zampination
XS400 Member
Probably going to get her on friday. And then i'm going to search for gas tanks. Looking for old cb250 cb400 cb500 tanks.. Might fit
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Is there a maxim cafe racer?
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Search on here before buying anything. Make sure you have the ability to modify a tank. There isn't a lot that will bolt right up. I know the non-maxim models have the triple-tube frame, but I am not sure about a maxim.
I have a cb360 tank in my garage right now, but I don't have a maxim.
I have a cb360 tank in my garage right now, but I don't have a maxim.
zampination
XS400 Member
I don't mind modifying a tank to fit. But in order to know exactly what tank i want to fit i have to get the bike first.. so i can measure the frame's backbone and know exactly the dimensions for my project's tank.
If i can find out those two dimensions like in the picture then the rest is easier
https://www.box.com/s/0231dd9b3811322bd373
If i can find out those two dimensions like in the picture then the rest is easier
https://www.box.com/s/0231dd9b3811322bd373
zampination
XS400 Member
And here is a picture of how i imagine my tank will be on the frame
https://www.box.com/s/f51392196a49ba0d2b01
https://www.box.com/s/f51392196a49ba0d2b01
zampination
XS400 Member
Or slightly bigger... can't really tell in that pic
zampination
XS400 Member
Did you happen across this Thread, right on here, which shows a Kawasaki tank fits on a Maxim Frame?
zampination
XS400 Member
Yeah i saw that... But he has fitted it too high to the frame... Bottom line of the tank does not line up with the frame's tube under where the seat would be...
And by the way...
I BOUGHT IT ! ! !
And i'm really excited about it! Rode it to my town from another city 200 miles away! Got there by hitching a car!
The trip was a bit tiring but mostly cause there were 2 little holes in the exaust pipes causing a lot of noise... Will deal with them later! Νow i just can't stop riding it!
I'm VERY happy! It is my first motorcycle!
Congrats on the Bike.
There is cafe racers for the 400 maxims. I have only found 2 so far though. Hopefully mine would be the third one in the near future.
Here they are for a 1983 maxim 400.
and http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/mcy/3206379825.html
There is cafe racers for the 400 maxims. I have only found 2 so far though. Hopefully mine would be the third one in the near future.
Here they are for a 1983 maxim 400.
1988? Not likely an xs400...
It could be that Yamaha made the DOHC available in the European market for more years than in N. America. I think Drewpy posted something about them being very popular in Germany and getting them for longer.
If you check out inuit's photos, it certainly looks like an xs400 seca was his starting point.
yes!
in spain it was sold till 1990 or little more i think! it is the only model that we know,because the maxims and another variatons, don't arrive to spain!
my bike before the mods...
it's like an american seca...isn't it?
in spain it was sold till 1990 or little more i think! it is the only model that we know,because the maxims and another variatons, don't arrive to spain!
my bike before the mods...
it's like an american seca...isn't it?
yes!
in spain it was sold till 1990 or little more i think! it is the only model that we know,because the maxims and another variatons, don't arrive to spain!
my bike before the mods...
it's like an american seca...isn't it?
the other models were known as Sanglas 400 Y
The one you started with looks like the Secas we have over here.
One of the Sanglasi in Drewpy's pics seems to have the sohc Yamaha 400 in it though.
Anyhow, you did a lovely job on your custom with the sr250 tank.
If it had been me, I would have changed the funny paint to a N. American paint job and stopped there - but just because I am mechanically dis-inclined.
so you did have the other xs400 variations in Spain then
mmmmmmm
YES!!!
you're right!
we know them like sanglas,but really they are yamahas!!!
The one you started with looks like the Secas we have over here.
One of the Sanglasi in Drewpy's pics seems to have the sohc Yamaha 400 in it though.
Anyhow, you did a lovely job on your custom with the sr250 tank.
If it had been me, I would have changed the funny paint to a N. American paint job and stopped there - but just because I am mechanically dis-inclined.
yes yes yamaha bought sanglas and put their engines and dessings under the name SANGLAS in spain but they were really yamahas!!
the real SANGLAS were the previous models.
like this:
a SANGLAS 400 E
well!
i'm lucky and have a good friend who isn't like us...it means mechanically disinclined.
he gave me a lot of answers and did the most dificult job.
That almost looks like old-time British blacksmithery - with separate transmission units that bolt on. I actually met an old racing mechanic who waxed nostalgic for those - he said they were way easier to work on ...
