Yamaha XS400 & XS500

Alright so first of all the tire changer came today, which was pretty sweet:


I also got the two front turn signals mounted to the Yamaha, I have to sort out the rears:


I do have the wiring diagram for the lights:



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So I was at a local bike shop today and I stopped in to say hello to the owner, and to ask him if he knew if I needed a side stand to pass inspection. We got to talking old Ducati, Triumph, and Norton. We also talked about Dad a little whom he remembered. So I told him I thought about gathering the bits to put an Enfield back on the road despite their being horrible little motorcycles, but I say "I like 500cc singles" and he says "I have one of those" and we worked our way around to him offering it to me. Doesn't run, but I was all excited. Then he came to mention the name, and its not a single, its a parallel twin.

I actually had one before, and gave it away. So this bike is from the 70s its a XS500. Not sure of the year, but he says its been sitting in a crate for a long time, a bit rough, may be missing this or that... but really, a free bike, a bike I know and love. We exchanged information and he's going to dig it out for me to pick up in the next few days. So yeah, here's the basic plan:



Now thats a bike I can attach a sidecar to - because of the cradle frame. So I'm all excited, because I now have a "winter rig" in process.