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Hi, My bike in general has issues with startup, but slowly I am getting it working. I am having issues with very slow/sluggish starter motor - I thought the battery is weak, but replaced battery and it seems that my starter motor doesn't have enough power to rotate enginge faster than "thud...

Hi, I don't know if it's been already posted but I have been to a custom festival recently and found interesting mod on xs400. have a look here and look for "Janek" - funny custom based on XS400 (yellow/orange painting). ;) regards

I have seen some info about XS400 4g5 models & float hights, have been to xs400.net and finally tried to set it myself. I came to the following conclusions: 1)use a normal hairdryer to warm up rubber stubs before reinstalling carbs - it makes miracles (especially in a cold garage) 2)...

guys, I was doing the yearly check on my XS400se and hit the wall when it came to inlet valves clearance check - I couldn't remove the caps covering the regulation screws. After using some not-very-smart-but-effective tools I managed to actually loosen them, but... I had the same issue last...

Hi guys, For this year I planned with my XS to: a)replace head bearings b)change oil in front forks. After dismantling - just few things for you to watch out for / check out. 1. Dismantling front forks is a bit tricky, but I didn't expect to see front pipes being bent. Check that out...

HI guys, recently I have been playing a bit with the bike on the center stand just to check different "levers" and "swtiches" and I noticed that the front suspension somehow stucks in the middle position. It looks like it has some tiny "lock" or something that makes it stay in line with bike...

Many times in e.g. Haynes manual or on websites one can read that lean mixture can lead to overheating, or that if engine "overheats and fades" one must check mixture or carb inlets etc etc. My general question is how to really distinguish "overheating and fading" from i.e. fuel starvation...

Hi guys, I was going through some issues with my bike and along other experiments I replaced the old condeser with a new just because it's still available and "dirt cheap". I did a quick check on the old one to see if it lost the capacitance and wanted to share results. I used paperclips...