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I just finished school so I'll have more time to work on the bike now. I think you guys are on the money with it being a needle/jet issue, because I can get a LOT more power out of the bike in the higher rpms all of a sudden, like a boost or something. I'll take the carbs off next week...

Been very busy between work and school so I haven't had a chance to get the carbs off the bike yet, but I'm also considering it may be a fuel line or electrical issue as well. The petcock has been jerry rigged onto the tank in a very bizarre way and leaks all the time, plus I don't think my...

Hey as the title says I'm looking for a 1979 era kickstand spring and a black right side air filter cover. Located in Vancouver, Canada. :cheers:

I think this is a similar issue to one many people on the forum have had, but I couldn't find a post that exactly described my issue. What will happen is that in the 3rd and 4th gears at about 40-50km/hr the engine will bog down, drop in tone, and lose power. Sometimes I can rev up and out of...

Hi all, New to the forum and I've just recently purchased a '79 XS400 2F and the standard headlight is pathetically dim. For any low-light riding I have to use the high beam, whose brightness equates to that of a dimmer modern regular beam. From my reading of other threads and cursory...