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    Rear wheel alignment/possible brake problems

    (1978 XS400, just fyi) So I've taken off and put the rear wheel back on a number of times now, but the problem remains. When I engage the rear brake, there is a slight bump (to the left I'd say) and a muffled whirring noise that goes down in pitch as the bike slows. Not only that, but it feels...
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    LED tachometer and speedometer backlight

    So my '78 doesn't have any lighting to the tach or speedometer. Not too big a deal, but some light would be nice for night rides. My idea is to have some orange LEDs behind the gauges that are connected to the circuit with the headlight on it. Ergo, turn on the headlight, the backlights come on...
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    Dead battery, kick nor bump start will work.

    So, stupid me left the ignition on while I ran to the grocery store in the car and came back to a nearly dead battery that couldn't electrically start it. So to improvise, I bump started it and it worked fine. Came back, let it sit for a while, then tried the kick start it had on it and...
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