I went and started it.I pulled chocke out to full cause its cold hit the key half a revolution of the engine varoom.I struggled so much with this bike in cold weather last year its like a totaly different machine.
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What did you do with your XS today?
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More work on the custom seat I'm making. Gluing and shaping foam is a messy job. No wonder the pro's charge what they do!
thielb
maxim
went for my first ever cruise today! just under 100 miles of NE wisconsin backroads in 40 degree sunshine 
cold but worth it! 
cold but worth it! sir_h_c
XS400 Addict
Put my freshly painted tank In the sun to help the clear coat cure. Wet sand and polish at the next opportunity.
cope849
blacked out 400
Its 2 in the morning and i just got outta the garage.mounted the back tire got the chain on put on the clutch cable and tightened everything Down. Just need to mount the front tire and take her for the first ride after the rebuild.
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ken56
XS400 Enthusiast
FINALLY... First ride of the season. A little cold but the bike started and ran great. New master cyl and pads seem to be working ok. I do feel Im using more lever pressure to get the same braking force. I pretty sure I got the right bore size on the new m/c (13mm). Maybe the pads just need to wear in a bit? All in all a good day.
Took her out for few more test spins,I would have loved to stay out longer but with 45* and cold north winds BRRRRRR!
I finally got the stripped philips tachometer screw out that was on top on the engine block. It was a M5 - 25mm screw. I replaced the screw with a stainless steel hex socket screw of the same length so it hopefully won't strip next time I need to remove the tachometer cable.
It's nice to have the tachometer working, I was always afraid about redlining my bike.
It's nice to have the tachometer working, I was always afraid about redlining my bike.
Went for a couple hour ride this afternoon. Then adjusted idle mix and synced the carbs - should have done this before the ride!
Is that all that holds the tach in? Mine is missing whatever was originally there so my cable just hangs, doing nothing. I can push the cable in and then the tach works but only until the cable falls out again.
Yep, it's just a screw that holds it in! Most speedo cables are held in the same way, even on very modern motorcycles.
I took and wire wheeled my lower forks.Being very pitted and rough I smoothed out and gace them a polished sandblasted look.If I get ambitious enough I may try and sand them very smooth but I like how they look now.Sorry for the lack of pics.My charging cord broke for my cam.Also went for a couple of short rides.
racegeek
XS400 Enthusiast
Maxim-umm
XS400 Addict
Removed the front wheel seals and bearings. Replaced them with the proper size for a 17mm front axle. Realized I forgot to buy the wheel spacer for the new axle. Next is to rebuild the SR500 forks I'm using for my dual disc conversion. Also ordered a bunch of parts and stuff from MikesXS.
jayel
#9 Guru 78 SR500 80 XS11
50 mile ride, had it up to 95 on one nice open straight
XS1100SG
XS1100SG
my electronic ignition failed me, so converting back to points. KISS
What failed? Why not put a factory tci in it. There is a lot of them still around.
