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    HOW-TO: split your crankcase

    good stuff man! It's write ups like this that really help a site take off :)
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    1978 XS400-2E Intro and Build

    Man I wish I could have gotten my hands on one that was even near that clean when I got mine... but oh well! Good luck getting it running right, it sounds like it shouldn't be that difficult though!
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    soakin' my carbs

    I see... I guess I'm screwed either way. It looks like I either soak them to free them up and destroy parts in the process, or throw them in the trash and get some new ones. I suppose we'll see how this goes!
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    soakin' my carbs

    The diaphragms are already removed and look good... The gaskets on the float bowl covers were hard as a rock!! I am goin to soak them soon, does anyone have a link to a carb rebuild kit?
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    Our Other Bikes

    My 2000 V Star 650
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    Hardtailed77's "Re-build Thread"

    lookin great!!
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    soakin' my carbs

    Like the choke won't move, the butterflys don't move...
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    soakin' my carbs

    Stripped the carbs down, cleaned them with carb cleaner and boiled them, and their still froze up. Would I benefit from getting a gallon of carb cleaner and soaking them for a couple days or something?
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    Engine removal

    Hardtailed, that table looks great! Do you know the measurements off hand? I was thinking something like 8'x3'x3' or something.
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    Engine removal

    Yea I'm sure it isn't light! Do the back two bolts have anything to do with the center stand? That is what the bike is on currently, but is going to be changed (I am probably going to build a table for it this weekend).
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    Engine removal

    I am looking to pull the motor from my bike tomorrow so I am one step further to beginning my hard tail once my bars come in. The bottom of my motor is really dirty and caked with grit and grime, so it's hard to see all the bolts! Can anyone just give me a quick heads up on what needs to be done...
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    XS400 Parts

    Bump... any pics of this yet? I am going kick start only on mine, and will be cutting out the coil mounts so I am looking for a place to hide them!
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    soakin' my carbs

    Hey everyone, the carbs on my 81 are froze up! What do you all think would be my best bet to soak them in so I can pull them apart and clean them?
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    New updated pics of 81 xs400 build

    Bike is looking great! Is that a custom hard tail, or did you get tube and make it from scratch? I am trying to figure out which kit I am going to go with to hard tail mine.
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    New around here, and a new to me bike!

    Quick question for everyone... Does anyone know how to decode a 15 digit VIN? I have seen the site that decodes a 17 digit VIN, but this one is only 15! I just want to make sure that when I am ordering parts, I am getting them for the right bike lol.
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    New around here, and a new to me bike!

    Thanks for the welcome! I just hope that I can get it to run when it's back together...
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    how to hard tail a xs400. any ideas?

    ^^^Any top shots of that frame? That's exactly what I am trying to do right now :)
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    New around here, and a new to me bike!

    Hey there everyone! I just picked up an 81 xs400 from a guy that I work with as a project bike. I am semi new to the bike modding world, but have some fab knowledge. I am hoping to turn this bike into a hard tail bobber, that is completely bare bones, nothing that it doesn't need to run...
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