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No... I would not recommend using 650 carbs. I would think you would be entering a nightmare of jetting issues. The reason I suggested using the 1980 Suzuki GS400/450 Mikuni carbs is the fact I was able to run them as is. With no jetting changes. I just cleaned them And bolted them on. It...

I can empathize with you. Last Summer I had a huge problem with the Yamaha Mikuni carbs. I even sent two pairs down to a chap in Florida who said he could rebuild them for 100 dollars each. Silly person that I am i believed him, and got carbs back that were waaay worse then they were when...

I have done many Japanese bikes, and I was wondering what any of you people might have ideas about mounting the tank badges? When I can control the painting and prep of a gas tank I usually bury the old screw mounts that the tank badges used to attach to. Now I need to stick some badges on due...

Remove the fork legs. And when you do you might want to replace the seals, and clean them, replace the oil with new ATF.

I could use a noce set of rims for my XS... Mike...

I have only ever done metallic in the base coat. I think it might be fine in the clearcoat but you might need to final coat with another clear coat that has no metallic. Make sure it is the 2K variety that requires you mix the clear coat with a hardener. That basically means it dries...

I guess what I was trying to say.... I paid 200 for a specialist to make the carbs correct. He did not. I corrected the carbs and made them work to stock specs. I understand English might not be your primary language, so I am the fool for not explaining myself more clearly. Sorry about that...

Well Thats the only thing that is non stock on the bike. I do think Mikuni carbs suck..... I think the Honda Keihins are far better. The Yamaha #2 bike is fitted with a pair of Keikins from a 1981 Honda CM400. They run much smoother and are far easier to clean and maintain. Right now they use...

Ummm I didn't ever make it different from stock. Onlu pod filters and the free flowing mufflers. And they have never been taken off... So yes it would be wrong to point out "return it to stock" when it really never deviated from stock... I have no camshaft changes, no timing changes... The...

Well pod filters and free flow exhaust are the only mods from stock. What was found with the carbs after spending $200 to have someone else fix em.... Poor cardboard float gaskets that are worse than re-using the originals... A float needle that was wrong for the carb, No retainers for the...

I have a video of the bike just before I deliver it to the new owner: I was able to get this bike running with the Mikuni carbs after I re-repaired them from the dude in Florida that I paid 200 to have fixed. I replaced the needles and seats that were installed with the wrong parts, took out...

I am in the midst of installing a Honda CM400 carb set on. I have it running on the Honda carbs now... I would ike to offer a bolt on pictorial to XS users who would like to swap. Maybe in a few weeks after running on the road for a while to make sure all the "bugs" are killed. BTW 400 SECA...

:bike:Well my Gauges are in inches....

I suppose not... But I will still offer help here...:wink2:

No thats ok. You can view them when you have time. If not.... Double your money back...

here are some pics for you... Norton http://www.flickr.com/photos/65005020@N07/sets/72157627255876764/show/ Triumph http://www.flickr.com/photos/65005020@N07/sets/72157627131555933/show/ Red Honda http://www.flickr.com/photos/65005020@N07/sets/72157627033459031/show/ Blue Honda...

Well .005 in Canada is the same as .005 in the UK or in the USA. .008 is also the same in all other areas of the globe.... The manual here (Factory Yamaha service manual) says: .003 - .005 for the Intake and .006 - .008 for the exhaust. Do other manuals state something different? I usually...

I have one boot here that looks as if it will work. If I had its mate or knew what bike it came off of, I could get the the other side. It fits the Keihun carb, and fits the XS400 at the flange. It has about a .4 inch offset that I need to mount the Keihins about .75 inches farther apart than...

The specs I have show a .005 for the intake and .008 for the exhaust. dunno where you have any different.

yes in a previous posting i stated I have set the valve lash at .005 for the intake and .008 for the exhaust. pics will not show anything different from the pics in the manual... Nothing I have done to the bike will show any different from the stock pictures in the manuals... However if I am...