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Hey fellas, Dug into my engine to change some leaky gaskets and upon reinstall I broke a head bolt/stud. Part # 1L9-11361-00-00 for anyone who's any good at sourcing parts. Its one of the four outter corner studs. Looking for help sourcing one cause i figured some of you may have better...

Hey all, Pamco electronic ignition with e-advance just arrived! I'm wondering what kind of timing light I should buy? - new to this - Preferably on the cheap, but good enough to set this puppy up and get to rippin' Cheers

So long list of problems to take care of right now. Piston Rings Left Cylinder burning oil like a siv, this is new. Gonna re-fit both. -(Just a guess, but leak down test was 130psi, add teaspoon oil, 150psi) Need a new chain as mine is kind of seizing and making terrible noises. Sprockets are...

Tore my carbs apart and cleaned them thoroughly with carb cleaner. Set the timing to be fairly accurate and point gap is perfect. Valve clearances all within spec on the tighter side (quite quiet now, might have read my old posts on the valve train noise, has all but gone away now with valves in...

Anyone know if Pamco Pete i still around? I bought the electronic ignition for xs400 from his website and emailed him both on this forum and on the email he provides on his website and have heard nothing back. Just wondering if I should contact Paypal to cancel and seek a solution elsewhere...

Time for new battery or can I just top 'er up with distilled water? Apparently <1 year old as of PO. All the levels are way different and around 1/2 full or so. Has died 3 times in the last week and a half due due to my cranking over and over while tinkering and not taking her out for a ride...

Hey, Changed my oil and adjusted valve clearances yesterday, now valves all within spec. Took a video before right cylinder intake valve was set properly. Didnt like the sound so went back over and checked all clearances. I just did a poor job on one of them (was .003 out! on an intake valve...

Hey all, After adjusting valve clearances and replacing tappet covers one of them broke with barely any applied torque. It broke similar to the ones in the pictures however all of the threads are intact. It broke above the final thread and quite cleanly. Those pictures are not mine! Just...

Bear with me, The idea is for suggestions and advice here, not, "lets be practical kid, you cant do this." :thumbsup: Converting from solo seat (with fairly chopped frame) to enough room for up to a 2 hour trip through vancouver island (<90kmh with twisties and highway stretches) with the gf...

Hey, New plugs put in, went for 50 km ride at variety of speeds: stop'n'go, country roads and highway speeds ~130 kmh. Took them out to check on them as I had some wet fouling on the previous ones (BPR7ES and BP7ES from PO). I put in BR7ES' cause that's all my local shop had and figured it'd...

Hey Guys, Just wondering how normal this engine noise is? I moved my phone around a bit just to pick up the variety of the sound around the cylinder head. Increases with rpms all the way up through 5th gear at highway speeds. My dad's a harley mechanic and I sent him the video but I thought...

So i noticed after riding today that the screws holding my points-cover on rattled out during my ride. Magically the cover was still hovering there! '78 xs400 How can I fix this? I cant find dimensions for the screws anywhere, I have the clymer manual and I cant find anything in there, and...

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Hey guys, First post and new to the world of motorcycling. I've dabbled in my youth and now I want my own. I can afford this bike and am really interested in it, there's slim picking right now around where I am. Is 2k Canadian worthwhile for this bike? Would you pay $1550 USD for it in my...