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Thanks for all the helpful advice, looks like I'll be making a new harness while my frame is getting the tail welded up...was hoping I wouldn't have to but oh well.

The best I can tell it's a 81, but honestly who knows at this point after digging into it and seeing how everything is rigged together. Definitely different than the Duc, that part was on purpose :)

Hello world. I learned how to ride on a 70s Yamaha 100cc enduro in SoCal and then graduated up into a FZR600 that I rode the piss out of throughout my early 20s. Joined the military and was stationed places I couldn't ride a lot so riding took a backseat for 4 years or so. Then I moved to the...

So I recently picked up a 81 xs400 in non-running condition. Replaced the battery, plugs and oil; thoroughly cleaned the carbs and got it to fire up. Won't idle for shit and will not reliably start. Checked the plugs, no spark. Double check all fuses and battery, fuses wiggle around a lot...then...