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Matt666- I got the email that you sent me in regards to your firing up issue. I finally got mine going. I cleaned out the carbs 4 times so there was no way that it could be that....wrong! If you have checked everything then check the carbs again. Mine would run only if I used starting fluid and...

SUCCESS! Cleaned the carbs again and adjusted the timing and with a little coaxing she fired up! Running a little rich but I can adjust that in time. Thanks for all of the help from all you XS brothers. What a kick to ride- took it for the maiden voyage around the neighborhood and got all kinds...

Thank you for all of the pointers and tips. Here I go- if you see a mushroom cloud over north Denver, not to worry. It's only me and my XS firing up for the first time since 94'

Perfect! thanks. I think I will go with the lemon juice and see what that will produce. I will keep you posted and include a few pics. This thing started out as a butterfly and now looks like a black widow. Super trick cafe style!

Yep- did all that already. Thanks for getting back to me guy's. I have cleaned all of the holes, orifices, passages and the main body of the carb. I have taken the carbs completely apart and cleaned 3 times. But I did however discover on the third attempt that the bowl orifices were plugged. I...

Matt, check this: take the carb bowls off and make sure that the orifice that is in the bottom of the bowl is not plugged. This orifice leads to the chamber on the side of the bowl for the starting jet circuit that the post on the main carb body draws from. If this is plugged no fuel will get to...

XS Brothers! I am new to the site and have found some very helpful pointers but I cannot seem to find any information on a basic starting point for my 77' 400 as far as the carbs go. I have open exhaust and pods. The only way I can even get the bike to run is with a couple of shots of starting...