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Hi!! I've made probably too many posts here asking for help on my '82 Maxim. It has the twin cam motor, and I'm having a lot of trouble finding any usable information / manuals / tutorials / people who know anything about it. I think a lot of my issues are coming from having set it up as if it's...

It's me again - the bike won't start. Here's a brief summary of everything I've done. 1982 xs400j Maxim (dohc), bought with carberator issues and revhang, wouldn't rev above 4500 rpm. Cleaned carbs, retested, no change. Rebuilt carbs with original carb parts, some change - no longer running...

This is getting frustrating - it seems like the thing should just start and run with no issues. It's an '82 Maxim 400, so a DOHC - I bought it with issues, if you wanna read those, they're in my last few posts. Basically, I've put in new shims so all of the valve clearances are between .1 and...

Hi all, I'm still frantically trying to sort everything out on my '82 Maxim 400 before the winter sets in so I can get at least a taste of riding this season. So far, I've rebuilt and cleaned the carbs, adjusted them (mostly) correctly, sorted out some sticky slides, and cleaned the tank. All...

Hi all, new to thw forum and bikes. Just picked up an '82 maxim 400 xs. Guy that I bought it from put in a carb rebuild kit and changed everything except the floats. The bike started ran but didn't rev above 4500 rpm. I went throught the carbs and put in all the original hardware, cleaned all of...