Recent content by Fortune

I did a lot of cosmetic and wiring work, but had to put off the rest for quite some time, as I'm a health worker and you can all probably imagine how things have been the past year or so. Until recently, that is. I've managed to find some brackets I was missing for parts like the choke rod...

Key code Is on the underside the speedo - super hard to actually get under there and read it. Thanks for the advice, everything gathered here has been beyond helpful!

Thank you for pointing that out! It's been a huge help in getting these put together correctly. These might as well be magic to me.

Hasn't ran since I picked it up. Carbs were off the bike and the previous owner didn't have keys. All the local keysmiths have been running me in circles to see if they have a Yamaha blank in inventory, so I figured I'd just buy my own next paycheck, with the next batch of parts and such I'll be...

Super helpful! Thank you for the clear photos. I'll have to hit the books and see if I can find out what this carb is. The carb was in pieces when I got (save for the internals) the bike and i put it together using my minimal knowledge of carburetors. Mine is definitely missing a switch for the...

Considering this bike is 40 years old, typing "stock '81 xs400 carburetor" wasn't yielding too much info, believe it or not. And all the carbs I saw in results looked completely different. I'm mostly trying to find what a fully assembled one looks like so I can compare and make sure mine is put...

New xs400 owner here, my first bike! I'm a bit of a hobbyist mechanic but I've always wanted an old Yamaha, I just love older Japanese bikes. Anyways, the owner was a super nice guy who let go of this bike for $300 and a chicken sandwich (I got the guy fries too for giving me such a killer deal)...