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1980 Yamaha XS 400 Older style tank Runs Lots of newer parts (brakes, lithium battery with tender, cables, carb internals, etc.) Also new (not installed yet) mufflers, speedo, and tach Clean title (registration is lapsed) Bike is from the west coast and has little rust Would make a great cafe...

I had checked everything on that list except valves. Turned out the intake on the right was quite a bit off (much too loose) got it back into spec (not too tight of course). Engine sounds way better and it stopped dying at idle. Thanks for mentioning it.

I richened the mixture a bit and it does seem to be doing better. I also checked for leaks with an unlit propane torch. It's no longer hanging and there are no leaks. If the bike idles for a while the idle speed eventually drops and the bike dies. What would cause this? I thought it would be...

Thanks bcware, it's reassuring just to know others have to adjust after warm up. Stock intake and exhaust. I did notice on my ride home tonight that if I start to let the clutch out while the bike is in first from a stop the revs drop back down just before the bike starts to go (I hope that's...

I've been riding my bike to work the past few days. It starts great (enriched out all the way at first then clicked in after a few moments. And it runs fine. Then about the third stop light I get to (3 miles?) it starts hanging at about 3k at stops. If I turn out the idle speed screw it drops...

I am attempting to adjust the clutch. I followed the instructions in the service manual. I can switch gears just fine it even seems easy... While in gear the back wheel spins with the clutch lever pulled. Sometimes the wheel spins in neutral sometimes it doesn't. If the bike is in first gear I...

There's not one thing I'd change... It looks perfect!:thumbsup::thumbsup:

This is turning into one of my favorite builds! Can't wait to see more pictures!

Yes. I did set the screws after the bike was fully warm. They ended up at 3 turns out and the spark plugs looked great after the hour long ride.

I got some vacuum caps and adjusted the idle mix screw, synced the carbs, and set the idle screw. It's idling great right around 1400. I rode it around for about an hour. Everything was going great. As I rode back home it started idling really low at stop signs <900. When I got home it died (at...

Today I replaced my petcock with the mikes xs non vacuum one. I also replaced my old floats with new ones (brass @ 26mm) the bike starts fine and seems to idle fine. Then I rode it around the block and at stops it was revving at 3-4k. I lowered the idle speed screw and it was idling fine at...

In November, I was riding to work and everything had been going well for a few days. About 2 miles from my house it died and I ended up getting it towed home. It fell over in the trailer (of course). The clutch lever, perch, and cable broke but everything else was fine and the tow company...

When I replaced my VR it wasn't charging though everything was in spec and someone suggested that I hadn't grounded it well enough. So I tried grounding it better and after that it's been working like a dream. I don't know if it'll help but it's free to try and helped me. hope it's something...

Looks even better than I was expecting. Great work!

I had this same issue for a long time. I cleaned my carbs 5 times before I finally got it figured out. My petcock was bad (I rebuilt it but I think I will be replacing it with a non vacuum one when funds allow). In the meantime since it is just a small weep after the rebuild I installed a fuel...