82 xs400 worked fine, now no clutch and a leak

[Brian43204]

OK, I will start right off and say I know very little about motorcycle repairs

I have an 82 xs400 RJ SECA and it runs fine, no issues. I last rode about 2 weeks ago, today I started it up, let it warm for about 10 minutes and rolled back out of the garage, I kicked it into gear and rolled forward, like I had no clutch.
I also notice it's leaking fluids now.

My question is, what would this be? Does the cable need adjusted, have I busted a seal?
Any help would be appreciated.

 

[XSLeo]

What was the last thing you did to the bike?
Leo

 

[Brian43204]

just rode it. Nothing special.

I called a local repair place and they said that if the oil hasn't been changed in a while it could gum up in the colder weather (it is winter here) and cause it to stick.

 

[bentwrench]

Possible, but you store it in a garage, and let it warm up. Probably not just the cold...

 

[OleDoc]

where are the fluids leaking from?

 

[Brian43204]

somewhere below, I got so mad I rolled it back into the garage and parked it, then walked away before really getting mad.

 

[XSLeo]

I might suggest getting a repair manual. Read it. It will tell you how to change the oil and adjust the clutch.
It will save you a ton of cash by doing your own maintainance.
Leo

 

[drewpy]

found the leak...

happy St Davids day

 

[OleDoc]

makes me want to make potato and leek soup

 

[OleDoc]

QUOTE=Brian43204;74108]somewhere below, I got so mad I rolled it back into the garage and parked it, then walked away before really getting mad.[/QUOTE]

sounds like my day yesterday.i was painting one of my plastic sidecases.three coats of primer,perfect.three coats of base,perfect.6 coats of clear,and then the sidecase jumped off the coathanger and landed shiny side down on the carpet.was full of carpet pieces and cat hair

 

[Brian43204]

I have the Yamaha repair book but it's rubbish, I need to find a Haynes or a Clymer and really learn what's up

 

[XSLeo]

The Yamaha Factory Service Manual is about the best one you can find. The Clymer's and Hayne's are just poor copies.
Leo

 

[drewpy]

yea, my Yam one has everything in it that Haynes/Clymer doesn't.
In fact I got another yam one for my new bike...its not an xs

 

[xschris]

The factory shop service ones are the way to go

 

[Brian43204]

Ok, I checked it today for the leak, I started the bike and it was basically pouring out.
If you put the side stand down, the leak is right above it

 

[Brian43204]

Changed the oil today, used some stop leak in there too, the clutch now works fine and the leak seems to have stopped.
Also found out someone rigged the fuse block together with electrical tape...