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Hey yall. Just rebuilt the engine on a DOHC 1982 xs400 (xj I believe). Honed cylinders, new piston rings, new valves and springs, cleaned everything up and lapped/mated valves. Started her up immediately (after 4 years of sitting) and was super excited. As I started to rev her up though I...

Hello everyone! So, I rebuilt the top end of my 1982 xs400 Maxim, and have been having some troubles. Pulled her apart and found that my intake valves have been banging on pistons, and the rubber end of my cam chain tensioner has been shredded. I had a lot of trouble on the rebuild getting...

Hello again yall, got another question for ya. My clutch is funky. It only engages at eh VERY END of release, and when you really open the throttle up, it slips (engine will rev, bike won't accelerate). It's fine however at lower throttle. The adjustment for the lever does not affect it...

Hello everybody, I'm new here and have a couple questions. Purchased a 1982 xs400 for $200, and just finished rebuilding the top end. Among many other fuel air issues I'm hearing a lot of engine noise. THe bike was not running when I first got it (obviously) so I'm not sure what it's...