JohnP

I pulled apart the old bulb and used a Dremel to open up the hole until the new bulb would sit in the reflector. I then used epoxy to...

Head light bulb burned out so I put in an H4 bulb with a little bit of work. Now I'm waiting on new carb intake boots. I am going to...

Thanks, I'll give that a try but I have also decided to rebuild the carbs and check valve adjustment before my son takes it back with...

Just finished getting an 82' XS400 ready for the road and the only issue is the idle. I took it down the road and all felt good but as I...

I don't know why but I can't find new O-rings for the oil filter cover on my 82' XS400. I changed the oil and adjusted the carbs and had...

Sent my father in law photos of the bike last night. He was happy to see it being used and gave a little bit about when he purchased it...

Thanks, This was a long time coming. It helped that my son really liked it and wanted to help get it on the road. He is home on break...

getting close now, just the rear lighting and an oil change.

Got the paint done tonight.

Slowly but surely getting things cleaned up and adding a little paint here and there. I am still working on some ideas for the fenders...

Just an update. The tires, chain & sprockets, brake shoes and a long list of other things have come in. The only thing on my list that...

I do have the originals in chrome but was looking at the gold already.

Ordered tires, tubes, air & oil filters, chain & sprockets and a few other items today. While I'm waiting I'm going to prep the tank...

I just posted about this a week or so ago after pulling it out of the back of my basement. My wife pulled out the title and the warranty...

I pulled the tank covered all the openings and rolled it out for a cleaning along with a little rust removal. I realized that one of the...

Thanks, after I get it running good I'll probably do a detail clean and polish and and probably repaint the tank fenders and side covers.

Thank's, the one thing I need to address is the air intake rubber. I took the air boxes off after the last time I ran it because I saw...

My father in law bought this bike new. This was in upstate N.Y. and he kept it in a shed and had it serviced every year until 99' when...