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I’m starting this thread because Im in the process of polishing the head of the bike using my Dremel. Then decide to start porting and polishing the head. How ever I can’t reach the inside of the bowls w/ my Dremel. East wood sells a port and polish mandrill kit how ever it requires a 1/4”...

hey guys I am starting this tread cause I didn’t find much on it other then people finding broken gears. This however is on reassembly of the lower end, more specifically the transmission. After breaking down the entire transmission in order to replace the crank case due to a broken kick start...

hey hey moto monsters I’m resorting a 78 E. I needed to replace the crank case long story short the kick start ripped off the bike.... So I have a used crank case fresh outa the oven gloss black. I’m swapping the trans out of the old unit into the new one. I was able to run through the gears...

I just wanted to start a discustion on Gel Cell Batteries I was looking to gut one last season however it seems no one makes one that fits in the battery box on 78 xs400e. I have entertained ideas of modding my box because I found one that meets the height clearances of the seat yet it is to...

Hey guys SOOOO after my rebuild on my 78 xs400 she starts fine with no choke needed and idles good however once warmed up and reved hard she Pukes oil out of the Crankcase Vent??? due to this problem I have not gotten to break in the engine. any Ideas????:wtf:

Soooo i got my xs400e running thanks for the help by the way had some good tips from you all you guys. Now I want to tighten up the clutch cable from the adjusment on the left case cover. I cant seem to get the nut or the screw to budge, the Haneys book says to loosen the nut then use the...

I have just my bike back together after having a nightmare with a impoperly instaled kick start. (The mount inside the crank case shattered) After setting the timming to what I believe is correct the bike will not start I checked to see if the spark plugs were wet. Spark spark plugs are bone...

This is my first bike. With that being said I found some rear springs on sale on mikes xs. They only list the langth of the spring. My question is will the reciving holes (the holes at the top n bottem of the spring) fit the 400? Patrick 78 xs400