restoration

Here my question can you seal an all ready sealed tank with out removing the old seal? I had to do some welding on my tank and now the seal is wrecked, obviously. I was thinking I could just re-seal over the old seal. But was told today I HAD to remove the old seal because the new seal wont...

New member, first post. Been restoring other bikes for years but just started my first XS400 a few months ago. I just wanted to take a minute to say thank you for all the great information on this site. I estimate that the info here has saved me at least $500 in labor on this project. The...

First of all, Hello fellow XS 400 owners, And a warm "hej" from denmark. Finding and reading on this site has only confirmed and strenghtend my choice of bike! Yamaha XS 400 80' 2A2 But; (warring!: studpid actions ahead) I got my bike home little over a month ago. Eger to try it I jumped on...

My '78 E is ready to go after an entire year of rebuilding! I am a novice and this is my first bike however I have trolled these forums enough to know and be comfortable with most of what im doing. I figured it would be smooth sailing after wasting a night attempting to fill it with fuel for the...

Been on the site a couple of weeks now and wanted to say hello. I recently aquired an 81 xs400 H hopefully this will be my first bike? In the process of getting a title for her to make it official. I haven't put any money in her yet till I now shes mine. Justs got the electrical cleaned up and...

Lol check it out :laugh: volcomskater I hope you find this thread mate!! Looks at how these came up :thumbsup: (vapour blasted then polished)

Alrighty... I've decided to start a thread for my little resto/mod. I'm keeping things pretty stock looking except for the seat and maybe a few little touches. I want it to be pretty much OEM+, I guess I could say. Today was make the electrics work day...strip down the seat day. Pics to follow...

I sold my 1982 XS400 Heritage Special recently and I wanted to get another project so I found this '82 XS400 for sale. I got it from another XS400.com member, VIEIRA. He lives about an hour and a half away. He's a good guy, was forthright and helpful. I started taking it apart before I thought...

Can't join a forum and not deliver right? Well here it is. 77 XS400, traded a pair of pants I bought for 60$ from the same guy. Pants was WAY too big for me. But they got me through till I got some AGV willows. First thing I did was a clean and a chop. that was just for fun. Not a big fan of...

Quick question for you all. About to start on my tank, already stripped the paint, and outside rust. Removed the emblem brackets and welded the holes from them shut. The tank looks pretty clean inside, but thought I should do some cleaning in there and then coat it. What should I do...

Since the bike threw the chain last summer I've had a small, but persistent oil leak that showed as a few drops under the crankcase after being parked for a day and a wet sidestand. Apparently, what happened was that the chain hit the clutch pushrod and damaged the seal. Also, there was a...

To start off my name is Ryan, I'm am currently in college and was looking for something to save a bit of cash on fuel so I picked up a 77 xs400 for $300 bucks. Wasn't running but the carbs just needed an overhaul so about and hour after getting it home I had her running and was able to run...

Hi Guys, finally done with my economy project,took me 2 months to complete,rejetted but havent done a road test yet.have my fingers crossed....here are some pics,hope you guys like it

Hi Everyone - Thought I'd say "hi" -- I'm new to the forum and to Yamahas. I recently became the caretaker of this '78 XS400. A buddy of mine who is out-of-country for work bought it and I'm keeping it (and now fixing it) for him until he gets back stateside. Unfortunately during transit...

I am at a point where I am wanting/needing something different out of my bike. My wife wants to ride more and so a slightly bigger/more comfortable bike would be nice. However, I also have a lot into my XS400 and am considering modding it to suit my needs/wants. So far, I have about 3k in my...

OK, I'll try and keep this short but Frankenbike decided to hate me this morning and I think the answer is likely complicated. Anyway, the battery I was using went back to the guy who gave it to me (he changed his mind and made a gift into a loan when he needed it), so I got two batteries from...

Hello all, New here and looked through the post and found some great help on a lot of issues i was having but their is still one that has me scraching my head. Here is my problem. I rebuilt a 1981 xs400SH over the winter. Engine,Electrical,Carborators the whole nine yards. Bike starts and...

There are Honda, Suzuki, Harley Davidson, and even Volkswagen parts on this bike. Resurrected after 13 hard years, uncovered in a yard in Washington.

First I want to take the time to thank everyone who helped me. My attitude has sucked for a few days because I really need this bike to work and I was so frustrated, but then all is well that ends well, so thank you fellow board members, you guys are top notch!:thumbsup: So, my front caliper...

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