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Hey Guys, So before I could do a writeup on blackening the bolts I wanted to take my engine apart to free up some more bolts. After taking the head off and pistons out, I looked down into the crankcase and saw wear on the inside edges of the crankshaft counterweights. I couldn't find...

SteveK's Cafe Build: "The Marrakesh Express" Hey everyone, So trying to build a cafe while attending law school is pretty tricky... who knew? I haven't had much time to post on here, but I wanted to start a (belated) build thread to keep everyone up on my progress and ask everyone for...

Hey Everyone, I had asked about this a few weeks back and scoured the boards to find a few unfinished threads about the topic of mounting other tanks to the xs, especially the RD400. Well, I bit the bullet last week and ordered an eBay special... a 76 RD400 tank (with a few dings in it and...

Hey guys, So I'm new to the carb/kickstart bike and I'm having a hard time getting the 400 started with the kickstart. The electric start works fine, but I am a bit uneasy about relying on that, plus in the future I would like to phase it out and get a smaller battery. Here's what's going on...

Hey guys, So before I start doing anything to my new 400 I wanted to investigate any option that would keep my from hammering knee dents in the original tank, since it's in such good condition. I know that the XS models vary greatly between each other and between each year, making swapping...

Hey everyone! I just wanted to introduce myself to the members of a forum that I plan on spending a lot of time on. I just purchased a 1977 XS400D with 22k on it (with a rebuild at 20k) for $1400. It was in immaculate condition and I couldn't pass up the chance to finally work on an older...