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not even sure what that means but no, I was just showing where the previous owner had put the fuses

don't know about that, but I'll see if I can get that info. It's in the shop now and hope they really fix it because I'm spending way too much money on this bike (compared to what I thought I would when I first looked at it) and I just want to ride it until the Summer which is when I'm gonna get...

Yeah, too bad I took it to Malibu today and on my way back it died on the Topanga Canyon, pitch black night. Had to call Road Assistance and is in the shop now. It had gas, so maybe carburetor, spark, or throttle cable? It did something really weird which was starting to rev way high on neutral...

PROBLEM SOLVED!!! Ok guys the problem was right in front of my eyes. Before I posted here I had only played with the lever adjuster but not the mechanic adjuster on the left side of the bike, behind that black little cap. So the problem was that, that screw was too tight, so whenever I had...

ok so today tried to ride it a bit and almost couldn't make it home. Last block couldn't go over 15 mph. Played a lot with the adjuster near the lever but didn't get any results. I'm really surprised as how can I be riding, then stop and turn off the bike and a few minutes later start it again...

Thanks for the replies and the instructions, they'll definitely help me even if I go to a mechanic this time. So today I went on my longest ride on the bike so far, I rode for 10 miles with one stop. And I notice that when I start riding it it's when the clutch slips the most, and after 3 or 4...

ok so after fixing the electrical part, I went riding my bike today and I noticed that in ALL gears I would just roll the gas, it would rev, but the bike wouldn't move along with the revs, it moved but very very slowly (feathering the clutch seemed to have good results, though). So I got to a...

Thanks for the tips guys! So the guy before me took the bike to a shop to have the wiring redone and the fuse setup and they put the fuses in those individual black casings and the main one on that white long thing. And after changing a burned main fuse, one of the tail light bulbs, and all the...

ok so finally some pics. Before:

I don't like paying lol but I just started learning how to solder and need at least guidance. But the guy is a friend that also helped me moving the bike from where I bought it in his pickup, he'll charge me almost nothing. And I don't think I need a whole fuse block since all the fuses are...

Thanks for replying guys. So I managed to call the previous owner which is a really cool dude and he told me that he took it to a shop to have the wiring redone, and hey took the fuse box out and put the fuses right next to all the wiring (next to the tank) and each fuse is in an individual...

Hey guys my first post here, I just bought an 82 XS400J Maxim two weeks ago as my first motorcycle and it looks great and is in great condition. But 2 days ago it was night and I went out for a ride and past a block of my house I lost all my lights, I pulled over, put it on neutral and it just...