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I'm selling my 81 XS400HS to make room for another bike. The 81 has 9000 original miles on her and she's now in great all original shape. She was given to me about a year and a half ago by my son in law's father. He had it stored in a shed and it hadn't been ridden or started since 85 when he...

I'm running stock actual Mikuni jets in my 81 XS400HS , 135 mains and 42.5 pilots. The air mixture screws are both out at three turns from seated. The bike is running good but I want to make sure I'm not running too lean and potentially hurting the engine. Here's pictures of the plugs (right...

Two issues/questions about my 81 special 1- my clutch engages too far out on the lever for my liking. It doesn't engage until almost fully out and I'd like for it to engage at about the halfway point. I adjusted it according to the manual and by instructions here, both at the lever and on the...

This weekend I finally completed the restoration of my 81 XS400HS. The bike was given to me by my Son in laws Father who hadn't ridden it since around 1986. It was sitting in a shed since then rusting away and covered in paint splatter. I spent months cleaning out the rust and gunk from the gas...

Looking for a pair of the gas tank rubber dampners for an 81 XS400HS. The larger round rubber grommets that mount onto the tank and slide into the u-shaped slots to secure the tank. Let me know if anyone has a pair they can part with. Tom

I started working on my project 81 XS400HS again and now having an issue with the blinkers not working correctly. With the bike running and battery fully charged (according to my Battery Tender) only the rear blinkers come on but do not blink when either side is switched on. I'm only getting a...

Looking for a clean ignition cover for my 81 XS400HS with electronic ignition. Will pay shipping to NJ.

I finally got my 81 XS400HS project bike 90% complete with the exception of tuning and the turn signals acting up. With the bike running only the rear turn signals turn on with the blinker switch but they don't blink, just a solid light. They had worked correctly briefly but now only solid...

My recently acquired 81 XS400HS has a huge amount of paint splatters on the gas tank, seat and side panels. I don't know whether it's latex or oil base but obviously I want to make it gone. I thought maybe a series of wet sanding then a coat of clear on the tank and side panels but I don't know...

I need a set of washers for my right side rider foot peg mounts for my 81 XS400HS . There are 4 of them, 2 inside and the 2 outside. The outside ones are the bugger, they're part # 90209-08150 special shape and aren't available on any of the OEM parts sites on line. Anyone have a pair of extras...

Hey guys, I have an 81 XS400HS that was given to me that has sat with a small amount of fuel in the tank for the last 20+ years. Aside from the huge amount of rust in the tank, the gas crystallized and formed a layer of crust on the lower areas of the tank. I've made good headway on getting rid...

Greetings and Happy New Year I was recently given an 81 XS400 Heritage Special that has been sitting in a shed and not run since around 1985. I'm not doing a perfect restoration just disassembling and cleaning up the surface rust on the chrome parts as much as possible, also making sure it runs...