Recent content by Southman

Thanks Lou!! Saving me a lot of time and pain there. Based on your results I think I'll stick with the 16. I like the idea of lower rpms at cruise but since the differences in performance are so small there isn't too much need to swap out for a 17T. Thanks!!:thumbsup:

Stock gearing

I have 145 in the right cylinder and 150 in the left so theyre actually too low? I'm not positive on how high the consumption rate is yet but I know I am burning it off because there is no evidence of leaks anywhere. It's an absolute pain to start and yesterday it died running down the highway...

Also, would changing my gearing increase top end performance or am I just sacrificing torque for no reason?

Thanks! Sorry they aren't really stated well there: Is the rattling/tapping coming from the head an over tightened cam? If I have bad piston rings that let oil slip into the chamber would that lead to enough carbon buildup on my valves to block one closed? Or am I not running a high enough...

Gents! Just wanted to say hello and introduce myself: I bought my first xs400 about a week ago and I'm in love with it! It's an 81, clubman handle bars, custom fiberglass cafe seat, straight piped, cut down cafe racer wannabe. I'm still working on getting it full cafe but the process is long...