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Hi everyone! Just bought an 82 XS400 Maxim two weeks ago. Love it so far. The original owner had it sitting in a barn for about 25 years, and the p.o. cleaned it up and got it running again. It still has under 5000km on it!! This is my first bike, but I'm up for tinkering. The Maxim is a lot...

Been on the site a couple of weeks now and wanted to say hello. I recently aquired an 81 xs400 H hopefully this will be my first bike? In the process of getting a title for her to make it official. I haven't put any money in her yet till I now shes mine. Justs got the electrical cleaned up and...

HI all :), I have had my 83 XS400 Maxim for a little more than 4 months. Shortly after getting the bike, I noticed a constant high pitched whining/whirring sound coming from the speedometer region. At times it would be absent, then come back, usually triggered by a turn lean or a incline...

Hi, I'm a newbie to the bike world having got my license last October just before the snow started, I bought a 1980 xs400 2A2 for a reasonable price in running condition with a plan to just clean it up & replace the worn parts and enjoy my first season on a bike before starting any grand...

Wanted to post a couple of pic's of my bike and some thanks. This forum has been HUGELY helpful so thanks to you dude's first. My local Yamaha dealer has been a great resource and it's amazing what a case of beer can do. I've bought new pickup coil's, tank, carb's, complete exhaust and...

81 XS400, used Travis' frame jig I purchased (thanks Travis:thumbsup:) and now I'm headed to The Smoke Out 14, in Rockingham NC. See you there...:bike:

Hello all, thought it was about time i posted something about me and my XS250. I'm from Newcastle, UK, I'm 21 and my bike is 36 this year, a 1977 model XS250 with less than 13000 miles on the clock. Bought her 2 and a half years ago for the princely sum of £300. She wasn't in bad condition when...

Check out my albums. Thoughts and opinios welcome!:thumbsup:

There are Honda, Suzuki, Harley Davidson, and even Volkswagen parts on this bike. Resurrected after 13 hard years, uncovered in a yard in Washington.

:banghead: Man this thing has been frustrating, but I think I am onto something here finally!!! :wtf: OK, I found a nasty place in my harness. Rather than sending someone through an already long and confusing thread, I am making yet another. Hope this is OK, because in this case, it's also a...

Just got Little Red out for (technical) Spring. Its still in the low thirties everyday so it was a cold ride! Totally worth it though, isn't she pretty? :bike:

This showed up on my facebook feed through one of the cafe racer pages I follow http://www.returnofthecaferacers.com/2013/03/rafal-rodents-honda-cb550.html I love the paint idea, fake rust! It looks like it sits pretty low too, great for the vertically challenged riders lol. I think I'm...

Hi everyone, I've been getting wonderful help from all of you and just wanted to post a quick thread about me and my bike. I'd also LOVE to see pics of everyone else's so throw them up here! My is Neil and I am from chilly Michigan (where most of my troubles have come from, but that's...

It's been a long time since I posted any updates in the original intro thread, so I thought I'd start a new one. The bike has a name now, which is Clementine in honor of my son Clement who was born a month before I bought the bike. This is how it looked when I bought it: It looked...

Hello folks, Ive been using the site for quite a while to help with some sound XS advise. All of it has been very helpful and useful! So long story short, I have a 1977 XS360 that ive been working on for a few weeks now. Im converting it to a cafe racer to ride around at school plus Old...

Hey everyone, I am looking at getting this XS400 for $250. The engine was seized, but it has been seized by a bike mechanic. I am willing to put around $400-$600 into making it run smoothly. I have attached pictures. Any advice, any perspective? I have a friend who is willing to walk me...

Finally able to make some progress and decided it was about time to start a thread and track my progress:thumbsup: I've done an intro somewhere else, so we can just skip that:doh: The bike: 79 xs400, 12.5k miles when purchased, dual disk brakes Location(for tuning purposes): South FL, so sea...

Hey you guys are collaboratively great at answering all of my questions in my mission to restore this 78' XS400. Here's a tough one; I'm trying to replace the seat on my bike but I feel like the seat is from another bike and that the frame has been welded to fit the seat. My reasoning is that...

Got tired of lookin at the stickers on the tank of the original paint scheme. so i decided id fix it. Goin for a Matte look. logos still need to go on. yea i know messy garage.

Hi guys, I have hit that 600 mile mark, and changed out my plugs, So this is what I have To correct the darker one Left side, is that going to be an easy thing? or require the dismantle-ling the head? I think the Right side one looks Great! I am trying to figure out what I am going to be...