CaptChrome

Most of my factory plugs worked fine after 45 years so I stuck with those. I bought the Amazon Chinese connector kits (3.9mm bullet...

I can't comment on how difficult it will be for you, but this is the course I would take. The stock wire Yamaha put in is very good and...

It was pretty warm outside, but I bagged a couple more lighthouses. #3 of 13 is East Point Lighthouse in Heislerville, NJ This is the...

As far as matching tires, the only company that makes a tire model that is in the stock size range for the XS400 with 18" front and 16"...

4T4 is a 1981 XS400SH

I can help on the VIN and model question, maybe. XS400H will have a front drum brake, the SH will have a front disc brake. Your 9...

90/90-18 front, 120/90-16 rear. Don't know about wider in front.

First thing to know is that in North America, two models were produced and sold. The XS400E had everything electrically and the other...

I don't have any experience with lithium batteries in this application and you would have to read up on it to tell if it is outsmarting...

On a stock bike the orange attaches the right-hand coil to the points or TCI and the grey attaches the left-hand coil to the points/TCI.

You are welcome. No issues. You are attempting to bring a dead bike back and that is good enough for me. Please do. This will be...

I have the factory electronic ignition, so don't have super great knowledge of the XS points ignition, but this looks like the cam that...

I will give it a shot. I don't know if the newest reg/rec will work (not a lot of specs and info is given for it), but I can probably...

For anyone looking for a well cared for, turn key vintage ride, these bikes are the deal of the century. Seriously, don't sleep on...

The part numbers that will work are 256-14997-00-00 or 2A2-14997-00-00 (one might be cheaper than the other from Yamaha even though they...

Lighthouse 2 of 13 is the Finn's Point Rear Range light in Pennsville, NJ: Nearby is Fort Mott which along with two other forts in...

There is a series of rides I have always wanted to do on a bike. There are a number of lighthouses in New Jersey and by my count, 13 can...

The bike is a 1981 Special II, and the exhaust is from MAC (I don't believe it is produced any longer). This exhaust was installed on...

Sounds like a voltage regulator issue if the bike dies after a while. You should put a volt meter across the battery terminals while the...

Reality check - you are really going to have to sort this out yourself. You may end up with +1 or +2 on pilot jets, maybe +1 on the main...

Welcome to the forum! It's a looker. Good luck with the inspection.

I replaced my brake lever and got in a long ride. There was a pretty big wildfire in our area a couple of weeks ago, and I set out to...

Welcome to the forum. That bike has had a serious ass-idectomy, and perhaps it has some other things as well so you have your work cut...

You will probably find it all is stuck with varnish or corrosion. Try soaking the carbs in some carb dip or injector cleaner. This stuff...

Other side is the clutch switch which tells the starting safety circuit that it is ok to spin the starter with the bike in gear as long...