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I know the xs500 is a bit of a downer in the XS line but I cant find a forum for them, so I hope youll accept me. I am working on a 76 XS500 cafe. I picked up the bike up for $100. After a lot of work I tested to see if it would run and I got it running enough to give me the confidence to keep...

Hi peeps..thanks for letting me join. I thought I would share some pics of my xs400. Still a few bits n Bob's to do to it. I also own a new triumph bobber black but wanted an older project for my garage.. Cheers Bobo

I'd like to use the "Saddlemen Eliminator" tail section and seat for my '81 build and was wondering if anyone has used this seat on theirs before. I need to figure out if the seat frame hoop I'm looking at will work. What size seat frame hoops are you all using for cafe/brat builds?

I am selling my custom made 1981 Yamaha XS400 Special "Brat Style" cafe racer. I literally built this thing with blood sweat and tears. I love her dearly but it's time for me to get something bigger. Serious inquiries only. I'm not in any rush to sell her so no low ballers. $2,500 OBO. I am also...

Greetings all! I finally finished my xs360 build, shes up and running and registered and on the road.....I was nearly over it at the end stages with all the fiddly crap (especially carbs) but got there in the end. This took a long time but I was in no hurry and I got most things the way I wanted...

Hey everyone! I've been a lurker here for a little while so I thought I'd finally chuck up an introduction as well as the project I'm working on. <insert obligatory long intro apology> I'm a gearhead and have been ever since I can remember. My father and I restored a 1969 Beetle when I was a...

Back end is chopped and ready for some winter work. Any helpful tips on seat mounting? And any tips on minimizing electronics?

I have been working on this build for a number of years now (with help from this forum). I figured I should start posting a build log to share and to keep myself progressing. The donor was an '82 XS400 with 26K kms and very few modifications. I stripped the bike down to the frame and have...

1980 Xs400 custom finally finished

Hey all, I am having trouble figuring out what lamp would work in my '79 SOHC. The reflective material is falling off of the inside of my lamp and I would like to upgrade to an H4. I've read that our lamps are 165mm (6/5")? Is this true? I'm also confused about what lamps will work with my...

Hi all, I'm new here, about to lay into a 1980 XS400 special. Was hoping to get an idea of how my seat plans might pan out from those of you who have done something similar. I'm looking to do an upturned frame loop similar to the setups on these CB's: The clean frame line along with the...