Hello from Canada, my '81 xs400 ...

[neil]

A friendly hello to you all from Ontario Canada,

In the fall I bought my first bike, this 1981 xs400 special ll heritage, only 4000km. I'm a Honda fan but when I sat on this the first time it just felt right. Previous to me, shes been in storage for many years, not perfect but good enough.
So far I put new tubes and tires, rebuilt the petcock (fuel valve), took apart and cleaned the carbs, synced the carbs, and added a fuel filter. Slowly bring her back to life.

A big thank you to all on this site, your posts and responses have been extremely helpful for me getting into this. Glad to see people that answer questions , no matter how basic, with respect.

Can't wait for the snow to melt and to learn to ride on the streets.

Take care

 

[Specdog]

Hi and a belated welcome to the forum. You have a nice looking Special.

 

[dreamhard]

What a beauty!

 

[Dan]

Looks great, very clean

 

[neil]

Thanks!
I've done quite a bit of work to it to replace all the dried out rubbers on her. Got it running well, still tinkering and learning as I go.

A big thank you to everyone on here for their help and advice.

Signal Question: My turning signals often turn off by them selves. They should, in theory stay on until I turn them off, correct? ( I know wrong section)

 

[Dan]

Hi, some models had a self cancellation unit for signals. I just unplugged and removed mine. Yes, so much knowledge on this site and very helpful folk. I worked in Canada for couple of years....loved it, great country. Looks like bike is coming along nicely