Rusnak_322
XS400 Member
Any advice?
I am looking to rebuild or buy a rebuilt starter for a 1980 XS400.
The one I have (and the one from the parts bike) will not do anything. I hooked up jumper leads from good motorcycle and my car’s battery to the main wire and grounded the black jumper cable directly to the starter casing. One will turn over very slow- about 5 rpm. The other one is still in the bike and does nothing.
I can’t seem to find any dedicated rebuild kits. Just some on eBay for a Kawasaki that says it will work in the description. I also found a old thread on here where someone bought a rebuilt starter, but I cant find any of those for sale.
Any help is appreciated. I am getting ready to start working on the bike and I want to make sure that it starts on the button. This is going to be my wife’s bike and that is something that she is adamant that it has (she saw what a PITA my CB360 café was after I took the starter off).
BTW: I am in the USA.
I am looking to rebuild or buy a rebuilt starter for a 1980 XS400.
The one I have (and the one from the parts bike) will not do anything. I hooked up jumper leads from good motorcycle and my car’s battery to the main wire and grounded the black jumper cable directly to the starter casing. One will turn over very slow- about 5 rpm. The other one is still in the bike and does nothing.
I can’t seem to find any dedicated rebuild kits. Just some on eBay for a Kawasaki that says it will work in the description. I also found a old thread on here where someone bought a rebuilt starter, but I cant find any of those for sale.
Any help is appreciated. I am getting ready to start working on the bike and I want to make sure that it starts on the button. This is going to be my wife’s bike and that is something that she is adamant that it has (she saw what a PITA my CB360 café was after I took the starter off).
BTW: I am in the USA.