Drice82
XS400 Enthusiast
Reposting in the build section of a new winter project. I picked up this 1980 special II a few weeks ago and this is the progress thus far.
It was in pretty rough shape but the po said it ran last spring but now has a stuck float as fuel dumps out the carb. No battery but I can hear the cylinder turn with the kick and at least some compression.
The seat is 99% duct tape, sissy bar installed via hose clamps, and front and rear signals mixed around ( a front in the rear and vice versa)
As winter is fast approaching I wanted to get the bike indoors as my garage is neither insulated nor heated and I'd prefer to park out of the snow. Tank, motor, fenders, wheels were all pulled and brought into the basement for more comfortable work.
It was in pretty rough shape but the po said it ran last spring but now has a stuck float as fuel dumps out the carb. No battery but I can hear the cylinder turn with the kick and at least some compression.
The seat is 99% duct tape, sissy bar installed via hose clamps, and front and rear signals mixed around ( a front in the rear and vice versa)
As winter is fast approaching I wanted to get the bike indoors as my garage is neither insulated nor heated and I'd prefer to park out of the snow. Tank, motor, fenders, wheels were all pulled and brought into the basement for more comfortable work.