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Well, I am back with both great news and bad news. I adjusted the carbs and reconnected the vacuum hose (no I did not clean the carbs) and got the bike running perfectly, and holy s**t these bikes are quick. It ran perfect for about a week, with minor issues such as my vacuum hose falling off. I...

Hello everyone, When I first bought my bike I was going to make it into a cafe racer, but after seeing some of the cool projects that people are working on I changed my mind. I currently have a brand new seat I bought off ebay for around $70 (price is now $50) and it has been sitting in the...

Thanks guys, will do everything you guys said and let you know.

Hello everyone, It's been awhile since I have posted anything and my build is currently at a stand still until I can get some money saved up to work on the bike. I have a few questions though relating to backfiring, both through the carbs and the exhaust, and with the fuel petcock. So, with the...

Looks great Jeff! Congrats on the finished product! Also, I am looking at repainting the frame, gas tank, and engine. What paints and materials did you use, as well as the prep work for painting?

No worries, had the same issue with the battery that came with my bike, all the electronics will come on but it doesn't have enough juice to power the starter. Got a new battery and it started right up.

Haven't posted any updates in awhile because I was busy finishing up the school year, as well as healing from my broken foot. I have been busy mainly cleaning different parts of the bike and polishing everything up, as well as tuning the carbs. I finally was able to take the bike out for a few...

Check your battery, usually when I get clicks from the solenoid and the starter doesn't turn over it means your battery is dead/not fully charged. Bike is looking good otherwise!

Correct me if I am wrong, but unscrewing them makes it run more rich, and all the way closed makes it more lean. So turning it counter clockwise would make it rich, and clockwise would be lean. But, if anyone could help me out, I was just adjusting these screws on my '81 xs400 and I still have...

What processes or cleaners did you use to do this?

Finally got her started, rebuilt the carbs, and installed the new battery. She was running harsh at first and I completely drained the battery, when I first got her running. Now she starts pretty smoothly and pretty quickly. Only problem I am having is that the bike revs up really high when the...

Decide to do some cleaning since it was a beautiful day outside. Here are some before and after cleaning pictures. Since I don't have most of cleaning supplies here at college I went and bought some some degreaser, and chrome polish for the engine. Anyone have any product recommendations or...

Update: I currently have a new battery, Seat, Carb rebuild kit, Air filters, on the way (should all arrive by Thursday). Currently I have the gas tank, carbs, battery holder (not pictured), off the bike.

I am from the New Albany/Westerville area, but I currently go to school down near Cincinnati.

Hello everyone! My name is Adam, but I go by Shady. I am 20 years old and am currently a college student from Ohio. I've been lurking around this forum for awhile and just recently pulled the trigger and bought an '81 XS400. I picked up this bike with hopes of turning it into a cafe racer for a...