Patchaks
XS400 New Member
We are fairly new to the forum, so I want to do a brief introduction. My fiance Jeff and I have 4, 400's in the garage at this time. I have a bit of an addiction to them. I learned to ride cycle on a friends 1981 400 Maxim. I picked up my own 1981 Special this summer and it is in amazing condition and runs like a top. I've always wanted to tear down a bike that needs work and get it running again.
In addition to my desire to re-build a bike, we've always wanted a cafe and since I will never molest my perfect 1981; we found a local individual selling a '78 with a seized motor and 2 parts bikes. We found that we can actually get one of the parts bikes, another '78, running and that still leaves us needing a motor for the other '78. Our other parts bike is a '81. We just found a running 400 motor for a 1982. In reading past posts about the history of the 400 models I see they switched from SOHC to DOHC in '82. Before we buy the '82 motor we would like to know: Are these two motors interchangeable on the frame? Any other major concerns we should be aware of?
KC
In addition to my desire to re-build a bike, we've always wanted a cafe and since I will never molest my perfect 1981; we found a local individual selling a '78 with a seized motor and 2 parts bikes. We found that we can actually get one of the parts bikes, another '78, running and that still leaves us needing a motor for the other '78. Our other parts bike is a '81. We just found a running 400 motor for a 1982. In reading past posts about the history of the 400 models I see they switched from SOHC to DOHC in '82. Before we buy the '82 motor we would like to know: Are these two motors interchangeable on the frame? Any other major concerns we should be aware of?
KC
