Recent content by Floydvoid

Hello, I have a 1981 drum brake xs400 and have rebuilt my engine for the last few months. In the course of the rebuild, I found that the case had a hole and cracked- looks like the chain blew off at one point and knocked off one of the mounting points of the clutch cable cover. I used an ebay...

Hello, I have an 81 xs400 that is almost ready to get up and running. I have done some searching here and on Google about carb diaphragms, mine are old but not punctured. How do you keep them flexible and working smoothly? I read that they are made of nitrile, is there something I can put on...

Local police won't do vin checks in ct anymore due to budget cuts, you go to a get a vin verification at a designated spot from the DMV.

I was thinking of checking the rings. Can't seem to tap the block off quite yet. So a light hone from a machine shop and new rings? Could they be standard size rings after a light hone? What's a good source for rings? I want to have a reliable and as safe as I can make it ride. I want to ride...

Thank you for the responses. After asking around and doing some research, I think I'm going to have the local police check the VIN for better or worse, just to have the peace of mind that the bike is legit. I have not found anything as far as some kind of Carfax type site that can search for...

Hello, I got my motor apart on my 81 xs400 special II, I have the head off and was able to take a look at the cylinders for the first time. This is a first bike and rebuild for me. Compression was at 120 and 110 or so during a quick test when I bought the bike. I was planning to clean...

Hello, I am new here and to motorized bikes. I have worked on various mechanical things and wanted to learn a new skill. I jumped the gun and bought a cheap Craigslist bike (1981 xs400) , now I have to piece together all of the mistakes I have made and see if I can correct them. I should have...