Just bought my first bike ever a 77 Suzuki gs400 and want to do a cafe build I need to knock out some mechanical issues as well as rebuild the forks and get new tires before I tackle anything super cosmetic what's the best place to start sourcing parts for this? I want to a carb rebuild first and foremost and am hoping to just find a rebuild kit is that really achievable on a bike this old?

Back on the road after replacing some rotten fuel line connectors and upgrading the original axial master cylinders to modern radial setups.

This one was a long time ago but it was a good experience and had fun putting it together. Mostly trimming, deleting and sourcing of small bits here and there at swap meets to put it back on the road. It started as a derelict bike sitting behind a garage getting rusty. So it was a gamble of time more than dollars. I think all in it was about a 700 or 800 dollar project. I didn't take a picture of the seat construction but it was hand built out of the back part of a 650 gas tank welded on a stock steel pan. I liked the line it matches the tank up front. Thanks for inviting me in to this forum.

Frame done! Assembly begins!!