My 'Racer' Build (and Re-Build)
Hey guys! I had originally posted when I got my 81 XS 400 4r4, but never got around to posting build photos last year. I had a time frame of around a month to get it ready to ride so it was hectic and I didn't get to take any photos during the process. Cut a lot of corners also, just so I could get it on the streets. Couldn't get a painter or powder coater to give me a good ETA on getting things complete, so I just gave the whole bike the BBQ paint scheme. Also laid it down around November last year, not too bad on the damage, just slightly bent the swing-arm and ruined my Tarozzi rearset
So now I'm giving myself 2 weeks from the time all the parts come in, to get it redone the way I originally had planned.
Bike as it was when I got it last year-
After my quick 'Cafe' job-
Have much planned for the rebuild. Powder coat almost everything. Decent paint on the tank and seat. Grabbed a 'square' tank from a 77. New seat made by Ian at Twinline Motorcycles. New rearsets. Aprilia RS125 forks. EBC Brake rotor. New EBC Carbon Fiber clutch. Custom ground cam, done locally. Head port/polish and a slight amount taken off for a slightly smaller dome. PWK(fake mikesXS ones, but they will do) carbs. Domino dual pull throttle. Going with a minimalistic wiring job this time around, I kept a lot of the original wiring on the last build and it was a pain to stuff it all under the seat, and looks like shit. Needle bearings for the new swing arm.
That's about it I think. Should end up a lot nicer! Still need to decide on a color scheme, but I've got a few things in mind.
I'll do my best to take pics and post here!
Finished- Jan 14th, 2016
Hey guys! I had originally posted when I got my 81 XS 400 4r4, but never got around to posting build photos last year. I had a time frame of around a month to get it ready to ride so it was hectic and I didn't get to take any photos during the process. Cut a lot of corners also, just so I could get it on the streets. Couldn't get a painter or powder coater to give me a good ETA on getting things complete, so I just gave the whole bike the BBQ paint scheme. Also laid it down around November last year, not too bad on the damage, just slightly bent the swing-arm and ruined my Tarozzi rearset
So now I'm giving myself 2 weeks from the time all the parts come in, to get it redone the way I originally had planned. Bike as it was when I got it last year-
After my quick 'Cafe' job-
Have much planned for the rebuild. Powder coat almost everything. Decent paint on the tank and seat. Grabbed a 'square' tank from a 77. New seat made by Ian at Twinline Motorcycles. New rearsets. Aprilia RS125 forks. EBC Brake rotor. New EBC Carbon Fiber clutch. Custom ground cam, done locally. Head port/polish and a slight amount taken off for a slightly smaller dome. PWK(fake mikesXS ones, but they will do) carbs. Domino dual pull throttle. Going with a minimalistic wiring job this time around, I kept a lot of the original wiring on the last build and it was a pain to stuff it all under the seat, and looks like shit. Needle bearings for the new swing arm.
That's about it I think. Should end up a lot nicer! Still need to decide on a color scheme, but I've got a few things in mind.
I'll do my best to take pics and post here!
Finished- Jan 14th, 2016
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