mono
XS400 New Member
Hi Everyone -
Thought I'd say "hi" -- I'm new to the forum and to Yamahas. I recently became the caretaker of this '78 XS400. A buddy of mine who is out-of-country for work bought it and I'm keeping it (and now fixing it) for him until he gets back stateside. Unfortunately during transit, it stopped running and had to be trailered to my place.
I own a few old hondas and have done a complete teardown/restore on my '75 CB550, so I'm pretty familiar with how old bikes like this work in general, but I'm sure there will be a number of questions specific to this bike that I'll need some wisdom about.
I've already pulled the carbs and found that they need a good cleaning, maybe a rebuild, and a sync. The electrical is also gross from years of dirt, so I'm going through all the contacts and cleaning them. And while I've got everything apart, I just can't resist restoring some things that need it. also, depending on my buddy's budget, I may be needing a few used replacement parts.
Overall, the bike is in good shape -- very minor rust pitting on the fork tubes, paint's pretty good, and everything inside has been protected by a nice coat of grease.
Thought I'd say "hi" -- I'm new to the forum and to Yamahas. I recently became the caretaker of this '78 XS400. A buddy of mine who is out-of-country for work bought it and I'm keeping it (and now fixing it) for him until he gets back stateside. Unfortunately during transit, it stopped running and had to be trailered to my place.
I own a few old hondas and have done a complete teardown/restore on my '75 CB550, so I'm pretty familiar with how old bikes like this work in general, but I'm sure there will be a number of questions specific to this bike that I'll need some wisdom about.
I've already pulled the carbs and found that they need a good cleaning, maybe a rebuild, and a sync. The electrical is also gross from years of dirt, so I'm going through all the contacts and cleaning them. And while I've got everything apart, I just can't resist restoring some things that need it. also, depending on my buddy's budget, I may be needing a few used replacement parts.
Overall, the bike is in good shape -- very minor rust pitting on the fork tubes, paint's pretty good, and everything inside has been protected by a nice coat of grease.
