Recent content by rsteinhaur

The output gear in the motor is turning the cable just fine, I'm not sure why it doesn't turn quickly when I give the engine some throttle.

The cable is lubed, I have inserted the lower end of the cable into a cordless drill and the gauge moves quite freely. The only thing I have tried is to remove the cable from the back of the tach and run the engine to see if it is turning, I suspect it is but not very fast.

Hi Guys, I have XS400K Maxum 1983. The tach runs up an down very slowly. I have removed the cable from the engine and installed the cable in a cordless drill and the tach runs up and down quite nicely. When I put it back in the top of the engine it runs slowly once again. Any suggestion you...

Now that you mention it I do hear a bit of a scrubbing sound as if a parking brake was on. Thanks for your help. I will pull the caliper off to see if that makes a difference. Thanks again, Rob

Hi Guys, I have an 1983 XS400K Maxim. The problem I am having is that when I roll the bike backwards is that there is some resistance. It will roll forward without any problem. When the bike is on the centre stand both front and rear wheels move freely. The transmission is in neutral as...