meelas
XS400 Member
First Day of Work
Hey everyone! Here is a 1980 xs400 that i bought recently. It has 6,300+ original miles. After some early battery charging issues, I have been able to start working on it and hopefully will get it running smoothly and registered before the snow starts to fall.
I want to make this thread so I can record the progress and ask for help if I need it along the way.
The handle bars and white tank were done by the previous owner. It is actually just a primer. The p.o. was working on the bike but then sold it after buying a car instead.
I started by adding an inline fuel filter. Then i took off the stock air filters and found a whole mess of wires and the battery sitting on an old rusted first aid kit cover. The oil drain plug was stripped, so I replaced that. The spark plugs were also replaced.
Hey everyone! Here is a 1980 xs400 that i bought recently. It has 6,300+ original miles. After some early battery charging issues, I have been able to start working on it and hopefully will get it running smoothly and registered before the snow starts to fall.
I want to make this thread so I can record the progress and ask for help if I need it along the way.
The handle bars and white tank were done by the previous owner. It is actually just a primer. The p.o. was working on the bike but then sold it after buying a car instead.
I started by adding an inline fuel filter. Then i took off the stock air filters and found a whole mess of wires and the battery sitting on an old rusted first aid kit cover. The oil drain plug was stripped, so I replaced that. The spark plugs were also replaced.
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