Recent content by AR-94

Great, so I can assume this isn't a clutch issue if my kickstarter is engaging correct?

Actually if the kickstarter wasnt working that would mean the clutch is stuck engaged right?

Got bike ride worthy only to realize I cant shift gears. Reinstalled sprocket cover and the kickstarter no longer worked. Realizing that it was tied to the clutch I rolled bike back and forth until I got into first gear at which point the kickstarter worked again. This makes me think the clutch...

Thanks, not sure why I didn't think of that.

Hey everyone, I'm Albert and just picked up my first xs400 about a week ago. Not my first motorcycle but hopefully the first project I'll actually see to completion (life always seems to get in the way). Its a 1981 xs400 special and I'm looking to build a cafe/brat bike of sorts, mostly with...