Recent content by dmarkey

Well, the rear brake locked up on me a couple of weeks ago and the issue turned out to be a collapsed brake line. I had a local shop make new front and rear lines, and ordered new pads online. I figured since it's down waiting on the parts to come in that I'd go ahead and do a few other things...

@willem, good advice. I used some in-fuel carb cleaner and found the bolt at the bottom of the carbs to be a little loose. A couple of miles later and it's running great. I'm able to let it idle now and can start at a lower RPM without bogging down. Since buying this bike last week I've put over...

Thanks! I've already spent an hour reading through a bunch of that. Looks like something to bookmark for all the future maintenance work and troubleshooting!

I picked up the bike and rode it home yesterday. Roughly 50 miles of back roads, and overall it did great. :) I struggled a little due to inexperience, but mostly because it was sputtering a lot at anything under 3k RPM. Not a big deal, as I felt comfortable with the power and response between...

Posting from the phone makes it a bit difficult for attachments, but let's try this again.

Hello, and thanks for checking out my thread. I purchased a 1977 XS400 today, which I pick up on Thursday. It's in great shape, with 11k miles, and clearly maintained by the original owner for the first 30+ years as well as by the current owner. Back in December of 2013 I purchased a 1976...