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Hello all! I use this sight often to find answers to the many questions I have as a inexperienced bike builder. I have not posted in awhile with updated pictures of the bike but I have made some progress... Since this picture was taken I managed to get a buddy to weld a seat hoop with LED...

Hello all, so when I originally purchased my xs400 the owner gave me a handful of extra tires that he had for it. My bike currently has a front tire with a drum break and a flat. I am trying to put this other tire on the front but cannot figure out how to take apart the drum brake so I can...

So after cleaning and rebuilding my carb I started putting it back together and when trying to screw the float bowls back in 7 put of the 8 screw holes on the carb turned out to be stripped. If you look at the pictures they are the screw holes that attach the float bowl to the carb itself. The...

So after cleaning and rebuilding my carb I started putting it back together and when trying to screw the float bowls back in 7 put of the 8 screw holes on the carb turned out to be stripped. If you look at the pictures they are the screw holes that attach the float bowl to the carb itself. The...

So iv been trying to start my bike and after a few unsuccessful tries I noticed a pool of fuel in the carb/air intake. Just wondering if this would be caused by the carb not being put together correctly or?

So iv recently finished working on my bike and now I am trying to start it. Whenever I press the start button the engine clicks but doesn't turn over. The battery is fully charged and when I press the start button the kick start jerks a little. Now the kickstart has been broken because it spins...

So I recently put together my bike after doing some work on it and after gettin ready to start it I put the key in turn the ignition and a horrible sound cones from the relay/solenoid. Do I need a new one or is it simply a wiring issue? Also my kickstart swings lose and doesn't engage any ideas...

Hey guys I have my 1981 Yamaha xs400 I'm working on and I have no clue what's wrong with the clutch here's a video of my problem:

So after replacing all of the gaskets in the engine on my xs400 I reassembled it only to find a tiny oil leak coming from the bottom of the bike. It's not bad only about a drop or two of oil every day but I would still like to find out where it's coming from. The oil is dripping off of the left...

Hey guys i recently picked up a 1981 xs400 and found this site to be extremely helpful so i thought id start by intruducing myself. Im Alex and like I said i stumbled upon a pretty dusty bike while driving on some backroads near my house and the owner was willing to take $280 for it. I figured...