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It's me again. So the bike I'm working on, as mentioned before is a 1979 XS400. I'm considering a front end swap for a single disk 17" spoke wheel to match the spokes that are already on it. It looks like the forks on the XS400 and the KZ400 are both 33mm. In my mind, all that this swap...

Okay, so the 1979 XS400 that I'm working on has been leaking some oil. I checked it out and it looked like it was coming from inside the sprocket cover on the left side. I removed the cover and it looks like an oil bomb exploded in there. So I think I'm on the right track. I had a 1979 KZ400...

Hello group. I've introduced myself, but this is my first question thread. As mentioned in my into, the bike I am working on reportedly had low compression, but ran. Here are my initial compression test results: Left: 110 Right: 145 NOTE: It took about 20 kicks to get the compression to...

Hi there, I have been building bikes in my garage for over 4 years now including a KZ400 (x2), XS850 (x2), CX500, XS1100, and some random work on a handful of other vintage and modern bikes. I am getting ready to get started on a 1979 XS400 for a local guy here so I figured I'd join the group...