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Hi there, My name is Bram. This is my first season riding, and I love it! I have a Yamaha 1983 XS400 Maxim, and it's been running really great, though recently there's been a weird whistling coming from the ignition (or at least in that general area). It worries me so I haven't been riding...

Hey all, I finally got to get my bike out on the highway and put on some miles (about 180mi) over the 4th of July weekend. I've been busy since but during all that riding I realized that I have a fairly decent leak from under the clutch cable/chain cover. After getting to take it off and run the...

I was wondering if anyone has successfully put a fuel guage on an xs400? I'm still getting used to the bike, my question is, which way should I turn the petcock for the reserve section of the tank.

I got bored yesterday so I built a new set of bars for my bike. I took pics of them unpainted but will snap a finished pic also. They are made from 7/8" DOM 1/8" wall tubing, and cold rolled 1/2" round bar. I threaded the end of the bar and sweated some 7/8" thick wall DOM for collars...

I'd like to get rid of my factory throttle and replace it with one without switches. None of my switches are connected anyway. I notice Emgo has throttles but they have lots to chose from. Does anyone know which will work on my bike (81 XS400 Heritage) without changing cables. Or is there...

Anyone know how to open up the tach gauge? The screws holding the gauge face in place have come loose and now the face is spinning all over the place. Any tips or previous experience would be greatly appreciated.

So I got my Clubmans bars put on my bike put everything on them tighted everything and it's all in proper order but when I turned my bike on the RPMs shot up to about 5000 i think and then it died. It won't turn back on (my guess is some kind of flooding) but I don't know what caused this have...

when i first got the bike, the electric starter worked fine. It might have missed a few times when i pressed the button but my memory is hazy. Now i won't get a click or anything and it seems pretty electronic related to me, tried kicking starter over to see if it was jammed but that doesn't...

Well I broke my second throttle cable tonight, but thanks the Wildting65 I made it home

Im trying to find a mini speedo and tach. I have a '80 xs400. i guess what im wondering is what is the ratio for the drives. is the speed 1:2 and the tach is that like 1:5? will the ones from mikes xs fit? any info helps, Thanks

I bought my 1982 XS400 Heritage Special in the fall and have been puttering away at getting it ready for the road in the spring. The left side mirror is smashed, does anyone have one sitting around? The local shop can get one for $40, but I was hoping for less.

I have 10 meter sections of wiring from work for bike electrical rewiring ect. its used in down hole in temperatures ranging from -30 degrees to 260 celccius. its triple armoured let me know if your interested i can send 10 meters for 5 bucks + shipping.

Hi all again was wondering if any on has used these rear sets http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370452397576 may need some modifications thought they looked ok. still trying to get used to posting on here sorry if the link does not work.

anybody got any good ideas for cafe rearsets...mechanical drum rear? I found these on ebay...look pretty good...just have to come up with the linkages. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370452397576&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT Not sure what to use for...

Hey everyone, New to the forum and to riding, hope you folks can help me out a bit. Winter is here and so naturally I went out on bought a good pair of riding boots. Previously I had been wearing my street shoes. I noticed it became much more difficult to shift as the boots...

Has anyone discovered a source how to install trick foot pegs like the anodized ones from Emgo or Pro Tek? Our bikes seem to have the reversed clevis.