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Yeah it clears the exhaust but I extended the center stand about an inch and a half. Wally

Thanks, Oh yeah, nothing cozier than a piece of expandable polyvinyl chloride... nice. :D Wally

I removed the carbs, cleaned, and adjusted them. The bike starts easy now, idles nice, and runs strong. Recorded a little video if anyone's interested. Wally

I uploaded the ride with the sound here. Wally

The bike runs kind of crappy and the exhaust reveals it (revs high at start up and doesn't idle down fast) so until I can tear the carbs apart or replace them (I have another set if need be) the music "hid' the lousy running engine. I promise to upload the exhaust when I get it sorted out. I was...

It's been too snowy to ride the XS400 since I finished assembling it but today was decent enough to take it for a quick spin. It starts okay but needs some carb work 9low speed circuit seems like it's clogged up because it doesn't idle down properly). All in all it was nice to actually ride it...

Any good welding shop will supply sheilding gas. They usually set you up with a tank and you just bring the empty one back when it needs refilling (they have lifetime leasing contracts which is the same as buying the tank). There are a few different size tanks to choose from and most people use...

I started off with a cheap campbell hausfeld flux core mig welder like this one. It worked well for the price and I could weld steel up to about an eighth of an inch with it. The flux is the shield for the weld (opposed to a mig which uses inert gas to sheild the weld). Most of the inexpensive...

Thanks everyone on the accolades. I haven't decided on a seat yet so for now it won't have one (padded seat), relocating the rear shock mounts made the chain rub against the swingarm when the bike is on the center stand but when it's on the ground it just clears. I riveted a piece of aluminum to...

I agree, nice folks. (no need to apologize my friend).:) Wally

Nice bike. i brought you in here inadvertently since your post (at caferacer.net) pointed everyone over here (where you stated that people could see my "build" here...) "build".. I took that as an eye roller but nothing personal, no harm, no foul, it's all good. Wally

This is becoming quite juvenile but I think you're missing my point. When someone posts a project on any forum that I've been associated with, the comments (for the most part) are positive. "Bike looks great"... "I like how you made the bracket..." ... etc. Occationally someone may add their...

J-Rod, first of all my beef was with Teazer and his condescending post, not you. I replied specifically to him and asked to see what he has built on the cheap but you chimed in on his behalf and felt the need to show me how you've built a better bike for a cheaper price instead. Great, good for...

That's how that forum runs. Case in point, i just read a random thread from a newbie with a basic carb question (click HERE), instead of merely answering his question they get all pissy like a group of stuck up cheerleaders at the junior high school lunch table. Dave, i like how that dude built...

...exactly, I post pics of my stuff so others can get ideas from them (the same goes for myself, I pick up a lot of great ideas from others posts too). Isn't this what being a part of a forum is all about? Hey, their loss not mine. Wally

Just for the hell of it, I posted my project at caferacer.net and was ridiculed for not having fenders, using cheap air filters, then labelled a "poser" by one of their senior d-bags. I think the pinheads on that site think they're splitting atoms rather than just building motorcycles. I've read...

comfort?... we don't need no stinking comfort! :D Wally

Finally got the painted tins back and the bike is complete. I'll wait a few days to fuel up the tank (give the paint a chance to settle down) and I'll get it tuned in. Here are some pics of the completed project. Wally more pics here

Everything is completed on the '77 cafe Racer except I'm still waiting for the painted tins and the foot shifter. Here are the latest pics. Wally

Big money bikes don't have the soul of a hand built budget bike. Wally