buyin an xs400

[suffolkbobber]

Hey guys, my name is JT. im 18 and love bikes. Just recently built a Hardknock bobber, i bought it for $800 and tore it all down, replaced frame and a new larger engine along with other parts. My buddy has this old xs400 with no title/no keys. It was his grandfathers and its in pretty rough shape. I plan on building a hardtail bobber out of it, im pickin it up for $100! yes $100. I hope to pick it up soon, just gotta find the time and then i will post pics. i know it has good compression, i kicked it over a few times. im sure the first things i need to do it drain the oil and clean the carb to jsut HOPE it may start, which i think its gunna need more than that! but just wanted to introduce myself, see what everyone thinks.

here is my hardknock 200cc

hopefully over the next year, i will be able to learn alot and build my bike. ill get pics ASAP

 

[hardtailed77]

Nice 5150 man! I have thought about picking one of those up to teach a few buddies to ride.

Good luck on the XS400, be sure to start a build thread when you tear into it. PM Travis on here for hardtail info too! I would also do a compression test before trying to start it, it still may be low even if it kicks over.

 

[drewpy]

wow, that looks amazing! good work there.

good luck on the xs build, loads of info in this site and welcome to the forum

 

[OliverB]

Welcome to the forum. Great build and you should have fun with the XS400!

 

[lhaolpa]

Hey,welcome to the forum,Good luck on the rebuild of the xs! If it's been sitting unridden,might be a good idea to remove plugs and pour a few tbsp's of atf[auto tranny fluid]to soak the rings,lube the cylinders.That'll give it more compression,and soak the rings that may be stuck to the piston grooves.Soak overnight or longer. Good luck, lha

 

[suffolkbobber]

Hey,welcome to the forum,Good luck on the rebuild of the xs! If it's been sitting unridden,might be a good idea to remove plugs and pour a few tbsp's of atf[auto tranny fluid]to soak the rings,lube the cylinders.That'll give it more compression,and soak the rings that may be stuck to the piston grooves.Soak overnight or longer. Good luck, lha

thanks for the info, i have read that somewhere else before as well.
hardtailed77: dont think twice about the hardknock, cheap bikes, fun as hell to build and so much room for customization without spending a ton of money! everyone on hardknockforum.com is great, alot are assholes but they still help you however they can. mine started as a 110cc black frame, flatblack tins, drag bars, and dirty as hell. now is a 200cc, chrome frame, custom painted tins done by myself, and apes. i love it.