dan s
XS400 Member
Gents,
Found this baby in eastern PA on Craigslist for $500. The PO had no clue how to do anything on it and rode it around with a nasty backfire out of the left pipe. Got it home and pulled the carbs but no good. It turns out the timing was really far off. So after a quick adjust it worked. Drove it to work for a couple of weeks and topped it out at 85 mph downhill. Also got it registered collectible for the super cool plate and redid the old ripped seat cover. Then I took it on a road trip to the beach with some 600cc sport bikes and I couldnt keep up. Had lots of trouble and lost like a quart of oil. Parked it like a month ago and now Im here. Pulled the head and found the pistons caved in.
Me:
As she sits now:
Note super cool plate. (Please dont use it to find me...)
Blown pistons:
Parts I got for the resto:
Oil seal set, gasket set, carb gaskets and jets, and used pistons from ebay.
Id like to get it back together while there is still time to ride.
Super happy with it though.
Found this baby in eastern PA on Craigslist for $500. The PO had no clue how to do anything on it and rode it around with a nasty backfire out of the left pipe. Got it home and pulled the carbs but no good. It turns out the timing was really far off. So after a quick adjust it worked. Drove it to work for a couple of weeks and topped it out at 85 mph downhill. Also got it registered collectible for the super cool plate and redid the old ripped seat cover. Then I took it on a road trip to the beach with some 600cc sport bikes and I couldnt keep up. Had lots of trouble and lost like a quart of oil. Parked it like a month ago and now Im here. Pulled the head and found the pistons caved in.
Me:
As she sits now:
Note super cool plate. (Please dont use it to find me...)
Blown pistons:
Parts I got for the resto:
Oil seal set, gasket set, carb gaskets and jets, and used pistons from ebay.
Id like to get it back together while there is still time to ride.
Super happy with it though.
Last edited: