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Thanks for everyone's advice. I have been busy and finally had time to attack the little problems. It turned out to be a "comedy of errors" as one might say. 1) I forgot to tighten the boots on the right side after cleaning the carbs 2) battery way too low to get enough to kick start I can get...

I am having problems starting my bike. It has been having problems for awhile but would at least start with the kick start. This isn't even working any more! I have charged the battery and can empty the battery in one session. I have a neighbor who loaned me a charger that can also be used...

Thanks everyone.

I imagine this means the sprockets on the wheel and on the cam shaft...........?

Sounds like I need to change the chain.... Will this be all I need to do?

Hello everyone. It is a beautiful day here in VA and I CAN'T ride!!!!!!!!!! I need some help. I have the original chain and it keeps coming loose. It even jumped off the sprocket the other day as I was turning a corner. Fortunately nothing happened. I put the chain back on and rode home, but...

Will flitz save me on elbow grease? I'm about all out of it!

That's what I'll do. Thanks. By the way, I was looking at the pictures. How did you get the aluminum to shine?! I heard that it was very tough to get the shine back.

Thanks for the advice. I might as well pump $50 into it.

Hello. Thanks for the site. I have a '79 xs400. I bought it last summer and runs great. However, this spring, the inatke boots (a littel cracked last year) are now puffing out air. The cracks have obviously broken all the way through. Hs anyone had any success repairing these? I read on...