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Titled 23k miles Could use some work but has been my daily driver, without fail, for the past 3 summers. 60 mpg. Stock except for a few things such as pod air filters but I still have the stock parts. Muncie, Indiana (about 45 minutes NE of Indianapolis) Call/Text (260) 668-9045 $750

Hey guys, I'm selling my 1977 XS400 because I am moving and I'm not sure how much I could reasonably ask for it. KBB says $800 if in excellent condition but this seems to be a pretty uncommon bike in my area. I usually get 2 or 3 people asking me to sell it per summer. Mine has 23k miles on...

Hey guys I need some experienced knowledge to help me diagnose an issue. Let me preface by saying that I recently changed my oil and filter and slightly overfilled my oil. I was in a hurry and didn't drain the extra oil and then forgot about it. I rode 300 miles or so and it seemed to run...

Ordered these clip-ons from Niche Cycle Supply but realized that in order to attain the look I wanted I would need to put in a bit more work on my bike than I am ready to do so I'm offering them to you guys first. 33mm, 12 inches long with a slight downward angle (or upward). I used them for...

I just bought some clip-ons from fastfromthepast and am unable to install them due to a lack of clearance between the bars and my headlight assembly and turn signals (mainly the turn signals). Does anyone know a way to make it all fit together for the time being? I found these...

I'm having a hard time finding anything to do with progressive springs and our bikes. I assume I am just overlooking something. I can't even find the spring diameters via the Haynes manual and Google but did a rough measurement and concluded that I'm looking for 25mm or 26mm. Can anyone...

I'd like to buy new exhaust, preferably more oriented towards performance, and was wondering what you guys liked, didn't like and would recommend. '77 XS400 Max Price - $250

Just wanted to do a poll to see how many of us changed our own tires and how many paid shops to do it. I asked around last summer and most shops charged $40 - $100 (usually around $55) and I thought that was pretty steep - mainly because I used to work at a bicycle shop where it costs $8 labor...

It rained yesterday and as I was pulling into my driveway my front wheel hit a wet/oil spot and my bike got laid down. Clutch lever snapped where it bolts into the clamp. I'm attempting to super glue it but have failed twice already due to impatience. Because there's no airflow to the glue on...

I recently installed exhaust baffles, which were missing, but the left side baffle doesn't set in the muffler all the way. It is slightly too wide (or more likely the muffler for some reason is slightly too narrow). Regardless, I was wondering if anyone had suggestions to make it fit? I tried...

I bought my '77 XS400 stock. It was missing the exhaust baffles so it was kind of like straight pipes and I put pod filters on (didn't rejet). It had a lot of torque on the low end and when I hit 7k-9k rpms it was like I hit a turbo button and power really kicked in the only problem was that...

I just replaced my oil seals and when I reassembled everything my speedo was not working. I think the piece that the speedo cable screws into (on the hub) got pulled out half an inch so I pressed it back in flush with a vice. However, it still does not work. If I spin the cable with my...

My front forks have been very weak and I attributed that to a bad/leaking oil seal so I just replaced both seals and fill the forks with 130cc of oil each and they still seem to be too soft. If I brake at %70 the forks pretty much bottom out. Is this normal? Also, if I'm pulling into a...

Front fork oil seals are $15. A friend said I should take a seal to our hardware store because they have boxes of little rubber rings like it and could probably find one for a dollar or two. Is there anything special about the seals that would prevent this idea from working? -Josh '77 XS400

I was having some fun on some dirt roads :D when I had a little too much fun and the bike slid out from under me ('77 XS400). I was going maybe 10mph and I caught the bike for the most part as it was slipping but it still pretty much got laid down albeit gently. When I stood it back up I...

What kind of gas mileage does everyone get from their XS400? Just curious if my bike is getting as many mpg as it could. Also, what kind of tricks/mods have you used to increase mpg? Stock the my bike was getting 53mpg. Once I put pod filters on I got 65mpg if I always drove economically...

Since I cut out my horn my high beam on my headlight has been blowing the fuse. I then connected the two horn wires together to see if it would do anything and the high beam stopped blowing the fuse but it also wouldn't work. Now both my high and low beams blow the fuse. I have been using 20...

I recently removed my horn because it was hitting my fender under hard braking. I wasn't sure what to do with the two wires from it so I just left them hoping it wouldn't cause any issues but lately I can't use my high beam without blowing my main fuse. This issue started shortly after I...

Hey guys I bought these carb holders and I think I might have been a little too anxious to get them because now that I received them I'm not sure if they are the correct ones. They said they were for a '77 but these have brass nozzles on each one, as you can see in the pic. I vaguely recall...

My bike has been drinking a lot of oil lately and I just noticed it leaking around the engine after some rides. My friend said that my head gasket is leaking it. I am a novice and was wondering if someone could tell me what would have to be repaired or done to fix this. Further, if anyone...