bobber

its taken me some time to get it and put it on because i got a 2nd job to pay for my trip down to florida so i can start school at Wyotech begining of Jan. I will be taking the Stallion down with me and finishing it down there but here is a few pics of how he sits right now !

Hey you xs guys, I just bought a 1979 xs 400 with a hard tail mod, engines in a box, triple trees need bearings, need rubbers for engine mounts, a new front axle.... that sort of thing. My question is what other years of bike are compatible with this ride? Any help would be great! :umm:

Hello everyone, I'm new to the forum and wanted to introdruce myself and my project. My name is johnnie, I'm twenty one years... Actually twenty two years old as of eight days ago. I work as property manager of eight apartment buildings for my 9-5 and anywhere in between im building one thing...

Hey All... about to start chopping and hacking my 83 XS4 400... going to Leave the Mono-Shock IN.... any tips on cuts and welds to make this happen better?? :banghead::bike:

kept the same tank (Bondoed the sides), Put honda rebel250 shocks on ,straight drag bars(will raise a few inch.tho i think) Got the new pod filters from mikesxs that will go on ,antique tractor seat and im waiting for my 21" spool hub wheel to get finished then forward controls ! I did it one...

A Rookie's Build ~ My '78 XS Hey all, I've been involved in online forums for a long time now as I'm a VAG (Volkswagen auto groupe) nut. Haven't driven a personal car yet that isn't part of that family....back on topic. As I read all of these awesome builds I always wonder who the people...

I just purchased a 1981 xs 400 and I'm gunna hardtail it does anybody know witch hardtail kit to go with any help would be much appreciated

Hey guys, I picked this '83 up for $150 not running and not knowing anything about these bikes. This forum quickly hooked me and I love these bikes now. Therefore I really want to incorporate the Monoshock and was lookin to build a Bobber style.

Hi all. I havent been on for a while but i have finally kicked off the cafe/brat build on my bucket case 77 XS400. So far its been stripped and the build is beginning. The engine is being rebuilt from ground up. Since this was a basket case (everything was in boxes and not on the bike) i am...

So I'm doing a bike for a customer. It's a 1980 XS400 that i will be hard tailing. Fabrication is not the worry as much as this will be my first custom harness on a Yamaha. Before you all start flipping your shit, I have used the search function on you'er site! I didn't find what I needed, so I...

This al;l started with me buying an 81 XS 400 sight unseen when I was in the Corpse (you'll know if you've been in it). I rode the several hours from Quantico to NC to test ride her and then straight back three hours later. Having never ridden a bike before I didn't check to see if she was...

Hey! I guess it's about time that I introduce myself since a became an xs400 owner yesterday :bike: I read through quite a lot of threads here before buying the bike and you guys sound very helpful and welcoming. So, I'm from Kiev, Ukraine and the bike I bought appeared to be a 4g5 model which...

Just tearing into an 82 xs400j maxim. The front brakes were dragging, trying to free up the piston now but am curious if a caliper off a 650 would also work? I would consider buying lever/resevior, ss line and caliper if I can find the parts or proper part numbers..... not even sure which...

Hey all this is my first thread on this forum! I have been searching it for a while, but I thought it was time to make a thread to get some in depth help with my bike so here it goes... I just picked up an '82 xs400 maxim, for pretty cheap, the previous owner was going down the bobber route...

im new to the xs 400's, im gonna chop and bobber out my rig. i noticed that an 83 has a mono shock set up, is it goning to be possible to add on dual shocks? what do u guys normally do with mono set up? or is 83 a shitty year to have for building a bobber? thanks everyone, like i said im new...

Hi guys, Im new to the motorcycle scene and I'm no mechanic. I bought a 1983 Yamaha that was in a wreck and was a police auction. I dont know how long it was sitting in this guys backyard. I got it for a great deal and though it would make a great starter bike. So when i got the bike it ran...

New to the Forum, just got this yesterday. Will be asking a lot of questions. I've never worked on a bike before.

Hey I'm Seth I'm new to the Yamaha world but got a gift that I am hoping to figure out. I got a 1977 xs360d for free and having some issues that I think are caused by wiring issues. Im going to at some point turn it into a custom bobber but would like to atleased get it started and go from...

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...

So, I got my hardtail kit from Trav about a month ago, here she is. Handmade back bone, 9" stretch, handmade gussets. Next gonna cut out the mid control/swingarm mount area and replace with tubing and put in cross braces. Took pictures the whole way along and will be starting a build thread...