Ryan16Deguzman
XS400 Member
Hello everyone! I am a new member and I'm super stoked to find this forum. I just recently bought a 1982 XS400J (not sure but the serial says its 12R-00) for 50 bucks (with extra engine parts). The only downside is, it was from a highschool near me and it was gangbanged by a bunch of highschoolers. The teacher I bought it from says they managed to get the thing running but it needed the timing chain to make it work (he provided me with a new timing chain). Anyways, I don't wanna bore you guys with my sad story but this is my first bike and I am taking the engine apart to make sure that the kids did not mess it all up. I could tell that they taken apart the cabs, cylinder head (thank god they left the valves alone). They did not make it to breaking open the crankcase and that's what I'm planning on doing. I need to get the timing chain in and go from there. Does anyone have an online manual I could download for xs400j? Any advise will be greatly appreciated as well. I feel like I may have bitten more than I could chew with this project but for 50 bucks and a chance to learn something new, that is not too bad I think. I will be uploading some pics when I get a chance later after work. Thanks in advance