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    • JohnP
      JohnP replied to the thread 1980 XS400 first time help.
      Can you post some pictures.
    • JohnP
      JohnP replied to the thread Which bike is this?.
      I have an 82 SJ, when I started trying to find out exactly what it was the first thing I found was SOHC stopped with the 81 and the 82...
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      JohnP replied to the thread Which bike is this?.
      There should have been an ID sticker on the frame neck with serial# and date of manufacture. The serial number will be there even if the...
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      JohnP replied to the thread Just thought I'd say hi.
      That is very close to the color my son picked out for me to paint his grandfathers 82 XS400 Heritage Special. I think it goes...
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      JohnP replied to the thread Carburetor Intake boot deformed.
      MikesXS has new sets but I don't know what shipping would be. I have gotten a lot of parts for my recent restoration (82 XS400 ) from...
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      JohnP replied to the thread XS400 Restoration.
      Welcome from Alabama. Just finished restoring an 82' Heritage Special for my son. Ours was purchased new by his grandfather.
    • JohnP
      JohnP replied to the thread 77 xs cafe.
      Nice to see this one still going. I looked at this thread months ago before starting to get my father-in-laws 82' ready for my son to...
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      This is a little crude but I think I got most of what you need. The steel measures 1 1/4" x 3/16" x 13" the Ubolts for 1" pipe should...
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      It came with them. It could be made with a piece of flat stock and a couple of U-bolts to attach it to the frame. If you want I can take...
    • JohnP
      I added these engine guards/crash bars. I have been waiting for a day off to rebuild the carbs and check valve clearance.
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    • JohnP
      I found all the parts including carb kits and brakes for my 82 heritage special at MikesXS.
    • JohnP
      JohnP replied to the thread Idle creeps up, help appreciated..
      Thanks I will check once I fire it up again. I just got the new intake boot's and started to pull the carbs off yesterday. It's been...
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      JohnP replied to the thread It Lives..
      I pulled apart the old bulb and used a Dremel to open up the hole until the new bulb would sit in the reflector. I then used epoxy to...
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      JohnP replied to the thread It Lives..
      Head light bulb burned out so I put in an H4 bulb with a little bit of work. Now I'm waiting on new carb intake boots. I am going to...
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