My Project Yamaha 400

Picked uo this lil Yamaha 400 today. I made it gun and did a few things & paint to it in '08 for a guy I work with who used it as a starter bike.

Now I'm planning silly things for it.



.... let the gamess begin.

 

op2:.............

 

Some ideas

I'm planning on going WAY out my comfort zone on this one. The temptation to just build a Cafe out of it is hard to fight. But I have made those and have one in a long term build as it is.
These are som simular builds that have caught my attention....

 

similar to the Vulcan job you completed a little while ago.

 

If you're not going to Cafe it, how about a Bobber?

 

I'm thinking a Hardtail-bobber-bar hopper type. I do have several sets of longer forks that would allow me to get a few more degree of rake out of it. I would like to use the spoke rims but they are fighting me abit. There are plenty of varrious mag wheels in the shop to go with. I'm Limited to a total $500 budget on this and I have $400 left. I have 4 fuel tanks here but none of them seem "right". Was thinking of a "Peanut" tank but not done shopping around yet....

 

Was also looking at the "BRAT" bikes... Kinda Bobber-Rat soft tails. Shorter or shortened shocks. Less work but I'm sot sure I'm digging them as much as a hardtail-chop.

 

< exactly.

 

May have my tank. Kristins first bike was a 81 KZ305 Kaw. Its a lot slimmer in width than the yam tank ansd the best is it cost me $0. A bit rusty but I have acid wash and liner left over from the Radian build. I had it on the wall of our game room with a Betty Page pin-up on it under cheip paint. Kris says I have to replace it with another one.

 

No need to take the old Kaw tank off the wall. After some shopping around I picked up this tank for $25 today.

 

U would get a harley tank :/ oh well... I'm still stuck that bike would be killer as a cafe seeing as how I was supposed to get that bike intead of the radian but ya a chopper, have fun steering that bitch ... Eh u know my opinion but fuck it looks good so far with what u got beside now u dnt have to take moms tank... She didn't seem to happy with that to bein with just saying . Nonethekess... Have fun with all the "help" u get at home I'm sure a set of extra hands will help u with that build... Haha! Oh btw less than a wk I should nbe at benning... Idk yet.

 

After fighting with my pick up for a few days, I was able to start tearing down, if not much else.


This Tripple back-bone has GOTTA go, I'm not digging it.

I have 4 sets of forks to chose from right now. Still figuring what I'll end up using for forks and front wheel.


To save me a ton of paper work, I'm gonna use this this VIN off a old Kaw that the wife blew up.

More parts for my personal bone yard...

 

I know the Brat wanted to see this ass a cafe, but I've done that. On the hunt for tube for the hard tail tomorrow am after work....

 

Nice project. And good choice on the hardtail , the brat sytle is just for half asser 's to take the easy way out. Heres my xs650 for some inspiration.

 

I like that frame. I know from the start this bike is gonna ride and handle like crap.... But thats kind of half the fun. I gotta try some new things sometimes.

 

Here's where I got to today. Gonna get some more welding wire and add some plate in places to beef it up abit...