Vroom4
XS400 Addict
Hi All,
I'm semi new to the forum. Been trolling around a bit and posted on a couple threads. I figure since this is my first thread a quick intro is appropriate.
Name is Phil, I recently purchased a 79 XS400 and am in the process of building a scarmbler/street tracker. My goal is a fun city bike that can handle the occasional fire trail(no need for heavy dutty off-roading). I'm not really new to bikes, just vintage ones. My first bike was a 2004 zx6r, which I have toured, raced, crashed and everything in between. Still have it and would never get rid of it I'll post up a pic of it when I have a chance. It's currently my modern cafe racer I also have a 99 cbr600 race bike(not road legal). It's currently out of commission due to clogged carbs and an electrical gremlin
I bought the xs b/c I wanted something a little more fun for riding around town and not worrying about going too fast on. I used to blast around on my brother's KLR and have been hooked since. I've only known clipons on my personal bikes, so this on is gonna have some leverage
So far I have removed the windscreen that came on it and swapped in some tracker bars. It already had some aftermarket "commando" style pipes on it.
My next move is to swap out the oem filter cases for pods and re-jet the carbs.
So as the title states, my question: I noticed that many people leave the H-Pipe in when swapping over to pods. Is the necessary? I know there is a vacuum tube from the case up to the H-pipe, but that can be replaced with a small breather vent right?
Are there any downsides to running the pods straight to the carbs? Bad idea? Anyone do this before and have some insight? Also, would the pods need to be different sizes? Or would the pods that fit straight to the carb also fit on the H-pipe?
Once that part is sorted, I plan to order the pods and jets from mikesxs.com. since many people recommend the site. 150 main jets and 45 pilot jets? I'd like to order a kit with several size jets instead, but not sure where to get one specifically for the bs34's
Thanks all!
-Phil
I'm semi new to the forum. Been trolling around a bit and posted on a couple threads. I figure since this is my first thread a quick intro is appropriate.
Name is Phil, I recently purchased a 79 XS400 and am in the process of building a scarmbler/street tracker. My goal is a fun city bike that can handle the occasional fire trail(no need for heavy dutty off-roading). I'm not really new to bikes, just vintage ones. My first bike was a 2004 zx6r, which I have toured, raced, crashed and everything in between. Still have it and would never get rid of it I'll post up a pic of it when I have a chance. It's currently my modern cafe racer I also have a 99 cbr600 race bike(not road legal). It's currently out of commission due to clogged carbs and an electrical gremlin
I bought the xs b/c I wanted something a little more fun for riding around town and not worrying about going too fast on. I used to blast around on my brother's KLR and have been hooked since. I've only known clipons on my personal bikes, so this on is gonna have some leverage
So far I have removed the windscreen that came on it and swapped in some tracker bars. It already had some aftermarket "commando" style pipes on it.
My next move is to swap out the oem filter cases for pods and re-jet the carbs.
So as the title states, my question: I noticed that many people leave the H-Pipe in when swapping over to pods. Is the necessary? I know there is a vacuum tube from the case up to the H-pipe, but that can be replaced with a small breather vent right?
Are there any downsides to running the pods straight to the carbs? Bad idea? Anyone do this before and have some insight? Also, would the pods need to be different sizes? Or would the pods that fit straight to the carb also fit on the H-pipe?
Once that part is sorted, I plan to order the pods and jets from mikesxs.com. since many people recommend the site. 150 main jets and 45 pilot jets? I'd like to order a kit with several size jets instead, but not sure where to get one specifically for the bs34's
Thanks all!
-Phil