I was last active around here, oh, in about 2013.
Then, I sold my XS and moved on to boards relevant to other bikes I owned.
This week, though, I was gifted an XS400 Heritage Special. There is a story there, but suffice it to say, I got a non-runner, but with proper paperwork, and it was free.
Bike is pretty heavily molested. Rattlecanned black with paint runs and peel, manifolds covered in silicone, missing front fender, not dust caps on the forks, brake cable burned on the exhaust. Wire nuts in the the wiring harness. Oil leaks out of the usual seals.
Fortunately, no cuts to the frame, so it's probably safe structurally.
Should be a fun little slog making it a decent runner.
Then, I sold my XS and moved on to boards relevant to other bikes I owned.
This week, though, I was gifted an XS400 Heritage Special. There is a story there, but suffice it to say, I got a non-runner, but with proper paperwork, and it was free.
Bike is pretty heavily molested. Rattlecanned black with paint runs and peel, manifolds covered in silicone, missing front fender, not dust caps on the forks, brake cable burned on the exhaust. Wire nuts in the the wiring harness. Oil leaks out of the usual seals.
Fortunately, no cuts to the frame, so it's probably safe structurally.
Should be a fun little slog making it a decent runner.