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hello all, i have a 77' and was wondering how easy it was to convert to the vm34 slide carbs? I've read some threads on here how it's possible to get the jetting to work, but i was curious if the newer carbs bolt right on or if there is some fabrication involved? my carbs are pretty...

hello all, I wanted to get some opinions on the process of not running a battery and doing kickstart only. my battery is no longer charging while riding, and my electric start has never worked since i bought the bike. I was curious on what the process is like, or if...

hello all. i've been tinkering with my carbs for some time now, as i've had problems with my bike running lean. i did that bonehead move that a bunch of ppl on here have done and broke the tip of my needle air screw off in the hole. i found the smallest drill-bit i could find from a...

i posted a thread on here a couple weeks ago about how i over-tightened my air mixture screw and the tip broke off and got wedged down into the carb. i think drewpy or houghmade told me a filed-down nail worked. i finally took everything apart to investigate. i'm assuming the filed down nail...

hey all, my right side cylinder is crackling and popping when i let off the gas. i asked about this in another thread and everyone said it sounds like it's too lean. i have no air leaks and my air mixture screws are 3.5 turns out and it's still doing it on the one side. i think the air...

hello all, finally got the bike running pretty good (77') but when i let off the gas, and when the bike is first fired up, the right side cylinder pops/backfires and the exhaust pipe becomes slightly discolored (purplish blue color) while the other cylinder runs good and the pipe...

hey guys, what's the best site to get a bullet style tail light, or a vintage style tail light that mounts directly on-top of a fender? any help would be great. thanks

hello all, I'm still in the middle of restoring my 77 xs400, but I ran into a deal today i couldn't give up. I got a 68 yamaha 350 yr-2 grand prix for 600$. currently isn't running but that's because it's just been sitting in a garage for 30 years. I was just wondering if anyone...

hello all, i'm new here and in the process of restoring a 77 xs400 into a cafe racer. The problem i am currently having is one cylinder is cutting out. the one cylinder won't run at all, then if it sits for a minute it will kick in for a couple seconds, then cut out again. it's the cylinder...