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So I managed to get my hands on an XS400 frame to go with the engine I am rebuilding, but I need a swing arm. Most on eBay come from old XS250s. I know some of the specials had longer swing arms, but it is the fitment, more than the length that I am concerned about. Cheers

I am rebuilding an XS400 engine (see signature) and I do not have the Air Box, H-Pipe or Filters and they are expensive to get here in the UK (and they are ugleeeee!). I also don't want to try pods (K&N, Uni or otherwise) as this is my first engine build and I haven't even seen the thing...

Hey guys I'm not sure if there is a proper term for this - but has anyone rigidly mouted the engine and removed the lower tubes? Not necessarily intending to do this myself (would need a frame first!) but would be cool to see some pics if this is something some people have acheived. Ta x

Hi All, So I have still got my engine in pieces and although the big end bearings are still in tolerance (just!) and aren't too scuffed up , I may as well replace them. I followed the instructions* to find the colour in the manufacturer's and Haynes manual and I need 2x Brown bearings. The...

Following on from my sandblasting fiasco, I am doing as much of a deep clean as I can including washing out all the oil feeds. With that in mind, what is this in the attached pic and should I be able to get it out? I can lift it by about 5mm but then it stops dead. My guess is that it's a flow...

Okay, so I am going to start this post by mentioning that everything was done in good faith - I know there are a limited number of these engines so I want to apologise in advance if what I have done is the equivalent to motorcycle heresy. I won't bore you with the details of how I came to the...

Hi All, So I have stripped and cleaned my XS400 engine and am about to start the rebuild. I purchased a set of SS bolts for the engine off've eBay ( *Link*). This doesn't contain all the bolts for the engine assembly so I was going to measure the left overs and order individually. But then I...

Hello All, Thanks for accepting me onto the forum. A while back I purchased an XS250 engine with a the parts to covert it to a 400 for a bit of fun. This afternoon I was cleaning and building the XS400 rocker cover the when I found that I was missing a rocker shaft. So rather than rush out...