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hey all, few things done to my bike recently 1)new dual tail/brake lights installed 2)rebuilt petcock 3)installed new clutch cable 4)replaced sealed beam with another sealed beam...story about that down low 5)installed new bmo ring chain so my headlight kept turning on an off, then shut off...

So I'm out riding and take off and I'm giving her the sauce, shift into 2nd and nothing. I thought I found neutral so I tried shifting again...nope. I try shifting down to 1, nope. So I pull over and look down...no chain:yikes: I'm waiting to be picked up now and trying to figure out what...

after seeing many threads about led turn signals and having issues with them not working and staying on, and seeing so many different answers and responses i decided to add led brake and turn signals to my bike and record the process and take pictures and make it as easy as possible for all to...

i have 2 custom made cafe style seatpans and rear fender. Slight differences between the two. fits 1980 xs400s (probably many others too)they are both made by myself, i am a welder with 5 years of experience working 7am-5pm mon-Friday. both pans will fit on stock mount locations, cutting off...

As best I could figure out, the flasher relay is supposed to go here but I couldn't b certain. Also if that is where the flasher relay goes, is this the relay I can just get any 12v flasher relay from an auto parts store?

I finally titled/got plates for my bike,mounted the plate and planned to takr it home, now it started and ran for anout 20 seconds one one cylinder, one muffler hot the other cold, one plug good the other white, sooo its sparking but not getting fuel im thinking, have to pull carbs and see whats...

now i got my bike finally running i need to synch the carbs and get the idle down pat. Correct me if i am wrong but this is the throttle stop screw, below and inbetween the carbs is there another screw to set the idle speed? or is this the screw people are talking about, i thought you...

I got my chain off now how do I get it back on lol, do I have to take off the cover where the shift lever is?

here is link to my cafe build http://www.xs400.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6382 okay i havent posted in forever because i havent really had time to work on my cafe build, but i got some time and money and i got my bike ready to start! i got all the following done cleaned carbs twice 2 up...

basically i need everything to mount my headlight lens, a bucket, no bends in it so it mounts straight the rubber grommets and plastic/nuts/bolts for mounting it and spring clips to hold lens into bucket thanks!!

two 4inch chrome headlights(make offer) make me an offer alsoi have two 4" headlights with visors on them, they are chrome, from a harley i believe. $40 a piece or $75 for them both, send me your zip for shipping money info

hey guys, im finally working on my cafe project again, trying to get my headlight working :banghead:, i got a new fuse/fuse holder, i tested here for power and got nothing also in that pic im assuming like color wires go to themselves, but what about the blue wire coming from the...

so im trying to make a dual headlight set up, here is what i want no switches, on or off or high or low constantly on headlights no high beam indicator no turn signals i dowloaded the wiring diagram for my 80' 400 special and started tracing the headlight back to the main wiring harness and...

Yeah it started!!! Thanks to all who have me tips and help on the carbs :) I got it started today, it started at a really low rpm, ten about 6 sexonds later the rpms cranked up while it was warming up with full choke on, YEAH!!! Although the whole time It idle it was smoking a lot out of the...

so my bike wouldnt start, suprise. I checked everything, (only one plug was getting wet)pulled carbs, they were pretty dirty so i ripped them all apart and cleaned them and saw my pilot jet was clogged on the side with the dry plug :) i soaked all jets in carb cleaner and cleaned out every hole...

A friend of mine recently taught me how to make my own seat pad for my xs400, i thought i would share what i learned First i would like to say, if you are even thinking about attempting this, let me assure you, it is much easier than you think! With the right tools(not hard to get or...

new picture and color ideas SEAT UPDATE!!! 11/20 UPDATED 10/16 i got a 1980 xs400 special i wanted to build into something, idk what but something. I discovered cafe bikes and they caught my attention. So i started thinking of things i could do or wanted to do. Im not going...

i was curious if i can just cut these chrome caps with reflectors off of the rear suspension. i hate them and just want to see the spring lol, if i have to i will buy new ones but hey, what the heck :shrug:, id rather cut them off lol they circled in this picture thanks guys!

new updates posted !!! my tank had a huge dent in it i wanted a new looking tank, like an xs500 or an RD one, and a member suggested i hack up the stock one seeing as i am a welder/metal fabricator. I thought it was a great idea so here it goes! first using a cut off wheel i removed most...

hey all! i have had a few motorcycles before, but now i want to make a cafe racer. So i just picked up a 1980 xs 400 special in black. It was in decent shape, i was told it just needed the carbs cleaned and carb boots as they were all cracked. I got it to my father in laws shop (we towed it)...