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      Meanwhile in the present, I took it easy today--adjusted the clutch, and gave my leather tail-bag a nice proper waterproofing treatment...
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      Made plans to create a gear indicator. Ordered a sacrificial spare neutral position sensor--I'll be drilling the middle part out...
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      Great work getting it back together and running! If you keep seeing fuel dump out of one of your air filters, that's a symptom of stuck...
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      Yes, but you don't necessarily need to pull the choke out all the way--if it's warm where you are, you might only need it half-way, or...
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      avemachina replied to the thread 1981 XS400 Service Manual.
      Hi there, welcome! This post has a dropbox link to the Haynes.
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      Ma'am :D Once you've got the throttle housing bracket on, you'll push the end of the throttle cable into the part that opens the...
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      Great job so far! It may not feel like you did much, but all that goo, varnish, and residue adds up to crappy performance if you leave...
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      avemachina replied to the thread XS250 Carbs.
      I scooped some info from the Haynes manual about the carbs. Looks like yours should (should, if it's a custom project you might have...
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      avemachina replied to the thread Still No Spark.
      Nice, well done! Looks like the rest of your stuff is much easier to tackle. You're well on your way!
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      Your secondary ohms are higher than they should be. Not sure which specific model you have, but if your coils are 2.8ish primary, your...
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      Captn speaks wisdom. Whatever you use, make sure it's labeled as safe for plastics/rubber (usually, the non-chlorinated brake cleaner)...
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      Video 1 is pretty solid! Just a couple notes on differences you might find: - the bracket he takes off first, around 0:22, might be a...
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      avemachina replied to the thread PROJECT JOP.
      Lol, of course it's a number plate and light--at first glance it looked like some kind of crazy dynamo assembly; I see it now. It...
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      avemachina replied to the thread PROJECT JOP.
      Welcome! That's a very blue bike you've got there--looking forward to seeing your progress! What's all that going on over by the rear...
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      If you're truly, utterly terrified to do anything with the carbs, you could give it to the shop and consider that you're paying for...
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      avemachina replied to the thread 1978 XS400 oil change.
      Thanks so much! Didn't mean to hijack the thread, but you might be the first person who's ever actually had a picture of one in the wild.
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      avemachina replied to the thread Crank no start.
      Hey, that's promising! If it ran at that idle mix screw position, keep it there for now and you can adjust those later. The choke...
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