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Hi all, I've posted a couple times on the board in the past, but wanted to give you guys the full story of the 1982 Heritage Special rebuild into a brat / cafe style ride. Took me about a year and a half. Other than a few odds and ends, she'll be ready to ride as soon as the rest of the snow...

Hi guys, I have a 1982 XS400SJ Heritage Special - SOHC. I'll post my entire rebuild journey and pictures soon, but for now I have a question about the pickup (pulsar) wires. As you'll see in the picture below, the wires that seem to be running out of mine are orange, black, and white (maybe...

Hi gang, Rear shock on an 1982 SJ - see picture below (not mine, but you get the idea) Would anyone know what metals the rear shock is comprised of? I know the spring itself is chromed and mine is in great shape. However, the top piece and the bottom pieces are quite worn. The top piece and...

Hi everyone, Does anyone know if the lever in the picture below could be used on an 1982 XS400 SJ Heritage Special? I'd like to get more modern levers, but my bike has a rather large brake switch that connects to the lever. It has two wires (brown lead and yellow/green that goes to the tail...

Hi everyone, Just wondering if someone could look over this wiring diagram I created. I found the basic diagram here and added a bunch of stuff since I need lights, signals, and speedo/tach in Canada. Feel free to use it for your own projects! As the diagram says, this is for a kickstart only...

Hi all, I'm new to the XS400 forum after picking up a nice barn find - 1982 XS400SJ Heritage Special with about 7,500 miles on it (or 12,000km for me in Canada). After going to look at it, I knew I couldn't leave it, and so now I have a new cafe/scrambler project on my hands (see picture...