My Project Yamaha 400

I love it. A friend just did an xv650 conversion to a brat? boy style bike..

here are some pics. I was amazed how quicly he transformed it (though it is not quite complete)..




Original bike

 

Love that 650 motor, I got 2 buddies adding hard tail kits on those bikes. This bike is not gonna be my daily rider, but my be fun to have in the shop.

 

Did some tank art...

 

Torn down, pulled motor...


Triple tree's back and bored out for the new stem...



Frame ready to be taken to Dad's shop for a date with bigger welders.



$210.51 in the build now with the steering bearings paid for and ordered.

Front 19" tire and a set of turn indicators yet to buy.

 

Update. Getting closer.

 

Today wired most all of it up, with a barrowed battery fron one of the other bikes. The one i used for mock up ended up being dead, will grab a new one this weekend. Down side is rear tire fender had to come off to get the dead one out. That being done, I cleaned the carbs and installed them. Some gas line and a beer can of fuel I went to fire it up. 15 minutes later it RAN! Ran well too. Sounds cool for a 'lil 400. All the parts I messed with day should be all painted by the weekend and if I can pick up a few things, maybe a running bike by this time next week.

 

sweet keep us updated bro

 

Some details done today...

 

looks good.... you keeping it the flat green? Figured you would be kinda tired of that color green.............LOL

 

Single stage paint... No wet sanding... no polish ot wax... dries way fast....short on time.... Oh, I'm digging it for this build!!!

 

That is looking awesome

I wanted straight through pipes like that but can't do it to my neighbours (as I ride daily).

I love exhaust wrap, especially on this type of bike.

 

The pipes are loud but not crazy. I used these baffles I chopped out of a Kaw 454 LTD I worked on last year.

I paced then inline right uner the foot pegs where the stock pipe was cut before I welded on the drags. Same outside diameter ass the pipes. The wrap wass left over from wrapping the midpipe on Kris's VFR.

 

SO CLOSE!
The battery I had for this bike/battery box took a crap. I used this "barrowed" battery to test all the wiring and start the motor. Rear wheel & fender cant be replaced untill the new battery is installed. I plan to get the replacement tomorrow and get this bike ready to ptut in gear and see what happens.


From tank forward I finished up with some detail work I wanted to knock out.

 

I have always wanted a grenade on my bike. Mainly so I could use it on idiot drivers.

Too cool

 

My daughter and I figured it's a one-up from a gremlin bell.

 

Finished up today. A mild ride on the street but rain and wet prevented me giving it much. Any way here it is...
[video=youtube;UNpuNh9G6vk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNpuNh9G6vk[/video]

 

That thing turned out great :thumbsup:

 

I rode the snot out of it today. Ended up up at the local bar where a half dozon bikes were parked. I got alot of "what the hell is that?"'s. Was fun. It scoots out pretty good for a 400. Tracks nice, breaking is decent, turns easy as speed. Good times. Just came home to park it before I got so lit that I end up dropping it.

 

Good looking Project. Nice job on it.

 

It would seem my photobucket took a crap so i made a new one. here are some finished pics...