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Hi all!! I have a new tire being delivered (late!) on Monday but need to get somewhere over the weekend. I have dry rot setting into my front tire. How risky would it be to do a 100 mile round trip on it?? Many thanks!!

Hi Guys, I'm looking for a replacement tire for my front Dunlop K81. Its a 3.60, 18incher. Does anyone out there know the metric convertion for this slag? I've been looking at conversion charts online and It doesn't mention 3.60, just 3.5-4.0 Am I safe to go with the 3.50 or will I be...

Hi All, I'm after a front brake cable asap and struggling to find one! Anyone have any leads as to where I could grab one online? Many thanks!

Here's a question... A 'friend' who claimed he was a dab hand with motorcycles was 'doing me a great favor' with tapping out a float pivot pin that had mushroomed out at one end. The bastard wasn't going anywhere. My genius idea was to file the end down so it could easily slip through but...

Hi, I have a 1980 xs400G special. In need for a carb body. The tower that holds the float on my old one has just cracked!!:yikes: Thanks in advance

Thanks all! Great help. I have got 80% of the screws out by using a combination of pb blaster/hammers/chisels and elbow grease! A few stubborn ones that I have just stripped that I may have to drill out. Bcware - I came across your youtube videos about the carbs and they are a great help for...

Hi guys, Sorry, but, this is another repetative rookie question! I am currently taking the carbs apart and the screws are so ridiculously tight, I am just stripping the heads off the majority of them. I have tried soaking them in WD-40, the old 'use the hammer to loosen them up' trick and...

Is that your polite way of saying, "Don't even try it, Tom!" Drew?!

Quick add on... I was going to just straight up replace the air filter that is currently in the bike. What's stopping me from replacing both filters with oval style filters?

Thanks for your replies guys - great help. A buddy brought the fuel tank over and I can attach the petcock to the brass valve (dumbass problem solved!)! I am going to replace the left hand air filter and the carb boots. As I have to take them out anyway, I'm going to go ahead and clean...

Hey all, I've been trying to get my XS400G to run smoothly for a few days now, went to go and clean the air filters (one looked like new and the other like below) and noticed that one of the air filter tubes was damper than the other. Would this explain the damage to the filter? Also, I...

Thanks! I mainly just use the kickstart anyway. So I can start filling the acid in this battey and job done!

Hi guys, Quick question....is it possible to use a 12n7-4a battery instead of the advised 12n12-4a battery for a 1980xs? Thanks in advance!

Thats great. Thanks for your helps, guys. I have repainted the emblems and they are looking pretty good and got some new gromets from a Yam dealer with no prblems. I have noticed that the headlight fuse is missing with its holder in the fusebox. Stub of the wire remains so I'm going to...

Very smart! As you said this was your first job without assistance, can I ask how easy it was? My fuse box is shot and the headlamp needs re-wiring as there is no fuse there what so ever! I'm a novice and will be following the manuals A-Z!

Hi All! I am very much a first timer to the motorcycle resoration scene, but really wanted the project over the winter months! I have just bought a 1980 XS400. Its got around 11,000 miles on it with, what I believe, minimal work to make it road worthy! Battery was dead so I have had a...