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No, I can't do that. $40 shipped is fair.

Yes it is still available. And yes, it is the drum brake style.

The boxy, "square", or "slab-sided" tanks are from the '77 XS400D and '78 XS4002E. You might also look at tanks for a '77 XS360D, '77 XS3602D, and/or '77 XS500. There might be a few other years that have that style of tank as well - they pop up on ebay every so often - good ones being listed...

Measuring from the spoke hole centers, I cam up 219 mm.

Front hub in nice usable condition - left over from a parts bike on a recent build. Part no. 246-25111-00-38 - fits several models according to Partzilla - including XS400, XS360, RD200, RD250, DS6, DS7, R5, and CS5. Please check to make sure it fits your bike. Does not include the brake...

Fine looking seat! - and I say this having done a 2 or 3 seats! Nice job!!

Do you still have a shift lever? If so, how much shipped to 62401?

Thanks for the tips guys. I will take them apart , clean and adjust them yet again (insert load groan here). I am using the ethanol free gas. I think I will try the float test again, but will also do the sink test. And I will adjust the tabs and try the blow test.

Here is the situation I am experiences. If I leave my 78 XS400 2E sit for a week or two, the first time I start to it, the carb fills with fuel then over flows through the air filters. If I go a day or two between starts, I don't have this problem. Here is what I have done so far: I did a...

First - thanks for all the feedback. I do appreciate it. And I agree on the angle on the seat pan and the showing rail. The pan is just resting on the frame as I needed to take pics for the buyer in Chicago. I now have to take it all apart to sort out some paint issues. The pan will sit...

Finished assembly on Lola over the weekend. Other than a few paint issues to sort out and leaking pet cock, she's ready to roll!