Recent content by Kev

Thanks Drewpy, exactly what I was going for. Take care.

Just thought I would share my latest project. It had 7100 miles on it and got it for $600. Pretty grungy when I got it. I made a few subtle changes - rear fender shortened 6", seat pan 4", seat foam shaved 1 1/2" and reshaped (with an angle grinder!), gauge pack and headlight lowered 1 1/2"...

Thanks Mike. I plan to go through the carbs a little more thoroughly this time, including the filters and needles. Take care.

Thanks for the replies. Vacuum line connected to the carb boot. Carbs boots have some cracks on the outside but just surface cracks. Haynes manual says float height is supposed to be 32 mm!! Didn't work so I adjusted back to 27 mm. New stock filters. I will try mix screws out 3 and look...

Newby here but have rebuilt a couple old bikes but this has me stumped. 1979 XS400. Left plug perfect, right plug shows rich. Starts great when cold and runs down the road good, although I have only put on 4 miles. I have two questions. One, when starting cold on choke if I blip the...