Recent content by anonymosaurus_rXS400

:UPDATE/BUMP: replaced a few gaskets, did some much needed cleaning, plugged the loose rubber piece housing stator wires, filled up fluids and after about an hour of trying to kickstart and screwdriver/solenoid start, keeping the battery on a tender, she finally came to life! still had same...

not exactly what I wanted to hear but at least I don't have to pay shipping for something! anybody on here have experience with that little grommet and could shed some light on previous things they've tried?

After removing crankcase cover and flat cover, draining bike of spoiled oil, and cleaning around where the chain is housed (which was EXTREMELY nasty) I noticed the rubber grommet for the alternator wires was wonky and the sealant the PO used had become un-sealed. I believe my accidental flood...

Just now taking off the crankcase cover and whilst removing the forward-most cover, gas started spilling- a lot of gas started spilling, probably half a gallon's worth. The gas was being harbored in there and would drip down through the wires I'm guessing; but how did it get in the crankcase...

Once again, I can't thank you enough for the information. A quick update, the carbs have been drained, H-Vent emptied of gas, pet-cock fuel line still disconnected, and I'm still getting a leak. The fluid leaking down the stator wires appears more oily to the touch and less smell of gas than...

, I appreciate your detailed response; it appears I have more than one issue on my hands. I now am feeling a bit foolish in my purchase of this bike in the condition that it's in for the amount I bought it for. Alas, you live and you learn. The petcock seems fine; no gas coming from fuel line...

Here is a picture of the underside where the gas-like fluid is leaking: underside by anonymosaurus_rXS400 posted Jan 11, 2017 at 12:49 PM The red circle is where the majority of the fluid is sourced from, and it runs down the two cables, builds up and drops. The gap between metal parts in the...

red circle is where majority of fluid is leaking from; a slow build of fluid that will eventually form and drop onto ground. blue circle is where I am noticing some additional fluid building up in between the metal parts of engine.

Hey guys, I wanted to jump in this forum because the problems described here seem to fit the problems I am having on the bike. Like previous posters arfstrom and airsick I have gas leaking into my oil; frankly I have gas leaking everywhere. I live in the south so it never gets THAT cold, but we...

interested in tank, handlebars, and blinkers

Battery's age is questionable; upon further inspection, acid inside of battery is right at/almost below the "low line" marker. That coupled with dim headlights while trying to kickstart leads me to believe my battery is old. Solenoids are for starters and wouldn't help much if my battery is...

Tips are intact; turns out the mixture screws were pretty out of whack. Reset them to factory settings and bike is now idling properly with much less hand in high RPM's after revving. still not perfect. flash forward a week or so and now i've run into a separate issue; bike won't start at all...

Thanks mike. After adjusting the two mixture screws on carbs back to factory setting and furthermore, playing with idle screw and throttle cable she's sitting at about 1.5-2 rpm's during idle. although the hanging rpm issue has gotten better, when revved to 6 or 7 there is a quick and seemingly...

hey guys, in need of some advice. bike is stalling while idling; have messed with idle screw in between carbs but bike is still getting hung at high rpm's when revved. could be loose throttle cable? additionally, i noticed my engine seems to have a large gap where I believe there should be a...