RockSlyde
XS400 Member
Howdy, Super glad i found this forum, it's already made my life a ton easier.
So here's my issue, I just aquired the bike as a project, not sure if it's worth tearing it all down and rebuilding, or if the engine is toast, andi just need to part the bike out.
Here's what i know about the bike,
1. She's a bit rusty, but not too horrible that it can't be fixed
2. the rear wheel doesn't turn, which is the crux of the problem, i'm pretty confident that it's coming from the engine side of the house.
3. If i can get her going, I want to turn her into a cafe racer.
Here's my questions,
1. without tearing everything apart, is there an easy way to tell if the engine is shot?
2. what's the best way to go about this whole thing?
3. Thank you for the help!
So here's my issue, I just aquired the bike as a project, not sure if it's worth tearing it all down and rebuilding, or if the engine is toast, andi just need to part the bike out.
Here's what i know about the bike,
1. She's a bit rusty, but not too horrible that it can't be fixed
2. the rear wheel doesn't turn, which is the crux of the problem, i'm pretty confident that it's coming from the engine side of the house.
3. If i can get her going, I want to turn her into a cafe racer.
Here's my questions,
1. without tearing everything apart, is there an easy way to tell if the engine is shot?
2. what's the best way to go about this whole thing?
3. Thank you for the help!