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  1. m3ch

    my old '78

    Well, I finally had gotten the drive to order parts and stuff, I removed the engine and dropped it off to get the head tapped/helicoil or whatever to fix the plug hole, like I said I have a few parts on the way! While the engine is off I started to tuck the wires a bit better, find more hiding...
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    my old '78

    hey guys! its been a while since i have posted or even thought of my old '78. i want to get her running again so i can enjoy her when the summer comes so heres a little backstory. A few years back (about 3-4ish years ago) i had bought my first motorcycle...this '78 xs400 for 200bucks i enjoyed...
  3. m3ch

    need some help and suggestions

    The switch I got hooked up no problem, the start stop switch is on start, as far as the e-starter chain/clutch no idea how to do that
  4. m3ch

    need some help and suggestions

    Alright, so winter is over snow is off the ground and its time to ride, or so I thought. I lost my keys in a house fire a week ago, so I figured I would rig it up with a toggle and finally finish my cafe project. I figured I better get the seat off first and jump it to see if it would start, get...
  5. m3ch

    78 xs400

    well, now i need to figure out if my plug hole is stripped or not i went to start it up and i noticed air comming from the plug area, it could that it was just loose
  6. m3ch

    78 xs400

    looks like its going to be 29 and snowy tomarrow then back down to single digits, maybe ill fight with the snow tomarrow and take a few pics of what she looks like now, she looks a bit different than the last photos i uploaded *ediit* found a pic from my facebook this is what she looks like now...
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    78 xs400

    yeah, thats what im going to do just a few more months of cold...........and then i can finally get back to working on her, cause you know, no garage..........ive been counting the days i get excited every time i think of a bike and think i cant wait till it is warm enough
  8. m3ch

    78 xs400

    it actuallly runs just fine, had no problem with starting, i do need some new plugs (after last year) and wires/coil packs things, i never really understood what exactly they were, it ran lean on that one side when it was cold but after it warmed up it was fine.......but she sat for almost 3...
  9. m3ch

    78 xs400

    reviving an old thread, but oh well she did good all last year, changed the oil, dropped my phone in it and it ran even better (who would've guessed!) now i think its time to start making that seat before i pick up another project (maybe, got a lead on another bike not sure what model but guy...
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    78 xs400

    yeah, all the chrome is good, the bike has 18k on it right now, it had 16 on it when i bought it last year, the only thing i got around to doing was the seat (before i knew what direction i wanted to go) im going to put some knee dents in to the tank and see how that turns out also yeah on the...
  11. m3ch

    78 xs400

    well started on my tank the other day Ignore the garbage, spring cleaning annnnnnd the last one for today, the f#cked up oil filter plug, any ideas how to get it out?
  12. m3ch

    78 xs400

    well guys, i decided to do a cafe style bike.........shes a 78 xs400(of course) got her last year for 250 bucks as a none running bike, previous owner said all it needed was an ignition, she took it out to get a new key made for it or something, she said it had "clean" title (which i found to...
  13. m3ch

    Make Offer - 2 bikes part out 79 xs400 and 76 xs360 thread

    how much for the 360 tank shipped to 56633
  14. m3ch

    '75 xs500

    hey guys, ill be picking up a 75 xs500 as a project bike (turning it into a cafe bike) the problem is i cant find a rebuild kit for the front brake caliper for the 75 only the 76-whatever, will that work? or what
  15. m3ch

    new from minnesota

    im like 4.5 hours away from Minneapolis :laugh: and like, 2.5 hours west of duluth
  16. m3ch

    new from minnesota

    oh, someone as far north as i am! welcome
  17. m3ch

    reupholstered seat

    i never noticed how messy that little area looks, but as of today, its still holding up!
  18. m3ch

    New headlight wiring question

    on the old harness yellow = hi green = low black = ground i do believe i would try white > black Green > Yellow Yellow > Green blue > ?
  19. m3ch

    What did you do with your XS today?

    i put in a different fuse block, i used the crimp female quick release pieces, and an ATO style fuse box (holds 5), was pretty straight forward and killed some time
  20. m3ch

    Drewpy's back

    you left?
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