Recent content by Barnfind

Do you still have the bike?

I was ridding on a fire road the other day and managed to rip the oil filter out of my bike. I think the engine is totaled. I would love to rebuild her if it is possible or see her parts go to someone who needs them. let me know what you guys think my best course of action is.

Thanks! I had them flipped, the bike runs like a dream now.

Idiot question here, does the point go into your carb with spring end facing the float or visa versa?

I am wondering if I have not been starting the bike correctly. I have been avoiding the prime setting and starting it on run. Today I started it on prime and after minimal trys it started up. I put new plugs in it today and after running it for a little bit I noticed that the left plug had a lot...

I have never owned a motorcycle or worked on small engines, so I figured rebuilding a non-running 1982 Yamaha maxim 400xs would be a great place to start. According to the previous owner this bike sat in a garage for six years but before it sat it ran great. I went through the carb twice and...