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While adjusting my front brake cable, the mount broke! Has this ever happened to anyone? Any suggestions you guys have that wont require taking the whole front wheel off and will secure the cable? Any help would be great! Thanks

I've traced my problem of the starter button not grounding to my new clip ons. I bought the ones off of ebay from china. I have no idea what type of material they are but they appear to not be a good source of grounding material. I was able to verify it by using little alligator clips and...

I'm putting my bike back together and everything is working great. Except for the electric start. I checked all the grounds, jumped the starter wire directly to the positive terminal and got the bike started on the first start. The headlights work and all the lights work, minus the rear signals...

Do you guys know where these go? They seem to come out of the chain cover from the stator? Also how do you guys route these wires and the wire coming from under the chain cover back up without hitting the chain?

These wheels are giving me the hardest times.:banghead: Only hang up in the build right now. Good thing its winter here in MN and cant ride for a while. I had my wheels blasted and powdercoated. I told the powdercoater to remove the rear wheel studs because they had rubber fillings. He said he...

So I'm mounting my tires for the first time. Everything is going well. I have tire irons that make the job so much easier but I've pinched two tubes per tire already! Thats $50 down the drain! You guys have any advice on how not to pinch them? Do you guys think inflating the tubes half way would...

Does anyone know if this piece is plastic or metal? The black piece. If its plastic, how do I take it off? Any help would be great! Thanks Also, You guys know if the black filling for the studs in the rear tire are metal or just a plastic mold?

Hey guys, while in the process of putting my bike back together, the marks that I made for the stock height on the front forks seem to disapear. I blame this cold MN weather. I've been trying to search for the info but nothing is really clear on what the stock height is. Can someone tell me what...

Does anyone have any tips on taking off the chain gear on the rear wheel? It has that big C-clip on it that I cannot seem to get off. Any help would be great!

How did you guys get the needle out of the rubber bowl thing? What tool is needed? I cannot get it with a needle nose plier.

Hey guys, I been on here with my build on my cafe racer with my first bike, 78 xs400. Today I just picked up another xs400 out of a storage find. Its an 81 xs400 Special Heritage edition or something. Picked her up for $240! The bikes in great shape as well as the carbs. The only problem is...

I'm in the process of sourcing out a battery for my cafe build and was wondering if you guys know any of the stock specs for the following? How fast out charging system charges the battery? What is the minimum CCA requirement for both the electric start and kickstart? What is the minimum...

So I finally got my 78 xs400 to start and run. The only problem now is that, its really hard to shift both with the engine on and off. I could go through all the gears and itll run fine but shifting is extremely hard. The clutch lever is also really hard. Any ideas on where to start? Could it...

I have a 1978 Yamaha XS400. Everything runs great on the bike except that the front brake lever is a bit hard. Like really hard. It will bite and the brakes work but its just super hard. Does anyone have any idea whats going on? Rebuild maybe? I tried bleeding the system but nothing really...

I'm building a cafe and would like the square tank instead. I have the teardrop tank, which is great for bobber builds if anyone wants to trade. 1978. Lmk what you guys have... Thanks

Hey everyone! I'm a Graduate student and needed something to do to get my mind away from school! I've been building cars for years now and as I was browsing through Craigslist the other day, I came upon this 1978 Yamaha XS400 for $400. It was not running. I've never messed with carburetor based...