Recent content by Jimmer

Quite possibly the worst chop job I have ever seen on an XS. I don't know what else to say. The guy wants 6k for it.

LOL I was thinking the same thing. Makes laugh when I see these posts. Hey I am going to buy a bike half built, no idea if it was done right, with no wiring. I have no idea what I am doing but that's ok, I will go to a forum and they can fix everything...... LOL

Thanks will do. Can't really do much now as I have to set up an area to work on it if I start pulling it apart. Hopefully in a month or so. Thanks for all the input everyone. When I get a chance to work on it I will update. Cheers Jim

Hi good morning @xschris I ran a temp check with a gun this morning. Several times. Both on the head as you suggested and directly on the pipes where they connect to the head. Left side is around 270-275F right is slightly cooler at 265-270F. This after a good hard ride around the block a few...

@amc49 Hi. Yes I watched a few videos and read some stuff first before doing the test. Warmed up the bike a bit and then followed exactly as you just described. Got a solid 150 each time on both sides. I think we all have covered pretty much everything and it looks like I have to start...

@ATXSOUTHAUSTIN Funny you mention the exhaust. I just did that check after I finished the compression test and restarted it. Great minds... Lol They are both clear and feel the same I am going to check the head temps tomorrow and if that checks out I will turn my attention to the carbs. If I...

@xschris Thanks for the feed back and info. I am trying to eliminate as many things as possible before I start pulling things apart. No sense in ripping carbs apart if the issue is not related to them. I will follow your suggestions and if nothing odd turns up then I will have a go at the...

Man I love Amazon. Ordered the tester yesterday and received it this morning at 10 Am. Warmed up the bike and ran dry tests on both cylinders. Both are coming in at exactly 150. I think this is a pretty good result considering the engine is 40 years old. I think I will move on to the carbs...

@amc49 As I mentioned I am going to run a compression test tomorrow. Start from there. If it's ok I will follow up with troubleshooting the carbs as suggested. The black plug and the hot pipe are both on the same side. Thanks for the input Cheers

xschris Thanks for this. I will keep this in mind Cheers

I think as step one, I am going to check the compression. Just ordered a tester which will arrive tomorrow. I will check back in when I have the results. If it's not compression issues I would certainly be open to suggestions Thanks

I was thinking about that, however it's not dropping oil levels and there is no viable sign of smoke in the exhaust when it's running. It's completely clean Cheers

1981 xs400 special 2 Visually as in the first pic. Left cylinder seems to be running hot based on the exhaust pipe colour. Seems to run ok. Popped in a new set of plugs. Rode it for an hour and then pulled them. Second pic clearly shows that the left plug is not burning fuel the same as the...

Ah that's great Thanks for the link Jim

Thanks for the reply. I just bought this about a month ago. Yes front drum. I am having a learning curve searching for parts. It doesn't need much right now but with these old bike something usually comes up. Cheers