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Nice find, can I borrow a torque wrench!

Well, I managed to get the carbs synced(sp?) today. Like all the other posts I read on this, when I first started the bike the left side sucked the fluid up so quickly I had to shut it off real fast. Almost a full turn to the right made it so I could fine tune it. When I first got it really...

Good vid. The straights were pretty cool. Kinda trippy. Pretty much the same view many British Columbians have everyday.:smoke:

Hey guys, just wondering how long its going to take you guys to turn in all your semi autos and high capacity clips when the congress bans them. From what I have been reading it looks like a ban on semi autos, large mags and even shotguns is coming down for Americans. Here in Canada we have had...

From yesterday I need to sync my carbs so I did all the pre work for that. Lots to do. Everything went pretty well by the end of the day except for one issue. The left side has a chatter that wasn't there before the valve adjustment. Zonk39 is going through the same thing but I figured I...

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I am just about to do my valves and timing as well. When I take the alternator cover off do I have to drain all the oil first? Will the oil come pouring with the cover off?

Thanks Neo, I am almost road ready and getting stoked. I will follow that order and see how she goes. I made sure the butterflys were even when I did my carb clean so is that good enough for a rough synch? It seems to purr along where I am now but I have all of this Sunday to work on the bike so...

Cool thanks.

Hi all. So I have my carbs all cleaned and running well and before I do the points and timing I want to sync the carbs. I have that figured out from reading and watching some vids but here is my question. Both intake manifolds have the nipples but the left side is covered by a plastic cap. The...

Hi. I just went through a carb clean for the first time. Take a look at my thread and check out all the tips from everyone. Have mine back and working now. Bcware's carb vid is awesome. Good luck. http://www.xs400.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8064 I forgot. Go buy a new throttle cable. Just do...

Glad to see your OK! I keep thinking a full face doesn't go with the retro bike but your changing my mind with this post. Safety gear at all times is a good idea. I always remember the time my older brother dropped his gamma going around a corner and slid out in some gravel. He said he was going...

Howdy, time for an update. I figured out why my carbs were so dirty! The new filters look a little different. I knew the air filters were not right or at least missing something and now I know. Its amazing how you can miss the most obvious things when you are tearing down a bike. Thoughts of...

New rims will work for me. Put my name in the hat please! I am actually trying to polish my rims as we speak. New ones would be way easier!

Drewcifer- The throttle cable seems good. It doesn't lag at all. Everything moves at the same time when I twist and it snaps back pretty good. I will try to lube it but not sure how to get in to it at the top and I figured I had enough things apart at the moment. JA- I meant the idle mix...

Carb has been cleaned and put back on the bike. Starts up nice and sounds great. A nice burble to it. But there are some problems. I took some vids and will post them up when loaded. Here is how I set up the carb. -floats set at 26mm -pilot screw out 3 1/2 full turns from finger tight -Wasn't...

Sweet, thanks! I have the carbs all back together and ready to put back on the bike. The right carb was a mess compared to the left. Lots of crap in there! I noticed the right air box connector is a little mangled. Its pushed back in the box a bit so will fix that and get a good...

Ill try tapping out the tube. I mangled the top of the actual jet, not the cap. Not getting that bad boy out easily. Bummer. Its a skinny hole and I ground down my screwdriver to make it wider to fit the slot but screwed it up any way. Back to it. Thanks JA.

Looks like a different carb than mine Drewcifer. My choke pulls out the side of the bike. I have it figured out now. I can't seem to get the emulsion tube out. Is it supposed to just slide out up towards the diaphragm? In bcware's vid his tube just fell out when he removed the diaphragm. Not...