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The bike needs some electrical work, and needs a new starter button. the bike starts after charging the battery but seems to have trouble keeping a charge. To be honest you all can probably tell more about the situation of the bike than i can. if you can pick it up for $550 its yours I'm...

cool thanks for the heads up Dan. and i would argue that you just haven't read enough books on the subject or maybe just don't feel like putting in the work. the limits of your bike are equivalent to your own creativity. (Not to say your not creative, just giving you a heads up. :))

So I have a 80 xs400 that i want to put pod air filter on I'm buying the pods from mikesxs what jets should i also buy with the purchases of the new pod air filters? anything will help and thanks in advanced.

Cool thanks for the great advise Neophite! i will get on that.

Hey so i took both air filters off tied the electric starter. that wont even turn the engine. tried the kick start got close but no luck. at this point the only thing that will get the bike going it rolling it down a hill and popping the clutch with the choke out. at that point the bike will run...

Copy that. any one know where i can order a new air filter? Mikesxs is outof stock :/

Damn just went to take another look at the filters that i set aside on a plate in my garage and they reek of fuel along with my garage :doh:. So i'm thinking next steps are too buy new filters take crabs out, fix float level. put it all back together, change the oil and see how it runs? thanks...

I think im close to a solution! so last night before getting into the carb clean. i checked out my spark plugs and noticed the left one was very sutty and covered in black carbon. I figured this must mean im running too rich so i check out the air filters and they were both soaked with oil! I...

Thanks for the tips, I might start taking it all apart tonight. we will see how it goes

Hi there. i Recently got my bike up and running again after replacing the batterly with a new one i baught of mikexs. I'v road it for a week with no problems, but the last two days the bike has been stalling after coming to a stop at stop lights, almost every time I come to a completle stop...

Spoken like a true Boss! haha

hey great post halfbreed. im taking a welding class this summer so at the end of that when i get certified i might try this project.

bummer thanks.

yeah i dont have almost $300 bucks but this Digital ignition system looks sweet. would it work on a 1980 400? http://www.mikesxs.net/product/12-0089.html

thanks for the advice neophite. i'm for sure not going to rush into it. and make sure i have all the tools and space required to get the job done.

Damn i was hoping i could avoid doing the timing by getting rid of the points all together. oh well i think i want to do it anyway. what about a CD ignition? i here those are super reliable and have very little upkeep besides just replacing parts. Are any of you running a capacitive discharge...

Has any one herd of this or put one on their bike. I recently put in a more powerful battery into my bike and i dont really feel like dealing with the timing. would a transistor fix this problem or is it even possible. Thanks in advanced -Yannick

cool thanks guys im still gathering some tools so i might have to wait till next weekend. but I'm getting excited to start up the clean.

I'm starting the clean today. I will give that a shot

Haha Yeah im the only Yannick I know of LOL Thank you so much for the Tool list. will start a thread soon on my carb project. -Yannick