emgi
XS400 New Member
Hi2all,
This is my first post. I was considering to buy an XS400 which had already been upgraded to hardtail. After having a look at the bike, I decided not to buy it altough it was fairly cheap. Showstopper was the way in which the front fork had been set forward. The quality of the rear end was not good either.
Seller stated all welding was provisional to allow further adjustments but the quality of the metalwork was low. It consisted of self made parts with wide gaps between them and insufficient overlapping. Also I thought the tubing of the hardtail was pretty thin using 1 inch pipe with 0,1 inch or 3mm wall thickness.
In my opinion this frame is only good for scrap but perhaps I'm too critical.
Please check the pics and give me your professional judgement.
regards,
emgi
This is my first post. I was considering to buy an XS400 which had already been upgraded to hardtail. After having a look at the bike, I decided not to buy it altough it was fairly cheap. Showstopper was the way in which the front fork had been set forward. The quality of the rear end was not good either.
Seller stated all welding was provisional to allow further adjustments but the quality of the metalwork was low. It consisted of self made parts with wide gaps between them and insufficient overlapping. Also I thought the tubing of the hardtail was pretty thin using 1 inch pipe with 0,1 inch or 3mm wall thickness.
In my opinion this frame is only good for scrap but perhaps I'm too critical.
Please check the pics and give me your professional judgement.
regards,
emgi