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Those rims are far too shiny for me not to try i'm in

gnarthwestXS: The brake setup is in good shape i'll post pictures tomorrow and for the headlight ring not sure exactly what you're looking for the outermost part has some road rash on it otherwise it's in working shape. jinxlovesmax: Carbs seem to be in excellent shape haven't pulled the rest...

I took the grinder to the bottom bolt to pull it off so looks terrible and went through the cover there

Vectra As for the rubber mounts i couldn't find any for the back signals i do have both the front tbakic not positive on front it's the factory size though i believe i'll double check on that the back for sure is 120/90-16 the back has probably less than 500 miles on it the speedometer...

http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/5643/120414210656.png is that the piece you're talking about? That piece on mine is most likely useless got quite messed up when i was splitting the case apart

As far as the engine goes the tranny is frozen up otherwise no other known problems to engine, cosmetically it's in pretty good shape; dent in gas tank chain/rear tire nearly new. Electrical has had no problems from what i tested. Front forks are quite bent and some road rash on clutch cable...

I've found the manuals useful i downloaded most of them already and have been reading through (i'm hardly a mechanic). I noticed the topic had said "Good general service manual for the XS250, XS360, and XS400. It says 1975-1978 but should pretty much cover all SOHC models. " My bike personally...

Do you have the clutch side handle pieces (turn signal piece/headlights) or the tachometer and speedometer and what condition are they in if you have. Where would you be shipping from or can i get a possible shipping estimate? Replacing more on mine and may wind up coming back for more.

Couldn't get the gear to shift myself gonna get someone to give me a hand with it to try to it spinning better and try again later on i did notice a difference clutch vs no clutch trying to spin it though. I'll post results when i get that far and i've been reading through the repair manuals...

The engine won't start hitting the electric start it sounds alright but the wheel in the back does a semi spin and then nothing. Wouldn't want to try to ride it in current condition. The clutch doesn't seem to have any effect on trying to start it the clutch cable grinded pavement but doesn't...

Tech info and etc begins 3rd paragraph I'm so glad i found this site, it seems so helpful I've read through a number of topics thus far and learned a lot. Onto my problem though, i bought a 1980 400 xs special less than a year ago i found it at an amazing price and absolutely fell in love...