaurd and that but I did manage...

Not got a lot done since the last update got the engine mounts made And started polishing the rear hub and engine a long way off mirror finish but it already look like it's not been in a bog

Cheers man I'm hoping it shouldn't be too bad to ride as long as I make the rockers correct the trail properly still have the turning circle of an Atlantic cruise liner but shouldn't handle too bad.

All the gussets are done just need to cover them up with some 3mm so it can be moulded easier :D but a quick mock up of the whole bike with a exhaust template engine mounts are tonight's job.

Yeah man it's 70 degree of rake 50" long forks (ended up shortening it A bit due to fork jig restrictions) but the necks gunna be have a massive 12mm plate gusset and alot of other bits of reinforcement around the neck and humpback the springer forks themselves will be made from 25mm x 4mm wall...

Theve got a 180 cam so you can't run a single carb sadly as it will run rich on one cylinder and lean on the other because the valves overlap slightly opening.

She's out the jig at last just the gussets,engine mounts left,blending/smoothing of welds left to do and I can call the frame done then it's on to the engine rebuild and mounting everything :confused: lots of work to do :eek::lmao:

Busy night got the hardtail finshed and had to redo the top legs and gooseneck bend as none of it flowed right and was driving me mad a lot happier with It now don't think the old tank I had on it from before the frame 're-design will fit anymore bit small

Gday man I understand where your coming from and if it was a piece of tube I would have fishmouthed it but as it a piece of solid 30mm bar I've v'd it out all the way round to allow for deep penetration with the filler wire when I weld it yes it makes the bike slightly heavier but it means that...

Quick update had an hour or 4 in the workshop today and got the axle plates cut out decided this chop was just too radical for boring old cut off triangles so couple of hours with a die grinder and a pile of hand files and we've got some sexy swirls.

Different strokes for different folks it all depends on the trail calculations but I can tell from your tone your after an argument not a tech talk so I'l just say cheers for the advice man and I understand were your coming from but if I thought this bike was going to be unrideable I wouldn't...

Hahaha yeah man she's gunna be a monster down the back roads

Gday peeps thought my current xs400 chop build might tickle some of your fancies its a 70s inspired gooseneck frame hardtailed one off just started work on it this week still gotta rebuild and polish the old xs lump but planning on running a 1/2 chain driven pma alternator as the old coil and...