mwesty
XS400 Member
been lurking for a little while and have found the forum to be a massive bank of knowledge. thanks everyone.
This is my little XS250, UK variant. unsure of the year, but am working on trying to identify it. I think 78 or 79. My Yamaha dealer cant help me.
my plans for it aren't too huge, as this is my first old bike, but I will be tidying it up to get it running and registered, then will tear it down and blast and paint, and rebuild it up to hopefully be a reliable street tracker, for my weekend coffee runs.
when I picked it up the brakes were off it, the lights did not work and it leaked oil. these things have been fixed, but to get it registered I will need to sort out the "lights not working at idle" issue, new pads and discs and new fork seals and new tyres.
most of my contributions will be questions, but I will include as many pics as I can. Please excuse my garage at the moment, got shit everywhere.
thanks in advance for helping where you can.
matt.




This is my little XS250, UK variant. unsure of the year, but am working on trying to identify it. I think 78 or 79. My Yamaha dealer cant help me.
my plans for it aren't too huge, as this is my first old bike, but I will be tidying it up to get it running and registered, then will tear it down and blast and paint, and rebuild it up to hopefully be a reliable street tracker, for my weekend coffee runs.
when I picked it up the brakes were off it, the lights did not work and it leaked oil. these things have been fixed, but to get it registered I will need to sort out the "lights not working at idle" issue, new pads and discs and new fork seals and new tyres.
most of my contributions will be questions, but I will include as many pics as I can. Please excuse my garage at the moment, got shit everywhere.
thanks in advance for helping where you can.
matt.




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