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Hello everyone. Its a sad day here in Calgary... our first snowfall of the year. I finished building my XS400 a few months ago and ever since Ive got it out riding I keep burning out headlight bulbs. The headlight is aftermarket. Consistantly with all the bulbs when I run the lowbeam it will...

On my '79, there is no power to the headlight and backlights of the speedo and tach unless the bike is running, or you turn the motor over either by the electric start or kick start and it will think the bike started and trip the switch providing power to the devices. I'm assuming its a was to...

At the front end of my '79 xs400F there is a blue and black wire that alone with a solid black wire, provide power to the tach and speedo backlights... My question is when the key is turned to "on" I have no power at that blue/ black wire. Is this normal? Or does the bike have to be running to...

Fantastic, I will be getting rid of that function! I appreciate the info, have a great weekend! Cheers, Peter

Probably a dumb question but I have removed my tach and speedo to replace with new mini gauges I've picked up. In behind the speedo there is a white/green and black wire that plug into a black plastic piece that has a fuse or light type thing attached to it. I'm curious as to what that is/...

thats right "PARK" function not "lock", thanks for the correction. The reason for wanting to remove the stock key ignition is because I'm going with clip ons and mini gauges, I find the keyed ignition once the regular handlebars are removed and esp the stock gauges are removed sticks up so high...

Has anyone removed the key ignition on their bike and installed a toggle switch instead. I understand the security issues of doing this I just wonder if its as easy as getting a three stage switch to accommodate OFF/ON/LOCK. any insight into this would be fantastic, I have a '79 xs400...

That RU-2970 looks awesome! Never tried it, has anyone given this model a try? Thoughts? Thanks Beware and drewpy!

I am looking to get pod air filters for my '79 xs400. Im specifically looking for K&N filters, the folks that have run them what are your thoughts and as well what model# did you get and how was the fit? Thanks Peter

I appreciate the info guys! Ironhead I look forward to hearing back on how it goes... Best of luck!

I have a '79 xs400F with the tear drop style tank... I'm interested in changing it to the more boxy older xs400 tank. My question is will this open up a can of worms or will it fit without any modifications? I've noticed some of the boxy more cafe style tanks have dual petcocks where my current...

I've tried right after the bike was in motion, the ground is snow covered here in Calgary so its tough right now to do road tests. I currently have 5w30 in the bike, I'm just using that oil while i work on it... could type of oil be causing the issue?

My '79 xs400 is my first bike and is new to me so I'm just figuring everything out. When the bike is no running I have no problem getting it into neutral but as soon as the bike is running and I take it out of "N" I can't seem to get it back in no matter how hard or soft I try. Sometimes I...

Thank you!

I have a '79 xs400F and its my first bike so I'm not familiar with the little things. First off when the ignition is turned to "on" the tail tight automatically comes on regardless of if bike is running..... is this normal? Secondly the headlight will not come on unless the bike is...

So I got the bike running today with out any carb work or cleaning. The reason for not trying to start it earlier on was because of some wiring issues and not having power at the ignition. Fixed the wiring issue so decided to try and fire it up for the hell of it before getting into things to...

I purchased a NOT running '79 xs400f from a guy that told me he thinks its the carbs for the reason its not running. The same guy also told me the bike was an '83 so Im not to sure what to believe. Before I spend any more money than I have to to try and get this bike running when I have no...

turns out is a '79 xs400F. thanks for the digging guys! Peter

Thanks everyone, Finding out the year and model will make getting parts etc much easier! HoughMade looking at your picture we have the identical bike even color and pin striping. thanks again! Peter

It does yes, and currently I'm at work but I got the Wife to go out to the garage and check and what she has reported back with besides all the GVW and tire psi and size info etc was... 1/79 (506) please be advised that this is passed on from my wife, lol. Not sure if that info helps any?