dodger0129
amatuer/enthusiast builde
Hey all....thought i'd share a few pics of my progress so far!!...It,s been quite a long journey so far,with loads to work out,but hey,that's the fun part!!??.It's an XS400 DOHC in a hardtailed Honda Nighthawk frame,so new engine mounts etc had to be done.It's a bloody tight fit as well,but I love the "packed in" look of it all.It's got the front end from an original XS400 donor I started out with,before aquiring the DOHC motor.The tank is XS400,with modified fuel cap by myself,and the back wheel is from an SR250.I had the original XS wheel,but it was a disc brake item,and I wanted to go with a drum brake at the rear.I made the side mount number plate,and the battery box.The bars are original 1978 XS,flipped over,to give a dropped look....I started out to build a bobber,and now i don't really know how to describe it,except to say it's a custom,it's original,and it's all my own work..Check my album for more photo's.....29/03/13....just added some pics of new tail light,swapped the Miller for a Model A duolamp replica,got the indicators mounted,and started mock up on the exhausts,which I slash cut from the original xs400 silencers.They are now straight through,although I will probably fit removeable baffles for the MOT test!!!The last two pics are a fork brace,from an old enduro bike,drilled for a bit of style,which i'm using instead of a front mudguard!
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