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Ok, so my petcock is spitting fuel out the side where this little hole is. The hole looks like it's supposed to be there. the little tiny gasket covers the hole but that gasket is pretty chewed up. So, is that hole necessary? What's the remedy here? Just new rubber gasket or what?

Hey all, I converted my 1982 maxim into a cafe/brat style bike. so, that means I took off the rear storage box, rear fender, headlight bracket, airbox, and a bunch of other small things. If anyone needs those items let me know.

When I'm bored, sometimes I search the #xs400 hashtag on instagram. There are a handful of photos up. I can't help but wonder if any of the photos are posted by frequent users of this site. So, do any of you guys have instagram? Do you often post pictures of your motorcycle or project...

Hello, I'm having a clutch issue. The clutch lever felt really good pulling it in. Perfectly tight and it released well. Then, I realized the back tire wouldn't spin when I had it pulled in. I tried a hundred combination of messing with the adjustment screw on the lever, as well as the...

Ok guys, I tried the searchbar but wasn't getting much. Like an idiot I chopped off my mufflers. now i'm realizing that may have been a bad idea. I'm not crazy about the stock mufflers so I was going to run out to our local boneyard and see if I can find something else. My question...

Hey all, So, I imagine it happens sooner or later to all of us. You've soldered your last wire and in a storm of excitement you grab the soldering iron thus burning yourself. Or, you rush through fabricating something and cut yourself on your angle grinder/saw. Or maybe you're using a...

Ok.... I didn't want to start a thread about this but i'm getting desperate. I tore into the wiring on my 82 maxim, thought I had it dialed and kept blowing my main fuse (20 amp). Everytime I turned the ignition to on, it would blow. I traced all my wires and found nothing, so I got...

Hey all, This is my first thread on this site. I've browsed around a lot and have been able to find a shit ton of useful info from build threads, the tech section, etc. I bought a 1982 xs400 maxim awhile back and have been in the process of stripping it down and building it back up into more...