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  1. dannyTheBoat

    It's time . . . top end re-build thread '82 xs400-RS

    Hello everyone, I've had my XS400 since February as a learner bike to learn to ride and wrench. It has been a lot of fun riding and working on it and I have gotten a lot of great advice from the folk in this community on the fuel-air and exhaust systems. Due to an oil leak (likely valve seals)...
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    I machined some intake parts. What do you think?

    I machined some adapters to adapt my 54mm pod filters to the stock H-pipe. There's an internal taper for, ya know, velocity. It was a cool project and a clean way to use both parts at the very least. I'm excited to see how it runs with the new intake. I'm also about to install new mufflers along...
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    Won't start after carb clean

    Hey y'all I'm having a bit of trouble with my '82. The motor was dying at idle so I figured the carbs needed to be cleaned. The carb cleaning went smoothly and I replaced all the filters and changed tho oil too. Now that I have everything back together the bike won't start. I'm a bit puzzled...
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    Carb intake mod

    Hey all, I have a '82 xs400 that has been mine for about 4 months now. I am a new rider and new to wrenching and I have found a lot of good info on this forum. My bike is below. As you can see, it is a bit chopped up, but the PO did a good job with it and it runs very strong. Lately it has been...
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    First bike, first (hopefully) minor electrical problem

    Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum and totally new to motorcycles. I recently bought the xs400 that you see attached as a starter bike to learn how to ride and how to wrench. The bike starts easily (kick only) and runs strong as far as I can tell. I went to take it our for the first ride...
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    Exhaust Leak at Engine Block

    Hi all, I'm new here as I just bought a '82 XS 400 as my first bike and project. My first order of business is to fix an exhaust leak on the LHS at the engine block. I have a gasket kit which includes ring gaskets for the exhaust. I also have an Haynes manual, but it barely mentions exhaust...
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