new guy in pa

[racegeek]

new to this board im on a few others. just picked up an 81 400. kinda what ive been looking for to fix up. i love the par twins and have a rebel as a everyday rider. this one not sure which way im gonna go. was thinking hardtail but im no kid anymore so might do a strech swing arm bobber bike. just went through that carbs and need some air filter setup. if i cant find cheap stock setup i might go with some pods.

 

[16VGTIDave]

Welcome! Your bike looks to be in decent shape, why not clean it up and ride it as is for a while? Well, after removing the back rest, that is.

 

[racegeek]

the back rest is longggg gone. it is in decent shape . been sitting under a portable tent garage and is corroded . tires are dry checked pretty good. right now i have the carbs off. i have another daily rider so im gonna work on this one and make it the way i want. . maybe by end of summer it will be on the road.

 

[racegeek]

well haven't done mush but havent updated either. ordered a set of rebel shocks today. got a few things from mikes

 

[racegeek]

few more pics

 

[racegeek]

nutter one

 

[Rambo814]

Welcome racegeek! I'm also a fellow Pennsylvanian with a recent xs400 purchase. If no one told you yet, clean those carbs. Then clean them again. Looks pretty decent, though.

 

[Scorpio1963]

Welcome and good luck with your project.The 1st thing that was changed on my bike was that backrest.

 

[xschris]

Welcome to the forum. Make sure to get some filters on them carbs The bike will run much better with them.

 

[racegeek]

yea I had it running but now have new intake boots and picked up a complete stock filter setup. with the nice weather bike been on the back burner for awhile ive been on here awhile and thought I had a build thread but cant find it so just updated this one.