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After over two years of half assedly asking for help, lurking threads, interjecting here and there, and making little to no progress, I have finally be able to get my machine into my garage to work on it whenever I darn well please. Rather than create new threads every time I have a question...

Question for the more electrically inclined: Digging under my XS' left side covers I've discovered the wire shielding for the stator/field coil has worn away and things are shorting out. My wiring for the replacement coil is in better shape but still looks a little suspect. As the wires for the...

Finally finally finally got the bike into my garage and can get working on it! Picked up a '78 parts bike to steal some bits and bobs off to get my baby running. Specifically poaching the field coil from the 78 as mine has shorted out. Now - took off the crankcase to have a look at wires and two...

Hi gang - are there any/many major differences in engines between '79 and '77? My '79 needs a few things and I've found a '77 parts bike that looks to be in pretty fair order. Would be nice to save all the rooting around the internet for parts. Specifically looking at swapping...

Hi gang, Any idea if Custom Rewind in Birmingham, AL is still operating? I've been trying to get ahold of them all week to see about getting my field coil and stator rewound. Side-note - does anyone know of someone in Canada who does similar work? The enamel coating has started to come off my...

Hi all Simple question - would the guts of the charging system (stator, coil, etc..) from an '82 XS SE fit into my '79? There's a local guy selling an engine and, if it works, I wanna scoop it up. Tx!

It's been a while since I've been remotely active in these pages as I 100% thought my XS was going to become someone else's project. We had an unlucky twist in June and were informed we'd be getting kicked out of our loft/apartment downtown. Between work, packing, moving, more work, and a...

Located in Toronto, Canada. Willing to pick up in southern Ontario or have shipped to Michigan for pickup. Tx!

Hi all - been a while since I've been on here. Thought I was going to sell the beast but have recently moved to a place with a garage so I figure I'll have a go at tearing it down to see what's wrong. One of my big existing problems is the field coil. All the enamel is wearing off and...

Pretty simple - looking for a single alternator cover gasket for my XS. I can only seem to find them in full engine sets for $75+ If you're in Canada, all the better!

Hi gang, Haven't been on here in a couple weeks as I gave up hope on the bike for a while. Since I've not received any bites on my ads yet and have cooled off, I'm thinking about trying a little more surgery to get her going. As I mentioned in my last post, the starter chain was...

Here's my story. Bought this from a guy in London, ON who assured me it'd just need new tires and it would safety no problem and would be good to ride. He used it as a daily rider for 5 years, took it to Tail of the Dragon, and loved it - just sold it to get a bigger bike. Four months, two...

Still running through my list of things that might be causing the machine to not start. After much head scratching, a thought occurred this morning - I changed the oil last weekend and the bike ran for an hour and a bit - when we went to pick it up after safety on Monday, the starter chain was...

In keeping with Faniman62's theme - I'm now about to throw my XS in the lake. Knew I had a bad petcock ordered kit, waited for shipping (delivery was a nightmare), and repaired it Carbs sounded out of whack took them apart, cleaned, set to factory spec had gas in the...

Hey all, So I've finally got her on the road! Noticed a few things today: 1) old battery wouldn't hold a charge and wasn't powering the ignition properly - so I bought a new one. Went with a Motomaster AGM 12A-A which corresponded with the manual. Seems to have fixed the electronic issues...

Got the jets and they work great! Now I have a leaking petcock :doh:... It's only leaking in the reserve position but that's enough to fail the safety check... Will the '78-81 repair kit from here - http://www.partsnmore.com/parts/yamaha/xs400/?filters[fitting]=custom work? Beginning to...

Hey all - was supposed to pick up the bike tomorrow, but the mechanics found out I'm missing a pair of jets... :doh: They tell me they're part number 52 on the attached exploded view. Yammy discontinued them aeons ago and I'm now trying to figure out replacements. I was speaking with one...

hey all. Long story short - bike is missing main air jets on both carbs. Doing everything I can to get my hands on a pair for today/tomorrow. Does anyone in southern Ontario have any idea where I might get my hands on a pair? Any help greatly appreciated. '79 xs btw. Tx!

Hey all - picking up the wheels this week and she'll be stored outside much of the time. Can anyone recommend a decent rain cover and (if you think it's worth it) a disc brake lock? Located in Toronto so availability at Canadian distributors preferred. Tx!

Drat, darnit, fiddlesticks, and all the rest. She went in to the shop last weekend to get a safety so I could pick her up next Thursday and the shop discovered a) cracked carb boots (no biggie) and b) a cracked engine mount. Obviously they can't safety her without this being fixed. Has...