Recent content by HerbHartline

Mounted the new exhaust on my restore project...

All good questions...I do not know the model of the flasher, but it is an electronic, and is 3-prong. If the auto canceller is the unit at the front of the engine, under the tank mounted on the frame, then it is still installed....The flasher plug on the harness is a 3- prong, so whoever had it...

Building a 1980 XS400G from the ground up, purchased out of a junkyard..I am working on the electrical, I have replaced the turn signals with LEDs. I have installed the resistors necessary for such a changeover in the wiring system. The control switches were beyond repair so I had to purchase a...

Shoot yea it is...but really, even with the exchange rate, this is not too bad, compared to what the vintage guys here in the states want. Thanks for the tip man, this is a good resource for all this stuff I need to build. Herb

Yes, good question...going to check that in the morning...thought I might get away with valve seals and doing the head... Put 2 new plugs in it when I started trying to fire it...they're filthy already. I will put the leak down tester on it in the morn., I need to find a manual to get...

Argh. I just got this one running, fired right up when I found the ignition problem...just smokes a bit. Thought I would find a way to freshen it up best I could. Trying to build my wife a vintage rider. Got the bike for free, not quite sure what to do to get it as fresh as possible with what is...

Hey All, Anybody had to buy aftermarket pistons/rings for XS400 (1981) Trying to find a vendor. I want to freshen up the top end. Herb

Thank you for all the input...I greatly appreciate it!!!!

Thank you!!

Yes, thank you for confirming...I thought about using my bump switch I use for setting valves on my race car. I am always cautious before assuming such mechanical things crossover. Thank you for the input, it is greatly appreciated!!!

Hey All, I just rescued an 81' XS400 from scrap. It has good bones, but needs an enormous amount of TLC. Odometer show 13,000 and still hooked up. No keys, no title. Needs new switches, controls, weather damaged. So using the electric starter at this point is a not possible. Before I leap in...