New Member from NJ, USA

[Hank025]

How Ya Doin?

Been lurking around after I picked up my 1977 Yamaha XS360, but now I feel the need to actually contribute.

Im in New Jersey and use the bike mostly for commuting (no highway) and running around town.

Ill post a picture of what i think is a very stock 1977 XS360. It has some blemishes and some starting issues, but nothing that cant be fixed with a little zen-like approach. I plan on keeping it stock, or not changing anything that cant be reversed.

First impressions of this bike, are what I love most about it, the classic design, everything I need in a motorcycle and NOTHING more. No frills, no speeding tickets, no maintenance that requires nuclear launch codes...

I am from a younger generation, and I have to be honest, I had no idea how to kickstart a bike or which way a petcock was supposed to face until I found this site.

Thanks for sharing what you know.

-Hank

 

[Hank025]

Here's a picture.

 

[bcware]

It looks in great shape and I dig the blue I see on those 360s. A lot of people on here will appreciate the preservation of a nice specimen; it doesn't happen a lot.

Be sure to share your progress.

 

[BBS360]

Great to see a bike kept in such original condition. It's a huge shame to see undamaged stock bikes get chopped up to conform to whatever the currently in-fashion trend might be.
I'm still working on my first bike, also an XS360, though mine would have been a great candidate for customizing. I'd love to find one in good enough condition to restore to stock appearance.

 

[Wolfe_11B]

Wow, that's the cleanest I've seen. Yes please don't chop it up, there's plenty of run down bikes out there for cheap to do that!

 

[xschris]

Nice bike!! Welcome to the forum.

 

[Sesty]

great looking bike! where in NJ

 

[Hank025]

Thanks for the warm welcome guys!