Hi all. I started a different build thread but I read threw it the other day and the thread is all over the place. Im starting this one to keep it more organized and clutter-free.
So here is the story, I build and restore bicycles, and was getting bored of it, so I decided to graduate to a motorcycle. I had a pretty small budget, and thought I wanted to get a 650 or 750. Unfortunately the market in my city did not have any in my price range. I looked and looked on the web for weeks even months. I was browsing the web one day and I saw a 1982 xs400 in an add. I didn't know much about the bike so I did a little research, and found that it had pretty good ratings. The guy was only asking $500, and this was in my budget. I went to look at it, and ended up getting the guy to drop to $350.
The bike was in decent condition. It started and I drove it around the block once, and it had quite a bit of pep. So the build began.
So here is the story, I build and restore bicycles, and was getting bored of it, so I decided to graduate to a motorcycle. I had a pretty small budget, and thought I wanted to get a 650 or 750. Unfortunately the market in my city did not have any in my price range. I looked and looked on the web for weeks even months. I was browsing the web one day and I saw a 1982 xs400 in an add. I didn't know much about the bike so I did a little research, and found that it had pretty good ratings. The guy was only asking $500, and this was in my budget. I went to look at it, and ended up getting the guy to drop to $350.
The bike was in decent condition. It started and I drove it around the block once, and it had quite a bit of pep. So the build began.