Recent content by blakeloydmaloney

Got my tires mounted and installed today and went on a nice fifty mile ride to break them in since its abnormally in the sixties in February. The only bummer is that the stock front fender won't fit over the new tire without a bit if trimming first. Other than that, everything was pretty...

Im having a hard time I bedding the pictures. Sorry.

Finally got my new tires in! Now, to get them on... I went with 3.5x18 for the front and back. I went back and forth because I know 3.0x18 is a closer match for the front, but the knobby tires I wanted were only rated for 70 something mph if I stayed with the 3.0. I have ridden and will ride...

So... I thought I was going to put it away for the winter and not ride it, but I couldn't resist. It has been an abnormally warm and dry winter here in Colorado, so I got out with about 8 other guys for a nice 50 mile ride around the Garden of the Gods, Manitou Springs, and other nice roads...

Do you have a link to whoever built the hoop with the handlebars? I have been looking for it and cannot find it! I am trying to do the same thing with mine.

Today I finally finished my fork maintenance and installation. It was all pretty straight forward thanks to all of the people who have given tutorials on this site. I took them apart, cleaned them well, got them painted, and rebuilt them with new seals, 20W fork oil, and mikesxs gaiters since...

Well, I got the gas cap all worked out and ordered a seal for cheap off of MikesXS. I decided to pass up the progressive springs for now and am rebuilding the forks with new seals and replacing the oil. I didn't get to do a ton on the bike because we spent the week below 20 degrees and got...

Forgot the pics. My bad.

Today I got the front forks off and dismantled them for a rebuild. Even though the engine runs well it isn't really safe enough to drive. The fork seals are leaking a ton and the fork oil seems to be the original from the 70's. Luckily the bike was garaged by the PO, so there is no pitting at...

Finally picked up a solid base for a bike! So pumped to finally be a part of the xs400 crew! A little background. Picked up this bike for a grand. It has just over 12k miles on it, the carbs were just rebuilt and rejetted since I live up in the Rockies (Colorado Springs, CO). The PO also...