olivers

Nice ! thanks for the posts ! I will definitely give that a try at some point. for the time being, I picked up regular lights and the relays are tripping fine now. thanks again, Oliver

I've found just about all the parts I needed on ebay. I must say its definitely harder to find parts for this bike then the other 2 i've rebuilt. I ended up patching the tank to the best of my habilities... I'm no artist as you can see he he ( Still wish I could purchase a new one at a descent price ) ( 575$cdn is a bit much... or find a quality used tank ) here are some updated pics so list of some of the major new stuff: tires brakes lights horn exhaust gauges from a maxim same year ( direct plug-in is great ! ) fairings, back handles and other plastic/metal pieces.

more fun, the new relay wont trip. it was made for led lights. I've tried the proper wires in right place.. I hear it click but lights wont come on. my bulbs are not led's just regular bulbs that are smaller in size. I went from bulbs that took 27w each to bulbs that take 8w each. so thats 54w per channel to now 16w per channel. i'm thinking of adding some resistance either to each bulbs or in between both. What you guys think ?

NM.. ya.. it was where I thought it would be.

Hi, I changed my flasher lights recently and flashers wont blink anymore. Most likely due to lower resistance of the new bulbs. I picked up a new relay that fixes this prob. from the sound of my current relay.. id say its under the gas tank and under the metal frame that holds the fork. any ideas how to get there ? I removed the tank already. Do I really need to remove the top motor mounts to get there.. seems like a ridiculous place to put a relay! any thoughts or help.. let me know Cheers, Oliver

I started sandblasting it yesterday.. its in worst shape then I imagined.. the previous owner put a ton of bondo as well as welded to pieces on... and quite a few tiny holes on the sides. Im thinking of patching those holes with JB weld. I'll finish the sandblasting and decide if its usable. if not, I guess i'll order a new one from the dealership ? hoping they can still get one ??

thanks, i'll give them a shout. Any idea if its safe to sandblast a gas tank. By safe I mean, is the metal thick enough to handle being sandblasted ? I've been sandblasting parts on the bike here and there with great results, but they were either solid steel or thick material. I'm worried i'll dent the tank. reason for doing this, way too many coats of paints were applied over the years by previous owners and its filled with drips everywhere.. I thought of sanding it down.but its in there way too deep.. i'm thinking a nice fresh steel can would be great and should be the "proper" way to take care of this problem.. I could reduce the sandblasting pressure from 120psi to 90psi to make it more gentle. I currently use non-silica based sand.. looks like green glass or sand. any thoughts on this ?

I had made an update on this thread, but i guess the crash took it out. so here goes: new exhaust is in, had to fabricate some parts, mainly the piece that attaches the headers to the exhaust. I removed the gauges as well as all the lighting ( I hated the square lights and gauges ) also removed the flashers. bought a kit from Aztec8 and will be installing it as soon as it arrives. For the gauges, I picked up a set of xs400j which have individual cases for the gauges. They were not in the greatest shape, so i'll have to gutt my current gauges to mix/match broken parts. here is a pic of the exhaust setup. I also started repainting my bike ( not shown in that picture ) a dark blue ( old yamaha blue.. but not a yamaha color, just a duplicolor from canadiantire ) I may have to sandblast the tank to do a good job, the previous owner did an horrible job at painting, there are paint streaks all over the place. I'm now looking for the diaphragm, screws and top cap for the master cylinder as well as gas tank emblems. anybody have or know where I can find these items, let me know, I tried the yamahapartshouse but shipping is incredibly high on such inexpensive/tiny parts.

Anyone has the diameter of the front fork ?

Oh.. any chance you'd know the diameter in mm of the fork ?

looking great ! i'm thinking that 7" light kit from aztec8 looks great. i'd also get the led flashers and the proper electronic relay so the lights flash properly. thanks for the info and picture

sorry.. dont want to take over your thread.. but when you say it shouldn't start without choke.. you got me worried i'm running rich as well.. is this a general rule of thumb.. my xs400rj starts without choke and in a 0deg garage in ~1/4 second.

yess.. thats what i'm looking for.. or even a bit shubbier and shorter. but this would be great. I'm mainly wondering if I should stick with a certain size or type so i dont damage the engine.. or it doesn't really apply to my model ? ( i mean pressure wise ) as for the lighting.. the current lights and blinkers are shot.. I've found this company that seems real descent and would give another look to the bike.. ( i'm not a fan of the square light ) http://webhosting.web.com/imagelib/sitebui...ht%20Windscreen thanks again for all the replies!

Hi everyone, first post here.. woohooo I'm rebuilding a xs400rj.. so far i'm doing great... got the engine running great and missing quite small things but getting there.. basically some TLC... bike was driven til it stopped. took apart the exhaust pipes today & noticed the slip on exhaust portion is rotten.. hole in the can and baffles inside are destroyed. So, i'm looking for suggesting to make this bike look good. I dont want the same cone shaped muffler but something with a more sporty look. any suggestions appreciated. the header pipe is in great shape and i'm currently sandblasting it and will paint it with VHT paint a flat black. i'm thinking something like this: http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIt...em=360114500074 I know i'll most likely have to fab. some brackets as well as weld some adapters.. but i'm up to the challenge. Anything i should worry about.. the current one was a wide open exhaust i believe ( not much restriction ).. Cheers, Oliver