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Hey everyone, Some jerk bumped into my bike last night in a parking lot while it was parked on side stand. Put nasty dent in front fender, that I can replace. I though everything else was fine until I drove it, the handle bars seem to off. To drive stright I need th handle bars sightly to...

Hey everyone, I need a bit of advice, have a 1981 and had gas leak through both carbs and drip out of the air filters. The filters were both soaked with the gas. Rebuilding the petcock, hopefully that will fix that issue. Was wondering if I should clean out the air filters by gently washing...

Need advice on starting in the cold. When the weather is warm, above 60 all I do is put on the choke hit start and it fires right up. But know on some of these cold mornings it will not start it just cranks. Did this yesterday and it was about 50 in the morning (bike is in the garage), would...

Hey Everybody, Just getting back into riding after a many year absence and looking forward to it. Just purchased a 1981 XS 400 Special II, no owners manual was avaliable so will be relying on you all for some guidenance. I am wondering about where the rear suspension should be set for...