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This is probably the greatest product i have ever found. Its a simple spray that make nearly everything impervious to liquids. I coated all my tools and they never get greasy again. All my work cloths are covered in this and i come home just as clean as I leave. And i work in the oil feild and...

My bike was running very sweet before the winter and during the cold months. It was stored in a shed during winter and now its spring and it won't start. Pulled the plugs and found that the right side isn't sparking during cranking. It sparks one time when i release the start button but nadda...

So I have a seca 400 82. I had geico insurance full coverage for about 150$ for 6 months. I recently had a very small accident where i bent the front forks a little. Geico refused to fix it. The mechanic quoted 400$ for repair. So they tootled it out for 1100$. I then bought the bike back from...

So noticed in a few threads people say you should disable the governor for more HP. I didn't' know our bikes had a governor!! I have an xs400RJ 82. How would I go about disabling the governor and what would that do to my bike? would i have to re-tune the carbs?

So can't decide what to do. Money will probably decide Anyway I have a bad piston ring. the left spark plag fouls in less than 5 minutes of running. The right side is clean and the carbs are set totatly stock. So Im burning oil on the left side which means bad piston ring. So question is...

I am really sick of pulling my carbs and trying to cram them back in. I'm considering dumping the air box and switching to pods just so its easier to put the carbs back in the bike. So question is what is the downside/upside of switching to pods and the downside upside to keeping the air box...

I have an 82 xs400rj I am missing my idle screw bracket. The previous owner made a shoddy bracket out of sheet metal. Its annoying cause the metal is flexible so my idle is always change at each light. I have no idea what the right one looks like so I don't know what to look for. Can someone...

Ok I've read all over this forum and read lots of posts about engine not starting and how to clean them and such. But I still haven't found my answer. So I've got to be annoying and ask why my engine won't start. It is an xs400rj 1982. Back story. Been running good for last few months but...

I just put on forks from an xs550 on my xs400RJ. The forks are pretty much identical with 2 exceptions. 1. The brake caliper is a little higher thus making it only pinch on half of the disk. Would the rotor from an xs550 fix this? 2. The left fork doens't look like its on the axle right...

I've got an xs400j. I can't find the right forks for this bike. i ordered some 82 xs400 forks but they are slightly smaller diameter and the fender and brake doesn't match up. Looking online looks like i need forks from a maxim 400. Problem is there's very little of the online and what is there...

So I've got so really bent forks and I've got some shiny new used forks to replace them with. So what im wondering is how should I do this. The replacement forks are still assembled with the shocks. Should I leave them on and just bolt the used ones on as is? How can I tell if the used shocks...

I've been wanting some LED turn signals to replace my busted up ones. But I've heard that they aren't as bright as incandescent. By that reason are LEDs less safe? Does that make them harder to see during the day by would be rear-enders? Are there certain ones to look for to avoid this? What...

So i've been searching around and I can't find any information about painting the engine block. I suspect it's a @#@ to paint all those little fins but Still i'd like to know if it's possible to do at home. I'd like the modern style of black fins and a chrome edge. How is this done?

The manual says my bike should get about 56 MPG. Currently I'm getting 20-25. Thats bad for a bike. I usually rev it to about 7-8000 rpms when i get up to speed so fairly aggressive launches but then I'll drop it to 3-4000 when at speed. Bike seems to run pretty good. Except bike will hesitate...

So on my brother V-Star the clutch only starts to engage at the last 3 quarters of the clutch lever pull length. On my seca 400 xs400j the clutch begins to engage immediatly. I have to pull the lever 100% back to shift gears. The gear will fully engage about at about 50%-30% released. Sometimes...

i have an 82 xs400j. my handle bars are basicly sraight accros like a bicycle. this is uncomfortable. it makes me lean forward to much and cause the ouside of my hands to cramp on short rides. i tried nice soft grips but didnt help much. so wwhat kind of handle bars are more comfortable and that...

Ok so my bike is an 1982 xs400j. Go mikuni carbs. Main jets are 120 or 125 can't remember exactly. Issues I'm having. Hanging rpms around 3-4000 once the bike is warmed up. Throttle response from 2000rpms and bellow is bad. Bad as in can open the throttle as much as I want and nothing happens...

My brake light does not light up. On occasion it will light up with the brake lever but it kind of flicks on and off as i pull the lever farther. It does not light up at all with the foot brake. I suspect that some contact point has worn off or something. Is there a common part that wears out or...

Yesterday I left the keys in the ignition which left on the headlight draining the battery. I jumped it and road it around the block for about 20 minutes but when I tried starting it immediately after that it was still totally dead. Not even a dim light. I had autozone charge it and they stated...

So bought some insurance from geico but they are saying my vin is invalid. Am I identifying it wrong? There is one number i can't make out on the sticker. I'm guessing its a zero but it appears I'm wrong. I've included the picture of the sticker what i read is: JYA16M00-4-0-002659 Thats what...