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I could use some assistance. I have replaced the front and rear directional indicators with LED's. The 'blinker' no longer blinks - not enough resistance in the circuit I suppose. I add the old regular bulb directionals in parallel and then each side it blinks fine. Any way to add a resistor...

I've got a set of rear turn signals if you still need them...

Thanks. I should have done more checking before I cut the springs. I have already cut the springs 2" (also lowered the rear 2") and the clearance and the travel all seem ok. I'm fender-less. Maybe I'll space the damper rods 2" and pre-load the spring with another spacer at the top between...

After digging around I found a few pic's of damper rods. It looks like I have to remove the rods and make a PVC (schedule 80) spacer. I assume the spacer goes under the damper spring (if there is a spring in mine). Is this correct? I photoshop-ed (poorly) a spacer onto the damper pics I...

Great advise, Travis - really appreciated. I understand that I will pre-load the spring a bit with (if needed) a spacer between the fork cap and the top of the spring AFTER a spacer is added to the damper rod to limit the travel by the amount I want to lower the suspension. The spring-to-fork...

On those front spring spacers - stupid question - but are they meant to take up the space between the cut-down spring and the retainer at the top of the fork? Should the spacer be long enough to compress the spring a little, or just to be touching the uncompressed spring. I'll try the pvc...

here's the bike...

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Hey Hardtailed - I cut the front springs of my '78 xs400 about 2 1/2" to lower the front end. I read your comment here about adding spacers. I didn't add spacers - should I? I haven't ridden the bike yet. What should I make the spacers out of? thanks... rmal

I didn't do a lot or research - only saw a quick article on it, so maybe there are better ways with spacers and such. Ignorance is bliss. The bike's not on the road, just rolled down the driveway, so maybe I'll learn something after - but it seems fine - it's lower and it seems to have decent...

no - I cut the 2", dropped the spring into the tube, put it back together and it seems to work. I only did it 2 months ago but I can't recall if I had to compress the spring after it was cut to re-assemble the tube. I only recall it was pretty easy and quick. I had delayed it thinking it was...

Then I cut the springs with a metal cut-off blade on my 10" chop saw. I bought the blade for $10 at home depot.

First I removed them from the triple tree (actually, may not have to). You remove the little black plastic plug from the top of the fork tube. It is just a press fit - I wedged it out with a small screwdriver. Then, you should see a metal plug - mine had a phillips head machined into the top...

cool - thanks man.

Thanks for the response. Could you check out the attached? It's a schematic for my XS400F - the lower left shows the headlight. Is that a relay in the lower left? It also looks like one of the headlight wires goes into the generator. Does this help? Thanks again....

Building an 1978 XS400 brat style - cut down the front springs 2" and replaced stock rear shocks with rebel shocks, plus some other frame mods. Could use some help with a question. On a stock XS400, with the battery and the stock harness, does the headlight light when the key is turned on...