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    Pressing the electric starter kills all electric

    Hi Folks, I'm coming into my 5th season with a 1979 XS400, my first and only bike ever. It's been a great bike, with only minor issues that I've always been able to address on my own. But now I'm stumped. Pressing electric start button makes a single "click" sound and then all electric...
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    Sudden loss of power during ride; subsiquent inability to start

    I was riding my 1977 xs400 and suddenly the was a small lurch and the engine died. When the electric starter is actuated, it sounds as though the starter motor is spinning without any load. The kick starter moves smoothly and oddly easily. I removed a spark plug and put a thumb over the opening...
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