Reclaimer
XS400 New Member
Bought it for $400 as a *torn down broken garbage stripped (but not salvaged)
piece of s*** Yamaha's version of the Nighthawk back in 1982, its called a Yamaha
XS400J or XJ400 Maxim
In the middle of restoration, i rode it around with a grey tank and a fluorescent
green monster energy logo hand stencilled to either side of the tank. and when I
got the bike.... (just to remind you for $400 and its a 1982 YAMAHA) it came with a
2002 CBR 1000 RR custom long seat ZIP TIED to the frame.along with a make shift
brake light coat hangered to the seat. and the license plate bailing wired to the
frame.
People pretty much knew me everywhere just based on the monster logo alone but
ESPECIALLY because in transition to actually restoring / bobbing it, ( the
decision was bobbing instead of cafe because the tank is diagonal as opposed to
horizontal and I think it would have looked ridiculous) anyway... I had to secure
the CBR seat with a 2x4 and wire straps to the frame... it was all that I had at
the time and it was surprisingly secure... minus the fact that it is a seesaw when
not being ridden.... I was also know for this particular trait.
I also had no fenders so, no rainy days... found that out early
the fuse box of the wire harness appeared to be draped over the back tire when i
started my test ride in the rain....
"you break it you buy it" occurred to me during the ride.... it stalled out for
some unknown reason... but i was able to start it back up, he claimed bad
battery... I realized i ground the insulation off all the wires in the harness in
that particular region of the wire harness. so when i got it home, before even
getting to ride it, i had to relocate the "fuse box" and do some seriously legit
re-wiring.. luckily i have a natural electrical engineer talent.
pretty convenient if you ask me...
BUT, the engine is F****** FLAWLESS,
and i think minus a couple of small cosmetic things the bike is pretty much
perfect, the seat was hand made, the side panels were hand made, Tires put on by
hand, etc, etc, etc. OH and the gas tank was dented to HELL, 4 days of bondo and
400 grit wet sand paper,
no filters on carburetor except metal screen door material (previous owner had air
pods on it instead of the OE air filter but the pods fell off on my first real ride
because they were the wrong size) went up 4 jet sizes....went from top speed of 64
to a top speed of 90 and its a perfect fuel to air mixture and is not too hot or
too cool for the engine or the carb here in the bay area of california
Monster logo days:
hard to see but 2x4 under CBR seat
The coveted logo(more dents on the left which is why i took the picture from the right)
YAY wrong size air pods
in progress
told you I made the seat
here's the current
on my 21st birthday, he pulled up and didn't give us a ticket.... this is illegal in this city btw...
I'm done....
I'll never get rid of it
i'll buy another bike and have 2 ... never getting rid of it...
piece of s*** Yamaha's version of the Nighthawk back in 1982, its called a Yamaha
XS400J or XJ400 Maxim
In the middle of restoration, i rode it around with a grey tank and a fluorescent
green monster energy logo hand stencilled to either side of the tank. and when I
got the bike.... (just to remind you for $400 and its a 1982 YAMAHA) it came with a
2002 CBR 1000 RR custom long seat ZIP TIED to the frame.along with a make shift
brake light coat hangered to the seat. and the license plate bailing wired to the
frame.
People pretty much knew me everywhere just based on the monster logo alone but
ESPECIALLY because in transition to actually restoring / bobbing it, ( the
decision was bobbing instead of cafe because the tank is diagonal as opposed to
horizontal and I think it would have looked ridiculous) anyway... I had to secure
the CBR seat with a 2x4 and wire straps to the frame... it was all that I had at
the time and it was surprisingly secure... minus the fact that it is a seesaw when
not being ridden.... I was also know for this particular trait.
I also had no fenders so, no rainy days... found that out early
the fuse box of the wire harness appeared to be draped over the back tire when i
started my test ride in the rain....
"you break it you buy it" occurred to me during the ride.... it stalled out for
some unknown reason... but i was able to start it back up, he claimed bad
battery... I realized i ground the insulation off all the wires in the harness in
that particular region of the wire harness. so when i got it home, before even
getting to ride it, i had to relocate the "fuse box" and do some seriously legit
re-wiring.. luckily i have a natural electrical engineer talent.
pretty convenient if you ask me...
BUT, the engine is F****** FLAWLESS,
and i think minus a couple of small cosmetic things the bike is pretty much
perfect, the seat was hand made, the side panels were hand made, Tires put on by
hand, etc, etc, etc. OH and the gas tank was dented to HELL, 4 days of bondo and
400 grit wet sand paper,
no filters on carburetor except metal screen door material (previous owner had air
pods on it instead of the OE air filter but the pods fell off on my first real ride
because they were the wrong size) went up 4 jet sizes....went from top speed of 64
to a top speed of 90 and its a perfect fuel to air mixture and is not too hot or
too cool for the engine or the carb here in the bay area of california
Monster logo days:
hard to see but 2x4 under CBR seat
The coveted logo(more dents on the left which is why i took the picture from the right)
YAY wrong size air pods
in progress
told you I made the seat
here's the current
on my 21st birthday, he pulled up and didn't give us a ticket.... this is illegal in this city btw...
I'm done....
I'll never get rid of it
i'll buy another bike and have 2 ... never getting rid of it...
