scotty
XS400 Member
Put a big muther tank on it. A mid 80's Harley FLH tank and run fuel lines and inline filter
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What did you do with your XS today?
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FUBAR
XS400 Addict
eh do boy thats a 'do' able fix haha get it.
make sure your wires are oil free before you heat shrink em
make sure your wires are oil free before you heat shrink em
Drewcifer
1976 XS 360 Maniac
yes, this is very fixable and frankly, just has to be done sooner or later.
That is the classic stator break in wiring. I had to do mine last weekend.
Go to a boating supply place if there's one nearby and buy yourself about 8 feet of marine grade tinned wiring. 18 gauge is fine. I got 16 and it was much thicker than what I was trying to replace.
That sheathing is fine to remove, it's standard rubber wiring beneath. The fiberglass around it is to keep it from moving due to vibration. Trim it back and expose enough rubber wire so that you can solder it and not end up with the joint in that rubber tunnel when you're done. if you solder the wires end to end, don't do it in a straight line. Do it at like a 45 degree angle because the wire has to bend up towards the rubber tunnel piece and then slide thru. Overly tinning the wire before soldering and then trying to bend it later to fit inside will be a pain. If you don't over heat/ over tin before you solder the wire will be more flexible. Remember it has to deflect out of the way of the rotor by the time you're done.
That is the classic stator break in wiring. I had to do mine last weekend.
Go to a boating supply place if there's one nearby and buy yourself about 8 feet of marine grade tinned wiring. 18 gauge is fine. I got 16 and it was much thicker than what I was trying to replace.
That sheathing is fine to remove, it's standard rubber wiring beneath. The fiberglass around it is to keep it from moving due to vibration. Trim it back and expose enough rubber wire so that you can solder it and not end up with the joint in that rubber tunnel when you're done. if you solder the wires end to end, don't do it in a straight line. Do it at like a 45 degree angle because the wire has to bend up towards the rubber tunnel piece and then slide thru. Overly tinning the wire before soldering and then trying to bend it later to fit inside will be a pain. If you don't over heat/ over tin before you solder the wire will be more flexible. Remember it has to deflect out of the way of the rotor by the time you're done.
Josha
XS400 Enthusiast
Just ordered these
scotty
XS400 Member
Just ordered new gas caps for the tank and new petcock for the tank as well
petei
XS400 Addict
Joshua are those plug and play? or do you have to rig things up?
Counted the teeth on the rear sprocket (35). Couldn't count the front as the Phillips screwing down the cover wouldn't budge. Don't want to strip the heads so am going to buy some PB Blaster first.
dO-bOy
Woohooo!
Hahahaha thanks a ton boys
dO-bOy
Woohooo!
I ordered some xs400.com decals today!
Learned how to weld on it. Also, tank stripped and ready for, well, either more paint, or pennies, or something...
Josha
XS400 Enthusiast
I'd say I'll have to fab up some mounts off the frame and a bit of setting up for the linkages. I've got an old (new) trailbike gear lever that fits the XS that is steel, not cast. So I'll use that. Maybe a bit of messing around but I think it will be well worth it.
Camwyn
XS400 Enthusiast
Built a DIY manometer and tried to sync the carbs mo bettah than I did "by ear" noticed one side was making little to no difference. Decided it was time to pull the carbs again and see what he damage was.
Noticed the needles are different sizes. One's shorter than the other and tapered weird - figured that someone cranked it down too far and broke it, so I went looking for the tip.
Found this:
It appears that someone drilled this out and then tried to re-size the hole with some kind of adhesive
That one's never going to sync...damn...
Noticed the needles are different sizes. One's shorter than the other and tapered weird - figured that someone cranked it down too far and broke it, so I went looking for the tip.
Found this:
It appears that someone drilled this out and then tried to re-size the hole with some kind of adhesive
That one's never going to sync...damn...
petei
XS400 Addict
TO busy riding can't post....
ThePsuedoMonkey
XS400 Addict
Went for a brisk ride to the hardware store for fasteners for the saddlebags. It was so windy that at one point I felt like I had to lean at a 20 degree angle just to stay upright!
Arclight88
XS400 Addict
sir_h_c
XS400 Addict
boiling the carbs, petcock and gas cap. I'll give it all a good cleaning and put it back on!
xs400neophite
XS400 Addict
Rode her to work...75-80MPH all the way! Alot of the boys rode today as it was a nice day.On the ride home I took Santiago Canyon and opened her up a bit. Damn if the old dudes on big 'adventure' bikes didn't ride circles around me. Oh well they got experience and cc's on me
--- hehehe God Bless 'em
--- hehehe God Bless 'em
