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    Lubricating cams and such

    Maybe this is a dumb question and there's something I'm totally missing, but do I need to lube all that jazz on top of my cylinder? Cams'n'stuff? Bike runs fine right now, but I don't want to run it into the ground prematurely because I'm not doing something simple that I should be doing...
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    Building a new seat pan

    Been cruising around the last couple weeks on my new 1980 XS400SG, and I'm thinking I need a new seat. There's nothing particularly wrong with mine, but it's missing the latches, is held on by a strap, has been re-covered (poorly), and has had a hole cut in the seatpan (looks like where the...
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    New mufflers

    Thinking about putting some new mufflers on my new 1980 xs400 because: a) The originals are getting a little rusty and beat up, looks like some minor patching by the PO b) The right-hand muffler sounds like it has some debris in it (maybe a little rock or rusted bit of baffle?) that rattles...
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    New 1980 XS400 what to do?

    Just got my hands on a 1980 XS400 (SG I think? Not sure). Couple things I want to do: - Replace the headlight: The headlight in it right now appears to be a non-original sealed beam. It looks too small, and it seem like someone attempted to bondo around the edges to fill it in? Very...
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    New 1980 XS400 what to do?

    Just got my hands on a 1980 XS400 (SG I think? Not sure). Couple things I want to do: - Replace the headlight: The headlight in it right now appears to be a non-original sealed beam. It looks to small, and it seem like someone attempted to bondo around the edges to fill it in? Very weird...
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