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Looks more suitable as a sinker rather than a bobber...

It's a cast-iron bitch to get the airbox connected to the carbs. I spent hours fighting with it and never could get it back together. That's why I sawzalled the thing out and bought new jets and pod filters. Maybe unbolting the top of the engine and swinging it into position would help get...

Would a thin coating of paste wax on the mirror threads make a good release agent?

+1 on the electric carving knife. Works great for carving open cell foam.

my favorite Canadian contribution to entertainment: SCTV

Mike here, I live near Niagara Falls, NY. 54 years old, happily married nearly 30 years. I design industrial piping systems for a living, In addition to being the CAD administrator for my company's engineering department. I've done a bunch of hobbies over the years; woodworking, woodcarving...

LOL. Same here. This site and Craigslist. I keep torturing myself looking at the motorcycle listings, finding running XS400's for what I've got invested in my non-running Maxim purchased two summers ago. The wife says I can't buy another bike till I get this one finished. By that time the...

At least the shipping is a bargain at $199. At only $654 delivered a person might want to get two. :doh: Crimeny, I only paid $400 for my whole Maxim with title, dirty carbs included.

Genuine LOL moments here. Here's my attempt:

They are in the mail-

I have a pair you can have. They're out of spare carbs for my '82 Maxim. The screwdriver slot in the 127.5 jet is rough, but the jet itself should be fine. The numbers are legible on both of them. If you want 'em send me a pm with your address and I'll drop them in the mail. :thumbsup:

I'd give the machine shop a try. If they have an EDM machine they could get the broken bit out easy. They are going to know all the tricks and have the tools to get the broken bleeder screw out without boogering the threads. Might be cheaper than another caliper, especially if some of the guys...

I've had my non-running barn-find '82 Maxim two years and haven't had to pay a mechanic yet. Of course, I still haven't *ridden* it yet either. ;^) My fault, not so much issues with the bike. I've found that if you want life to get crazy-busy, buy a "some assembly required" motorcycle. Oh...

I thought prices here were high. In Western NY titled/running XS400's go for $800 to $1200. Looking at CL for Utah there's currently only a couple listed in the whole state, so I gather they're pretty rare? If $1100 is a price you'd be happy with, maybe try $800 cash in hand, using the...

The wiring diagram in the owner's manual for my '82 Maxim shows the + side of the oil light connected to a brown wire from the fuse box (which feeds all the warning & indicator lights) The oil switch provides ground through a black & red wire routed up to the warning light. Like N8Bishop said...

I've dealt with chronic back pain too. My problems were on and off for about 10 years;. I'd feel something slip in my back; agonizing shot of pain, then stuck in a chair for a couple days in serious pain unable to do more than hobble around. This happened 3 or 4 times a year. Then 3 years ago...

Late to the party again, but tossing this in for what it's worth: There's a guy on "flea-bay" by the name of 6sigmajetkit that sells jet kits. Tell him the make, model, year, displacement, what air filters and exhaust are being used and the altitude you run at and he sends a custom set of jets...

For anybody in New York State thinking about buying a post-1973 bike with no title; Don't. Craigslist has a jillion old bikes for sale without titles, and every one has the owner saying "just take the bill of sale to the DMV and you can get a new title". Wrong. I spent quite a few hours and a...

Old thread, I know, but still one that will get looked at for a long time. My tip for removing stubborn Philips head screws; take a tiny wad of steel wool, the size of a pea, and push it into the screw slot with the screwdriver tip. The strands of steel wool grab at both the driver and screw...

I've got an eclectic collection; From a Swiss K-31 to a Romanian-based AK-47 (semi-auto) I built from a parts kit and home-made jig, a couple .22's, a Colt clone SAA in .357, a 1911 in 9mm, and a few more toys in the safe. I never can get out with them as much as I'd like. I envy you guys that...