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Hi everyone, I'm the new kid on the block. I bought an 81 XS 400 Special II last week to use as a learner bike. (I take my MSF next month but have been riding on a learners permit for almost a year) It had been a swap meet find by the previous owner who had done little with it outside of knowing that it had ran the last time he had fire her up. We had similar problems with it in that once we got her running she was only hitting on one cylinder. My husband (yeah, I'm a lady rider) tore into the carbs and the left pilot jet was plugged solid. After removing it, he blasted it with carb cleaner and carefully reamed it out with a thin guitar wire. That problem was solved. We still have a multitude in the wings waiting to be worked on. It's running unevenly at high RPM (anything above 4500 rpms) and has some electrical issues that are probably minor in nature. We are going to be checking the diaphragm for problems next. Otherwise, this has the potential of being a truly great bike to learn on as I am a petite gal and I will post some pictures in the future of the restoration process as I do all my own restoration, body work, painting, customizing, etc. Oh, btw, I'm a 55.5 year old nurse from north eastern Missouri, USA. We have 8 Yamahas in our stable. One RD350, One TTR-125, two SR500s, one XT500, one Virago 700, one RZ350, and the newest, (new to us) the XS400 Special II. There are also a few Hondas lurking around the place, three VTR 250s, two scooters and a CRF 150. What can I say, with the exception of the dirtbikes, we are suckers for hard luck classics.