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Behold FRANKENBIKE!
- Thread starter markjs
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- pictures restoration
Sorry Mark I was only joking with the goth picture, I hope you didn't take offence 
(I thought it was funny at the time but my sense of humour doenst translate well onto forums sometimes)
(I thought it was funny at the time but my sense of humour doenst translate well onto forums sometimes)
markjs
XS400 owner, bike lover
No I took no offense. Frankenbike is looking like a Maxim now. Keeping it a rat bike when I had no parts, or desire to spend money on cosmetics was one thing but when a free bike lands in my lap I think I will make one rat bike but my Maxim will look like a Maxim in the mean time. Will get a few pics with the proper tank, fender, seat and side covers on soon as the battery is charged...
markjs
XS400 owner, bike lover
bummer
nah it looks nice, just not so much like a rat. Are you keeping the cool pipes on or are you going to put the ones from old geezer on?
nah it looks nice, just not so much like a rat. Are you keeping the cool pipes on or are you going to put the ones from old geezer on?
markjs
XS400 owner, bike lover
Can you post better pics of the rear rack? Mounting points and everything? I'm about to start making a rack for my Maxim, and am intrigued by the mounts on the fender. I didn't think the steel fender liner was structural...
Thanks!
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markjs
XS400 owner, bike lover
Yeah, no prob, but it may be a bit, kind of busy with trying to come up with some gas at the moment and stressing out on being broker than I ever remember.
markjs
XS400 owner, bike lover
OK, got my gas figured, now for your pics... Be with it in a moment here!
markjs
XS400 owner, bike lover
OK, mind you I didn't put the rack on, so I hope these pics are helpful. If you can't see what you need to see maybe I can figure it out for you but I have never had that part of the bike apart and see no reason to unless I change the rear fender or swingarm, which I just don't see doing too soon anyway.
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Thanks! Those pics show that I needed to see. 
I'm still surprised that the rack is mounted to the rear fender, but the manufacturer of your rack obviously thought the steel inner fender must be strong enough to support some load.
The forward bracket appears to go to the frame where the turn signals were originally mounted, which is the ends of the frame.
Thanks again!
I'm still surprised that the rack is mounted to the rear fender, but the manufacturer of your rack obviously thought the steel inner fender must be strong enough to support some load.
The forward bracket appears to go to the frame where the turn signals were originally mounted, which is the ends of the frame.Thanks again!
markjs
XS400 owner, bike lover
Nice! That is the Mac system? I've been drooling over them, but not in the budget right now...
markjs
XS400 owner, bike lover
I have no idea but I drilled 8 1/4" holes to up the volume and it sounds perfect to me, will get a sound byte someday soon. I saw no brand mark on them, but I installed them before dawn this morning. The ONLY thing I don't like about them is the naked look of the left side of the bike. That's just because she's a spine frame though.
Did you go on that ride today?Im in the same boat been drooling over 2 N 1 system for months now.I can almost afford one but other wish list parts are turning to a get list very soon.
markjs
XS400 owner, bike lover
Who; what ride?
I ride every day even in the rain at least to my mailbox, usually into town unless it's more than a sprinkle, which in Sunny Sequim it rarely is!
markjs
XS400 owner, bike lover
I got to rename her, it's bloody amazing what a little dish soap, comet, and a scrub brush can do. She just isn't Frankenbike anymore! She was registered in April and that name is one I like a lot (April), but it's got to be a cool unique name. Here's the before and after pics together...
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Yup - that's the MAC 2 into 1. Complete with the requisite blueing that immediately happens next to the heads.
Compared to what you started and how the bike looks now its taken shape nicely and quickly.
markjs
XS400 owner, bike lover
So, since I have always been too poor and too impatient to re-jet a carb, would my extra 8 1/4" holes make much difference? Seems to run maybe a little better than with the old setup, but not having the resources of time with the bike yet it's hard to say with certainty. Optimal is great and I want to learn as I go, but quick and dirty has been necessity in my life for most of it anyway.
