Recent content by puffybodie

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Hi Ian, do not have the bike for some years already. But the issue was broken wire under the saddle. Wires are going there in somewhat wrong spot and if you're heavy or often riding in two persons then bottom part of saddle is pushing against those wires and after such years it creates problem...

So connectors now I know and tried to disconnect, clean, connect all of them couple of times already. Box where headlight is placed is removed, but problem still continue. Thinking now if it may be caused by bad bulb (one for rpm meter is for sure broken - checked already, so others can do this...

Hi all, so on mine XS400 DOHC 12E year 1986 turn lights, brake light, neutral signal, oil signal, turn signal and horn stopped to work. Funny enough headlight, park light and beam light work just fine even only on battery. Checked fuses - OK Checked bulbs in lights - OK Did use other battery...

Hi, so after solving issue with clutch in other part of this forum with superb help of one member (thx a lot again) I can now focus on another problem. Before winter I filled fuel tank with Natural 95 from OMV, after that it was in place like 5 months or so with 3x 10mins runs on neutral...

Ok, this seems will solve my problem http://www.xs400.com/forum/showpost.php?p=120532&postcount=5 , it's quite different from setup described in manual and will be reason why my clutch slip so much that I'm not able to pull off lever no matter how slowly without slip and "die" of engine...

So in the end cable was really "only" disconnected from place it belongs. Not sure how it can happen anyway. Now trying to find proper previous setup of clutch and cable as initially it was ok, but after heat up it "slides" on 1. Not sure if it's because of different tension in cable, clutch...

But thanks a lot for pointing out first link which has important follow ups which I will read, for tips and for pictures of internal layout of that part so that I have idea what to do. Trying to learn as much as possible especially on easier stuff to be able to fix those small problems on my own...

Have no idea how is that in english, but for strange reason 1 out of 6 is philips head screw which is damaged and did not go out even with glue on steel on screwdriver, rest are socket head, 4 went out fine, last one is not accesible by my available tools, too long so they don't fit in that...

YES, that's IT ! Just have no idea why it went off during stand in garage :-( But if something broken or it just went off without any damage I will know once cover removed (my tools doesn't fit on one screw far right down from front view and philips screw has damaged head :-()

Hi, I tried to look for some stuff here of course, but was not much sucessful and your first link is about something else too (but there are some bits in follow up links at least partially connected to my problem). I can't see in those manuals where is the end of clutch cable connected in the...

Ok, first part of engine manual there are some pictures so in theory it's 6 screws then I can remove cover and behind it supposed to be thing where to connect that cable. Based on clutch draw it's supposed to be behind clutch adjustment screw/nut

Hi all, for whatever reason during winter my clutch cable disconnected in clutch. So that I'm able to remove it completely from clutch. There's no damage on cable and such, but of course my first bike and first time trying to "fix" something like this. The problem is that manual doesn't...

Some updates after 200km. So couple of days in garage, full choke, controls light working, hitting start and nothing (just lower level of light on controls, well voltage must go somewhere :-)), half choke, start button and it tries to start, but is not enough, with help of gas it starts. Once...

Read already some posts about it and thinking if it's related to me or not. After couple of days it doesn't come up on full choke in garage. You push starter and nothing, no sound, no movement in engine nothing. So you put choke on half, push starter and now it tries to start engine and with...