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Have thought about a set of small saddle bags for some time. Saw these on Sportsmans Guide. Think they would fit on my '80? http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/concealment-saddle-bag-black.aspx?a=789087

What blasting media would be best to use to lightly clean an aluminum head? Not an XS400 but a Honda Dream 305 head.

Got a question about the design of the speedometer head end of the cable: The '79 I am working on came without a speedometer or it's cable. For now I put on a spare speedometer from my '80 and ordered a used cable from a '79 XS400 but the end of the cable which connects to the speedometer head...

His bike may not have an engine but he sure knows how top ride! Our members in the U.K. probably know of this guy. http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=Cj6ho1-G6tw&vq=medium

Finally took a couple of pics of the '79 XS400F my son got in trade for a set of Harley Sportster handlebars. Before he brought it to my house he rigged up a true West Virginia emergency gas tank - a plastic soda bottle - because the gas tank that came with it was rusted out. No idea how long it...

If you want to convert to a rear wheel disc brake on your XS400, I have almost everything you need. The parts are from a '79 XS400 and are in good condition but not cherry. The master cylinder and caliper were supposed to be working when pulled but should be rebuilt for safety. -rear 18" mag...

Was the stock headlight bucket on '79s plastic? I am thinking of taking over the restoration of a '79 my son got in a trade for a set of Harley bars. Bike is in not bad condition and runs well. Think it has low miles but speedo was missing.

What's your feeling about this? I have always heard that you perform a compression test by removing all plugs, engine cold and throttle fully open. That's what I did this A.M. on my engine but the test kit of my son's said to perform the test on a warm engine. So which is it: cold or hot...

I received the Owner's Manual I bought off ebay for my 1980 XS400SG and found a couple interesting things as I looked through the manual: *Recommended gasoline - regular *Reserve capacity - 0.87 US gal *"This bike equipped with tubeless tires" plus warning about non-tubeless rims...

If anyone is interested, below is a link to an ebay seller listing more than 500 Yamaha Owner's Manuals from the '70s to current: http://stores.ebay.com/Car-and-Truck-Owners-Manuals/_i.html?rt=nc&_nkw=yamaha&_sid=1040964&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1513&_pgn=1

I have acquired most of the parts (rear mag w/rotor, swing arm, caliper, hose and MC, brake pedal shaft) to add a rear disc brake to my 1980 but have one question. I know the rear master cylinder bolts to ears on the frame but, of course, my bike does not have those ears. What have others done...

Since I had my new IRC (Japanese) Durotour RS310 H series tires installed last week I have put about 100 miles on them. Beginning to get some first impressions as to handling. The tires that were on my bike were mismatched brands and models. I now have a set of matching front/rear directional...

I am a sucker for trying to find original manuals for my old stuff. Been looking off and on for one for my '80 XS400SG but never found one. Was surfing stuff for '79s on ebay tonight and saw one listed as '79/80 with copyright date of '79 but model XS400SG (1980 model year) on the front cover...

Had an interesting experience the past few days trying to find a local place to mount the new IRC tires I bought last Winter for my XS400. Both the local Yamaha/Suzuki dealer and the custom trike builder said the same thing: "Oh, you didn't buy the tires from us? Well, we can't mount them them...

Need some info: May convert my '80 to a rear disc brake in the future. So, is it the '77'-79 XS400 disc brake swing arm that I need. Thanks!!

Sometime in the future I would like to do a conversion on my '80 XS400 rear drum brake to a rear disc brake. I already have the cast wheel with rotor and sprocket, just need the caliper, tubing and master cylinder plus any other associated parts. Parts need to be in decent condition but I don't...