Its on its way

[Gingernutz]

Remember my thread about a project bike for Winter? Well its going to be her in a couple of weeks
 

I've done a bit of research and apparently I am going to get familiar with carbs
So - go on then - should I try to restore it and keep it as it is or aim to turn it into some tarts handbag?
 
 
 

[mr grimsdale]

Well it`s got a tart working on it , so why not?....

[BIG MAC]

is it a 250 400 or 650? I cant remember what the looked like but the xs250 I owned for a short while had the ability to make a super dream look fast...pile of shengis of the first order...but ideal as a winter hack as very reliable I guess

[Gingernutz]

Hey Trev, its a little 400 (thats been in Rich's shed since 1997!). Been google imaging for XS400 and there are loads of cafe racers and trackers
 
Like this one:
Ideas Ideas............... looking forward to having a play anyway. I'm mainly doing it to learn so when I foc it up I'll be back here asking what all the left overs are for

[Looney tune]

Turn her into a wee bobber and I will pay for your black widow tattoo ( no joke )

[chilly]

  would make a good boat anchor. my mate had the 250 version it was feckin orrible

[helen]

Don't forget, I've still got an XS750 in the garage, if there are any common parts between the two!!   

[BBROWN1664]

Helen, I took my test on an XS750. Most were the horrible custom types but the one I had was just a normal road bike. Not seen one like it for years.

[BIG MAC]

Mac The elder had an xs750se....in burgundy....even rarer (called the gx750 elsewhere)...and with good foccin reason
 
 

[ozpom]

I learned on a mate's 1983 XS250 and it had one thing going for it: it didn't have enough power to get yourself in trouble with 

Sounded like a ride-on lawnmower and went about as fast as one 

That said, it didn't cost me anything...except two packets of metal putty to patch up the petrol tank 

I hope the 400s nicer to ride, Ginge!

[Gnasher]

Restore it these are now very collectable not as much as the 650 but still collectable, dont tart it up it will greatly de-value it. 

[Gingernutz]

Restore it these are now very collectable not as much as the 650 but still
collectable, dont tart it up it will greatly de-value it. 

I love your optimism - I give it three or four concentrated evenings 'fixing' things and it will look like a nearly new bike that Andy has fixed.

[Aegis Bearing Mel]

I heard that ya GingerTWAT.
 

Guid luck with it mate, looks like a fun way to waste a few hours over the winter.

[Giraffe]

Either way you must have plenty of time on your hands   and cash
 
 

[Hamos]

cafe racer it!

[jon]

liking that yellow one, not as good as mine, but not bad at all