Greetings from Ottawa!
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:18 pm
Hello all, a friendly teen from southern Ontario here!
I'm currently 16. Looking to buy an older bike very soon, and fix it up over the winter, so I can start riding in the spring.
Right now I'm in communication with someone selling a 1983 Yamaha XS 400. Don't know what any of the members here think of that bike. It's in decent condition, needing the carbs cleaned, and has a problem with the gas tank. The ad says a replacement is needed, and the seller has not replied yet, but hopefully I will be able to find one/fix it.
Well, a little back story to my showing up here. I have always had a thing for motorcycles, you know, like most kids do. Seeing the sport bikes fly by on the highways, the harleys rumble at the street lights.... mhm... yes, so anyways, as I grew older I found myself asking for less rides from my parents to places and more just getting on my bike (thats a regular old pedal bike...
) and going where I needed to go. The logical choice now that my distances are much further, and fuel costs are much higher, is a motorcycle. Small, easy to manage, great on gas... all good.
-SUMMARY-
So, summarizing that hugely long paragraph story:
-haven't got the bike or license yet
-want to pick up a cheap project bike to fix over winter
-is the XS 400 a good deal for $250 needing the carb cleaned and tank replaced?
-anyone got a teardown manual for said bike?
Thanks in advance for any responses and welcomes!
I'm currently 16. Looking to buy an older bike very soon, and fix it up over the winter, so I can start riding in the spring.
Right now I'm in communication with someone selling a 1983 Yamaha XS 400. Don't know what any of the members here think of that bike. It's in decent condition, needing the carbs cleaned, and has a problem with the gas tank. The ad says a replacement is needed, and the seller has not replied yet, but hopefully I will be able to find one/fix it.
Well, a little back story to my showing up here. I have always had a thing for motorcycles, you know, like most kids do. Seeing the sport bikes fly by on the highways, the harleys rumble at the street lights.... mhm... yes, so anyways, as I grew older I found myself asking for less rides from my parents to places and more just getting on my bike (thats a regular old pedal bike...
) and going where I needed to go. The logical choice now that my distances are much further, and fuel costs are much higher, is a motorcycle. Small, easy to manage, great on gas... all good.-SUMMARY-
So, summarizing that hugely long paragraph story:
-haven't got the bike or license yet
-want to pick up a cheap project bike to fix over winter
-is the XS 400 a good deal for $250 needing the carb cleaned and tank replaced?
-anyone got a teardown manual for said bike?
Thanks in advance for any responses and welcomes!
