Featured XS400 Bobber build/first post

multiple posts today. so ill do them in a timeline
First,
got to work, took some photos of the bike in its current state.

its kinda cramped butted up against a 68 mustang and a 67 fairlane

 

then took pics of the fucked up looking trees





any idea what thats all about? they look tweaked

 

then i got this headlight and bucket off of a mecury metor. i can weld to the metal bucket and im gonna use the old horn and dummy gauge threads so i can make a bracket.

 

i got to my house and saw a box at the front door.



i opened it and first thought, i never ordered a indoor/outdoor cordless lamp. then i remembered that i traded Skillzman1 my tank for a set of pegs so he can do a tutorial on how to put knee dents in your stock tank.

i traded him this



and got these



spit and polish and it'll look sexy

 

haha yeah its like a four inch blade some crappy fake switchblade bs from a swap meet for a couple bucks. lol i got a high beam and low beam set up. im using the low, but i might use the high if its not bright enough. its a sealed beam, so i can just get any sealed beam that fits that bucket.

yeah it was dumped i think. some scratches on the case covers. but nothing bad. dents all over the tank, but the motor runs and the frame is straight. and that was what i was looking at at the time. i didnt have front pegs, thats why i traded for them. lol any idea on what i can do to straighten them? or is it basically just about getting new trees or suffering through it?

yeah. work has stalled while im waiting for my axle plates. from travis great looking designs. ask him about it. all i can really do is sell stuff and clean things. im gettin a gasket kit and a case. both are withing for me to set up my paypal. its just time and me not being lazy. lol o yeah and collecting parts.

 

thats why i mentioned his name. lol and im just bustin your balls travis. im in no rush. lol gives me time to measure and clean. stuff i normally wouldnt lol

 

his design. hes having them cut tho. i believe. dont take my word for it tho. and... a universal hardtail in the works correct?

 

yeah travis, i might take you up on that universal kit. lol

and more updates!
i got 4 headlights and chrome buckets for five bucks. i should be able to make 1 really nice one and 1 decent one outta the parts with some left over.
and a taillight for a dollar. pretty small, but its cool lookin.
pics 2morro.

 

its ok. i need a big headlight lol. i want it to fill up the forks. its the same size as the one that im holding in the pictures, but they have chrome buckets and adjusters and stuff. im going to make a bracket in shop and itll all be good. cant wait to se what they look like on yours tho. i think my taillight is like 2 inches or something. its OLD. lol more old pitted rust on the case than black pain. i think im just gonna rustoleum it after i clean the light. im scared if i sandblast it, itll fall apart. lol

 

ok updates. heres the tail light. it was all pitted and crusty, so i took it apart, sandblasted the bucket, cleaned the lens a bit and sprayed it with some gloss black spray paint. looks pretty decent





anybody know what its off of? looks like an old pepboys special light or something because there is no auto or bike manufacturer stamping

this is just a pick of how its gonna sit next to the fender i dont know if im gonna use this fender or not. maybe just for mock up or to get it on the road. its the front one cut in half.