Yamaha Xs400 Cafe Racer Build

Bikes like the xs400, xs650, xs750, and xs1100 make great builds.

Yamaha xs400 cafe racer build. Yamaha xs360 and xs250 enthusiasts are welcome here too! I have no idea wut i am doing but i'll figure it out with some help. This bike, with its small and manageable 400cc engine, is great to leave quietly or have a fun route taking the curves. But i've had a few folks show interest in seeing photos and some details regarding a recent build project i completed.

Bike exif is primarily a showcase of rare and esoteric motorcycles. 1981 yamaha xs400 special ii. But the light and nimble xs400 is perfect for zipping around town or commuting, and with a curb weight of around 400 lbs, it’s an undemanding ride. See more ideas about cafe racer, yamaha, custom motorcycles.

Base bike is a 1980 xs400 special ii. This is an excellent ride. I have access to welding equipment and just about everything i would need to customize this bike the way i want. Stay tuned for poject build updates.

Home forums > general discussion > the garage >. This bike is a 1979 yamaha xs400 that i built (my 1st build so go easy on me). There are four bikes in the yamaha xs series, each can make a great cafe racer.the smallest is the xs400, next up are the xs650, xs750/850 (both triples), and the xs1100 for the bravest among you. Auto fabrica xs650 cafe racer.

Discussion in 'old's cool' started by smithrod63, feb 25,. My plan is to customize this bike to look like a cafe racer. I purchased this beauty in 2013 from an independent dealer burgundee bikes in cocoa. Thinking a benjies dolphin seat / tank combo that is for an xs 650.

I have a 1982 maxim 400. Very low 3925 original miles and it shows. Hope to have it done for the spring. The style for this bike was largely inspired by.

1978 yamaha xs400 cafe racer build welcome to nesr! I will bem needing some info as i continue to build. Start date aug 19, 2009; Page 2 of 3 < prev 1 2 3 next > jul 27.

The only problem is i don't have much experience working with motorcycles and this isn't exactly the easiest bike to modify into a cafe racer. Starting my winter project, a cafe build: I recently picked up a yamaha xs400. How to build a cafe racer step by step a to z.

Everything on this bike has been rebuilt or restored by the previous owner. All xs400 enthusiasts are welcome regardless of where you are from or whether you are into xs400 choppers, bobbers, cafe racers, street trackers, or restorations. Yamaha xs400 by spin cycle you don’t see many yamaha xs400 customs around: Any motorbikes enthusiast has, at one point, probably developed a taste for café racers.

It’s usually yamaha’s xs650 that gets the custom treatment, so it’s nice to see a smaller capacity xs get a workover. Hi, i am from portugal and recently bought a xs400 special from 1981. I wanted a smaller bike because this will be my first and coming from a 150, a 400 is a big jump. Page 1 of 2 1 2 next > sep 18, 2016 #1.

Xs400.com is dedicated to the yamaha xs400 twin motorcycle and to their owners who love to ride, restore, and customize them. 1979 yamaha xs400 cafe racer build. Not much out there for xs400 cafe bikes so this one should be interesting. I have read that the xs650 tank should fit the xs400.

Cafe racer build discussion in 'the garage' started by freiesss, may 30, 2015. Yamaha xs400 cafe racer build; Picked up my next project: Introduced in 1976, the yamaha xs400 was highly anticipated in the industry.

I'm trying to build a café racer. The small yamaha xs400 yamaha is the smallest displacement cafe racer we have done to date, but certainly not the worse. And with nearly all the work done in the owner sander’s garage, volure’s first build has come up looking like the work of a bike builder with a lot more experience. Click to share on twitter (opens in new window) click to share on facebook (opens in new window) related.

The best may be the xs series. Using global buying ability, matched with neat engineering skills, a rather pedestrian yamaha xs400 has been tranformed into a slick café racer. 1983 yamaha maxim 400 vintage cafe racer ahrma custom street xs400 scrambler usd5,950 (fixed) free bike insurance calculator free bike shipping cost calculator 1983 yamaha 400 maxim. While heavier and less sporting than the rd, the xs posted respectabl

Most features of this site require registration, including replying to threads, sending private messages, starting new threads, and uploading files. Bikes like these tend to polarize opinion, but i’ll come straight out and say that i love this little yamaha xs400 bobber. First things first, chop rear rails, slug and weld in rear hoop: 1981 yamaha xs400 cafe racer build;

If anyone has some quality xs400 cafe pics feel free to. Leave a reply cancel reply.