petei
XS400 Addict
Hey everybody!! Some of you may remember me from over a year ago. when i was planning on drivng my XS400 maxim across canada....
Well..it never happened. long story short.. i got married moved back to montreal for a year, (put the bike in storage) and now i'm back in BC. wit the bike now in vancouver.
I'm working on getting the bike back in top shape. the "friend" stored the bike with assured me he woiuld store it properly but he just put it in a shed so she is having trouble starting. I've replaced the battery which was dead, cleaned the petcock, in the process of changing the oil, (the filter bolt won't budge, i will be trying a torch) and now i'm thinking it might be the carbs. i've found the threads and plan on getting that done soon.
also another thing i noticed is if the tire goes insta flat if is the tire pressure drops (i guy a at a tire shop says the tire is cheap and probably leaks very slowly and i should just double check the pressure before each ride). has this ever happened to you guys?
I'm glad to be back and i'm sorry for falling of the face of the earth for the last year it was a busy one... moving cross country twice, planning a wedding (one reception in mtl one in vancouver) and then finding a summer job and trying to figuring out a school exchange, so the wife an I can stay in the same city. well its all done now and i finally have a little time to work on the bike.
Well..it never happened. long story short.. i got married moved back to montreal for a year, (put the bike in storage) and now i'm back in BC. wit the bike now in vancouver.
I'm working on getting the bike back in top shape. the "friend" stored the bike with assured me he woiuld store it properly but he just put it in a shed so she is having trouble starting. I've replaced the battery which was dead, cleaned the petcock, in the process of changing the oil, (the filter bolt won't budge, i will be trying a torch) and now i'm thinking it might be the carbs. i've found the threads and plan on getting that done soon.
also another thing i noticed is if the tire goes insta flat if is the tire pressure drops (i guy a at a tire shop says the tire is cheap and probably leaks very slowly and i should just double check the pressure before each ride). has this ever happened to you guys?
I'm glad to be back and i'm sorry for falling of the face of the earth for the last year it was a busy one... moving cross country twice, planning a wedding (one reception in mtl one in vancouver) and then finding a summer job and trying to figuring out a school exchange, so the wife an I can stay in the same city. well its all done now and i finally have a little time to work on the bike.