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  1. sproatlake

    Need to know what to hook up

    haha I wish that site was mine! yeah I don't actually have a build thread, maybe I should get one going... painted the tank and started building a seat yesterday, as well as hooked up some gauges, straightened the forks, cut out the monoshock arm, welded a new seat pan in, re did some...
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    For Sale - 1981 XS400 Special Parts (EVERYTHING!)

    looking for (not sure what they're called) but the piece that attaches the heads to the upper frame. they look like that. http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/z/a6kAAOxylwpR5dgx/$T2eC16R,!zUE9s38+GpWBR5dgwPygQ~~60_35.JPG
  3. sproatlake

    Need to know what to hook up

    yep, the key was bad, So I hardwired that (read, tuned on key), likewise for the killswitch, put it in neutral, kickstand switch I guess didnt matter, or didnt work, but basically that's all I had to do! after I got the power going to the coils and stuff
  4. sproatlake

    Need to know what to hook up

    HOLY F**** IT STARTED!!!!! YES! thanks for the tips guys!
  5. sproatlake

    Need to know what to hook up

    update. wizardry ensued and now I have power at both wires on both coils
  6. sproatlake

    Need to know what to hook up

    okay I've been tracing, found that the key switch was bad, so hard wired that, now it turns over, and over and over, no catch even by turkey-basting fuel straight down the throat of the carbs.... have power at both wires on one of the ignition coils, and power to only one wire on the other side...
  7. sproatlake

    Need to know what to hook up

    alright well mine just has an on/off position kill, and it does in fact have a kickstand switch, which seems crazy to me, I'll probably delete that after I figure out the wiring demons. So. Kill switch, I wasnt sure which way was kill, and which was run, so I just minaretted the two wires...
  8. sproatlake

    Need to know what to hook up

    A side stand sensor? I didnt even know that was a thing. holy hell. I have noooo idea
  9. sproatlake

    Need to know what to hook up

    alright guys, New guy here, I picked up a project '82, which appears to be good to go now that I've taken the carbs apart, cleaned them, changed the fluids and all of that, but I'm staring at a mess of wires now, everything looks good, but... nothing is hooked up. I need to know what I have...
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