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Hi all, My love-hate relationship with my 81 continues. I have been having trouble getting this thing started. I got the carbs professionally cleaned with a fancy vibrating machine and new plugs, and the mechanic said that he had no trouble starting it up. I get home, let it sit for a week, it...

Hi guys, I'm hoping that you can help me out. I enjoyed riding all summer on my 81 xs400 Special. But, I haven't been able to start it lately. I can get the thing to crank, but it won't turn over. What would work before was when put my hands over the carbs. It would crank right up. I replaced...

Looking for some help. The saga starts two years ago: I was really happy scooting around on my 81 XS400 Special. I rode it for about 6 months... it idled pretty high, but for the most part, it ran just fine. It didn't have an electric starter button, but I rigged one up that worked great. On a...