eMKay
XS400 Member
$300 Craigslist find, runs like crap, missing parts.
Here is the pic from the ad, that paint has got to go
Put the other tank on while painting the chameleon painted one, then cleaned the carbs, install a new ignition switch (old one was in a box of parts in pieces)
New headlight and bucket, this one has room inside for all the wires (if you drill another hole in it) but the light pattern is not that great
Got some used rubber grommets from a forum member here so I can properly mount the turn signals
Stripped, primed, and sanded the tank and side covers
Paint! This is Rustoleum with Valspar hardener thinned with acetone and sprayed with an HVLP gun. This method is very inexpensive and very effective. Just remember to wear a respirator.
Bike back together (only to tear it apart again to rebuild the front forks)
That's where I stand now, fixed a bunch of electrical issues too, new fuse box, shorted turn signals, etc...
Here is the pic from the ad, that paint has got to go
Put the other tank on while painting the chameleon painted one, then cleaned the carbs, install a new ignition switch (old one was in a box of parts in pieces)
New headlight and bucket, this one has room inside for all the wires (if you drill another hole in it) but the light pattern is not that great
Got some used rubber grommets from a forum member here so I can properly mount the turn signals
Stripped, primed, and sanded the tank and side covers
Paint! This is Rustoleum with Valspar hardener thinned with acetone and sprayed with an HVLP gun. This method is very inexpensive and very effective. Just remember to wear a respirator.
Bike back together (only to tear it apart again to rebuild the front forks)
That's where I stand now, fixed a bunch of electrical issues too, new fuse box, shorted turn signals, etc...
...Spad
The red paint job looks great also.
