Hi guys,
So I've had this project bike for a few months and am finally getting back to it and the more I read, the more questions I have. The bike is a 1979, kick only, spoke wheel bike. I bought it from a sorta crazy older guy who was hard up for money and it was close to what I wanted to build next (I usually build Virago's).
The engine was rebuilt recently, but I am looking at doing the electronic ignition upgrade. So far, I've only been able to find XS650 ignition kits- MikesXS, newtronic. It doesn't appear that they make 400 kits anymore. The bike came with an extra parts engine as well, what do I look for to see if the rebuilt engine has been upgraded? I also read this morning that the serial numbers on the engines give a clue to the engine year?
The bike is going to be a brat/bobber/cafe in the end. I think I'll be building a custom monoshock rear swing arm for it as well.
Thanks for the input, and also apologies for previously answered questions.
So I've had this project bike for a few months and am finally getting back to it and the more I read, the more questions I have. The bike is a 1979, kick only, spoke wheel bike. I bought it from a sorta crazy older guy who was hard up for money and it was close to what I wanted to build next (I usually build Virago's).
The engine was rebuilt recently, but I am looking at doing the electronic ignition upgrade. So far, I've only been able to find XS650 ignition kits- MikesXS, newtronic. It doesn't appear that they make 400 kits anymore. The bike came with an extra parts engine as well, what do I look for to see if the rebuilt engine has been upgraded? I also read this morning that the serial numbers on the engines give a clue to the engine year?
The bike is going to be a brat/bobber/cafe in the end. I think I'll be building a custom monoshock rear swing arm for it as well.
Thanks for the input, and also apologies for previously answered questions.