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Alright so I figured out that there were 2 problems, one was with the starter motor but that's not really a big deal because I'm going to get rid of electric start anyways, and the other problem was with the fuse box. The holders for the main fuse have broken off and right now I just have it...

OK so I need some more help. I took apart the carbs again and this time I got all the jets out and found 2 that were gunked up and got them cleared up with carb cleaner and got the rest of the carbs all cleaned out but now it seems I've got other problems. Once I put it all back together...

Thanks for the responses! I'll try boiling the carbs and see how that works out.

I am a new owner of a 1980 XS400 Special and am happy to be a new member of this community. I need some help getting my bike going though... First some background info: This is my 2nd bike but I have very little experience actually working on motorcycles because my first bike was a dead...