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I'm looking to get some progressive springs for the front end of my 82 Maxim, hoping to reduce the brake dive a bit. I know the Maxim/DOHC bikes have 35mm forks rather than the 34mm (or 33?) forks in the SOHC bikes. Would these springs work? http://www.xs650direct.com/products-19.html (Part...

I've been searching the forum and other sources online to try to figure out what the bottom line is on running gas with ethanol in these old engines. I know which stations around here have Ethanol-free, but I'm going on a road trip from Ottawa to Boston (600km) next week and I don't want to...

So I took apart my carbs this evening to give them a good cleaning. When putting everything back together, I found two extra washers. Actually, one washer and one O-ring, both the same size. For the life of me I can't figure out where they came from. They're about the size of the washer that...

As I was trouble-shooting my bike that was stubborn to get going after winter storage, I took a look at the air filter in my DOHC bike, an 82 Maxim. The air filter wasn't pressed up against the air box, but was sitting a little low and off-angle, leaving a nice big gap at the bottom of the...

Hi everyone! Just bought an 82 XS400 Maxim two weeks ago. Love it so far. The original owner had it sitting in a barn for about 25 years, and the p.o. cleaned it up and got it running again. It still has under 5000km on it!! This is my first bike, but I'm up for tinkering. The Maxim is a lot...