If you have read any of my prior posts it is clear to see that I am pretty new to this bike wrenching stuff. I have the desire and the time so I decided to get after a coupple of 1980 XS400's I had sitting around for the a few years. They had been something I planned on doing but a major surgery after an aortic dissection I suffered monstrous bout of vertigo and decided that bikes weren't the best choice. Time has past and so has the vertigo . i am retired and decided that I needed to occupy my time. I had 3 frames to chose from and i went with the cleanest of the 3. I have removed the engine to freshen it up and check it out. I decided today was time to start mock up...The tank was painted like that when I bought it, the bars are MX set that my younger brother had and I removed the cluster to ready it for a mini setup. I chopped and shaped the seat as a temporary solution. I have yet to shorten and shape the rear fender...