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I took my carbs off my bike and it appears the screw with a spring in between the two carbs which aligns the butterflies has somehow gone missing. Does anyone have an old set of carbs that they are just using for parts and might have this screw? Thanks

Ive read good things about swapping the riser bushing for steel or aluminium ones over on XS650.com to help with play in the handlebars and to improve handling. Does anyone know of any for the XS400? Will XS650 ones work? It seems like a pretty common upgrade. Thanks for the help.

Hi all, I wanted to give a quick review of Parts N More. I recently bought a bunch of parts from them and wanted to warn others. I bought a clutch cable, fork seals, oil filter, carb boots, air filters, and carb needles and seats. Most products worked as they should except for the...

Hey all, hopefully one of you can help me figure this out. When I bought my bike it was running really rich and had carb problems. I cleaned the carbs, replaced the float needle, and set the floats to 22 mm (brass floats). I switched to pods and since it was running rich beforehand, I...

Ive got the stock grab bar, chain guard, crash bar, and turn signals up for sale. PM me your email address for pictures. Shipping cost not included. All parts are off a 1979 Yamaha XS400.

Ive been looking at relocating my ignition switch as ill be doing all new bars, with internal wiring, and miniswitches in the coming week. Anyone see a problem with having the ignition switch/ key in the side cover? I was thinking it should be easy enough to mount there and Ill be keeping the...

I know this is a XS400 forum but I accidnetally bought the XS650 carb holders for my 400 and thought maybe someone on here may have a 650 as well. I accidentally brough the wrong ones from xs650direct.com. These are brand spanking new, I ripped open the package and instantly realized these...

Anyone know where to get just the gasket for the carb boots? I picked up a new set from Partsnmore and didnt realize they didnt come with new gaskets. I havent taken the old ones off yet to see if I can reuse them but Im thinking they are gonna be worn out. Thanks for any help.

Im looking to buy a few different jet sizes for tuning, and wanted to know if anyone can confirm if the Mikuni jets DCC sells are compatible with the Mikuni BS34 carbs? Its the ones on the bottom of this page with the white jet guide as the picture...

Hi everyone, recently picked up some smallerf ront turn singlas and a Bates style headlight. Now im trying to figure out th best way to mount the turn signals...

Hey everyone, On my bike, the clutch lever seems to not retract completely when I let it go. It feels fine when I pull it in, but when I let go, the lever doesnt snap back like it should and you can still see some cable. between the actual handle part and the rest of thelever mount. Hopefully...

Hey everyone, hopefully one of you can help me out. Im updating the turns and tail light on my bike to LEDs to take some load off the charging system plus I want to go for smaller lgihts as it is. I really like the look of the classic round taillight from Dime City Cycles but waas...

Hi everyone, I just picked up this 79 today. About 45,000 kms but she runs really well. The pickings are kinda slim up here so I jumped on this when I saw it. My long terms plans are for a cafe/brat/tracker style I guess. I dont really know what to call it. Something like this: This...

Hi everyone. Im new to the site and hopefully will be picking up a 1980 xs400 special in the next couple of weeks. Its a barn find a few hours away from me. It currently doesnt run but its a steal if I can figure out whats wrong with it. Ill hopefully be doing a compression test this weekend and...

Hi everyone, Im looking to pick up an 1980 XS400 Special this week and work on it over the winter. Im gonna be going for the cafe racer style and am looking for a way to possibly hide the battery. Ive seen it hidden under the seat but those are usually custom jobs. Does anyone know of any...