78 inxs400
XS400 Member
Hey Guys,
I'm new to this and electrical is my weakest link.
I have a custom 78 cafe that sometimes starts and runs fine and other days wont stay running. Recently i put 250 miles on it in one day with no issues till the next day. I was riding and at the first stop the bike shut down. it started right back up. At the next stop sign she shut down again. Head light was off and wouldn't start. tapped on the light and it came on bike started and off I went trying to get home without stopping again. Ended up pushing it about a half mile till I could bump start it on a hill and got her home. I put it on a battery tender and charged it up. next day same issue, won't stay running. When stopping the front forks compress and that seems to kill the bike. at a stand still when running I can compress the forks by pushing on the bars and this kills the bike.
Does anyone own an XS400 without electrical issues?
I'm new to this and electrical is my weakest link.
I have a custom 78 cafe that sometimes starts and runs fine and other days wont stay running. Recently i put 250 miles on it in one day with no issues till the next day. I was riding and at the first stop the bike shut down. it started right back up. At the next stop sign she shut down again. Head light was off and wouldn't start. tapped on the light and it came on bike started and off I went trying to get home without stopping again. Ended up pushing it about a half mile till I could bump start it on a hill and got her home. I put it on a battery tender and charged it up. next day same issue, won't stay running. When stopping the front forks compress and that seems to kill the bike. at a stand still when running I can compress the forks by pushing on the bars and this kills the bike.
Does anyone own an XS400 without electrical issues?