Recent content by David_W

Hey guys, I currently have an '83 XS400J. I'm REALLY struggling with figuring out how to build it considering how un-accommodating the frame is. I have ideas but they require some drastic frame surgery and my dad is not feeling that at all. So in my desperation I jumped on craigslist and found...

The tank has "some" rust in it.. Anyone know the best place to find a Mojave style tank for this? I figure its best to just get a new one rather than deal with rust in either mine or another old one..

Here are some pictures of the bike! The seat cover is gone. The front fender and handle bars are slightly bent from what looks like basically a tip over. I'm used to trashing stuff when I crash my race bike so bent pieces is nbd as I plan to replace most of it anyway.

I've been looking for a bike to do a cafe racer build with for a couple of months now. Yesterday after graduation my dad showed me a picture of a bike and suddenly I realized that it was in our garage. I couldn't believe it! They picked up an '83 Maxim 400. I think it has 17,000 original...

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