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Hey to all, During last rough ride i lost my kickstarter lever :D (well the screw was loose probably). I cannot find OEM part to replace so i will need to buy some aftermarket kickstart lever, and here goes the issue: On the market there are some universal levers with diameter 13mm and 16mm...

brass float for xs400 sohc needed. somebody from europe willing to sell ? thx

Guys, i replaced old OEM ball bearing in steering head, with new tapered roller bearing. ordered the kit that fits my bike, but i have question. Should I tighten new bearing the same torque as old oem bearings? the new top bearing is a bit taller that original, the bearing race is sticking few...

Hey everybody, I am using small 3Ah battery on my XS400, which is completely OK when the bike is warm, or during summer weather. But i have issues to start the bike in colder weathers, or after longer stay. So i used to hook up external car battery with aligator clamps to start, disconnect and...

Hey guys, I am going to build custom exhaust headers, and after a bit of studying I am considering my options. Stock headers are 38mm outside diameter, and they are double pipes so i think inside diameter is around 35mm for example. If I build custom headers from 43mm pipe with thicknes 1.5mm...

Guys, i want this to be on a separate thread, and didnt find any similar. I am doing engine rebuild, and today I measured original rings end gaps, they were out of limit, so new one will be used. After that piston-cylinder clearence was measured, and the result was shocking to me. Limit is 0.03...

I created this thread as a log of my future restoration/modification of XS400 that i own. In my intro thread i posted a few pictures and first steps that i did on the bike, and i will continue here. This is the bike: From the picture it seems that bike is in very good condition, so why just...

I dont remember if I downloaded this from this forum, if yes just let me know and i will delete this thread. Here is Haynes manual for XS400 up to 1978. i believe it can be helpfull. http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=65916421584615779158

Hi guys! My name is Robert, and I am from Slovakia. I know this page since I started drooling about custom motorcycles, just because I like the design of old XS400 and for sure also xs650. After some years I finally decided to buy one to my garage, so from now I can say that I am a proud...