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    Wanted - Tachometer and cable

    Looking for a new or used tachometer and cable. Preferably, I'm looking for a tach that reads up to 12k
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    Defending yourself

    I had a thought recently. I keep a heavily-weighted flashlight in my car in case I need to defend myself. However, I haven't considered putting something on my bike for that reason. Just wondering if anybody has strapped something to their bike in case the need arises to defend yourself. What...
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    Rebuilding a Front Caliper - How To

    Note: If I'm missing anything, post on this thread so that I can add it appropriately. I have a spare caliper to take additional pictures with. Maybe your brakes aren't performing to your standard. Maybe your brakes are due for a rebuild Maybe our brakes are leaking. We have a solution for all...
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    Oil Consumption. How Much is Too Much?

    Hi all Just changed my oil last week and noticed that my oil level was very low. In fact, the oil light came on the day before. Before warming up the bike, I added a liter and ran it for a few minutes to let it drain faster. When I measured my old oil, I noticed that only a liter came out...
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    Wanted - Front brake caliper: 1982 XS400 SJ (SOHC)

    Hi everybody I am in search of a gently-used front caliper with a bleed screw included. Please PM me with a price so that we can figure it out. I'm dying to get out there and ride. Shipping would be to Southwestern Ontario
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    Headlight won't work, but hi-beam indicator is always on

    Hey XS400 gurus and guresses (just made that one up). I'm having a strange issue with my headlight that I've been unable to figure out myself, nor through searching other threads. As the title suggests, it's an electrical issue that seems to affect my headlight and hi-beam dash light. Here-goes...
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    Huge Electrical Draw

    Hey everybody. I've been riding my XS this season as my daily driver and have loved it. Putting the last few years into maintenance has made this year so much better and has made the bike exponentially more reliable. There are, however, problems that I've only been able to uncover with extended...
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    Sonic Cycle - London, ON

    Bought a pair of new tires from Sonic Cycle Salvage a few weeks ago. Price was great, at $75 per tire for a pair of Kenda Challengers. The guy I dealt with at the desk was a wonderful salesman, had some good conversations, and there are tons of parts around to drool over. The shop seems to only...
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    Motorcycle Enhancements - Oakville, ON

    I recently bought a few parts from this store. Parts included a Li+ battery, headlight conversion kit, and fork seals/boots. Parts were reasonably priced, and customer service was excellent! Cassandra was a great sales rep to speak to, and she went out of her way to show me products that were...
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    Gradually dies on idle

    Hey all. I've been riding my XS for about a month and a half this season and have loved it :bike: . At the start of the season, I modified my bike to accept Emgo pod filters on my intake runners and modified my jets to 142.5 main on the left and 145 main on the right. The jet set up worked, but...
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    Friday the 13th ride

    Hey friends! So it came to my attention that the next Friday in June is the 13th. Are any XS owners from Southwestern Ontario are planning to ride in to Port Dover? I'm leaving my place in Hamilton at about 9 or 10. Anybody looking to meet up beforehand? I'm pretty flexible on meet locations.
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    Top End Ticking +more

    Hey all. I've had my XS licensed and road-worthy for the last couple of weeks, and have noticed a strange ticking coming from my engine just above idle as well as between 4k-5.5k RPM. After my last oil change, I started the bike and listened for the tick and I found it to be coming from my...
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    Planning a big road trip. HELP!

    Hey everybody. It's been a long time since I was a frequenter on this site, but I'm loving how much the community has grown since. Anyhow, I'm still alive, and haven't been run over yet. Now I come to you for advice. Recently I had a turn of events that led me to become very close with someone...
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    Friday the 13th ride

    Hey! For those in the SW Ontario area, who will be at the meet in Port Dover? I'm looking at checking my valves early tomorrow morning and heading out around 10. Who's going to be there?
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    Brake squeal. Is it normal?

    Howdy y'all. If you can't tell, it seems I'm super knowledgeable when it comes to someone else's bike but won't go near my own without a second and third opinion :D . So here's my question to you (it's two parts): 1) I've had my bike running for a while and take it for little putts here and...
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    How to rebuild your leaky or starving petcock

    Hey everyone, this has been a tutorial that I've had to wing a couple of times because I have bad luck buying preassembled petcocks. So I though it would be a good idea to start a how-to on rebuilding an OEM petcock. Of course, if you want to switch to a simple ON/OFF valve, that can also be an...
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    Leaky petcock

    Hey everyone. I'm looking to get a bit of advice regarding my new-to-me petcock. It's the same style that are on many of our bikes. I replaced the last one because it had developed a leak and I needed to replace the o-rings, so I bought a new one from a salvage yard as the rebuild kit was...
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    Carb troubles

    Hey everyone. I'm in need of help. I have a 1982 Heritage special that I've been working on for way too long. Here's my problem today: When I start the bike on full choke, It settles down at 2k rpm, revs all the way up to 5-6k on its own, and then 10 seconds later it falls back down to a steady...
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    Wanted - Stock exhaust collars and gaskets, London ON

    Hey everyone. I finally got my bike running, but it seems to like spitting out exhaust gasses between the exhaust port and headers. One set of collars are black with soot and the other set just looks plain old. On top of that, one header has a little bit of wiggle room while the other does not...
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    1982 Heritage Special Introduction

    Hey guys. I`ve been a part of xs400.com for a little over a month now, and I`ve been enjoying all the projects and progress other members have been doing. Mid-August I got my grubby little hands on a new-to-me 1982 Heritage Special. Bought the thing for $750 which I think is a pretty good deal...
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