Kapats
XS400 Member
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I'm so glad i found this site, it seems so helpful I've read through a number of topics thus far and learned a lot.
Onto my problem though, i bought a 1980 400 xs special less than a year ago i found it at an amazing price and absolutely fell in love with it! Then in October i was riding home and two deer ran out rammed the side and the other jumped in front of my bike.
The front forks were bent probably 30 degrees buying a new set isn't a terrible problem to replace but I'm a mainly self taught in the little mechanics i know as far as i know to diagnose there is a problem with the transmission. The transmission is locked and refuses to shift gears (even with some monster torquing down) the gear shift moves but won't move the gears. I've made an attempt to open up the engine although one of the heads was rounded off (not a big problem just a stall).
Any tips on what i should be looking for to be broken when i get into the transmission?
or anything else i should be looking for in general i'd love to get this thing running again.
I'm so glad i found this site, it seems so helpful I've read through a number of topics thus far and learned a lot.
Onto my problem though, i bought a 1980 400 xs special less than a year ago i found it at an amazing price and absolutely fell in love with it! Then in October i was riding home and two deer ran out rammed the side and the other jumped in front of my bike.
The front forks were bent probably 30 degrees buying a new set isn't a terrible problem to replace but I'm a mainly self taught in the little mechanics i know as far as i know to diagnose there is a problem with the transmission. The transmission is locked and refuses to shift gears (even with some monster torquing down) the gear shift moves but won't move the gears. I've made an attempt to open up the engine although one of the heads was rounded off (not a big problem just a stall).
Any tips on what i should be looking for to be broken when i get into the transmission?
or anything else i should be looking for in general i'd love to get this thing running again.