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Everything posted by drewpy
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Whats the biggest rear tire I can put on a 78 xs 400?
not sure what you mean. the speed rating is what you need for safety at speed. 90 is the profile of the tyre.
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Barking bike (?) concept
that'll be great when you go fast and your'e a few inches off the ground, that would be amazing
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- Sad news
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Glen Webster
Hey, Happy Birthday buddy!!
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650 XS special carb Problem
10 years standing and you can't find a blockage!!! the whole thing will be gunged up with waxy spent fuel. you need to strip the carbs down completly and send them to merv so he can put them in his ultrasonic bath.
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'78 XS400 Idle/Mix Screw Tip Broken Off In Carb
i haven't any spare, but you can get them from ciriusconinc in canada, they also operate on ebay
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82 XS400 clutch switch
potluck! it will be a simple open or closed circuit for the bike to work. follow the wires into the headlap and cut or join in there making sure the ends are isolated from other wires drewps
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weird clutch problem
its clutch drag, when you say adjusted is that just at the handle bars or the full adjustment? you could have a sticky cable, so lube it! there may be some rust on the clutch rod preventing full movement. or you might have rusted plates and just need to ride the bike or the plates have warped preventing them opening oe there may be grooves on the clutch basket preventing the plates moving there's a lot to go on to keep you busy for a while
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'78 XS400 Idle/Mix Screw Tip Broken Off In Carb
no problem, just had an "accident " with my carb so having to use my own advice and pushed out the broken tip off. now I'm baking soda blasting the bugger and ultrasonic/dishwasher cleaning it at the mo (wife is at work)
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Whats the biggest rear tire I can put on a 78 xs 400?
tyre wise I've seen a 120 x 80 x 18but it is very close to the chain guard I run 110 x 90 x 18 BT45 on the rear. don;t know about the xs650 as it comes in all sort of guises
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AS400 Special Exhaust options
http://www.moto.gb.com/sito.html sorry my bad, you weren't in uppercase its just your font is soooo big have you tried the view function in your web browser? set it to medium or large ( like OG)
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carbon cleaning
drill and brass wire attachment
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82 400 Maxim Front Fork interchangeablity?
I don't own a dohc bike so can only point you in a particular direction. this is in german but you can use google translator http://www.yamaha-xs400.de.vu/
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I dont belive it!!!
thought I'd tweek my ignition timing with the strobe and the tick over went down. started raising it and it felt a bit stiff, all of a sudden the thread let go and know I've stripped the fine thread on the carb body AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!! luckily I've got a spare body ( unlike mine) but I'll have to restore it if its going on me bike. MORAL: don' piss about with something if it ain't broken, as it soon wil be there got that off my chest
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Newb here with 81" xs400
tank shop has a bad rep due to long waits for the tank to be made. there was a dude in aussy, who has old ducati tanks which look great and have the knee indents, can't find the link though
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AS400 Special Exhaust options
duanage, please do not write in uppercase ITS SHOUTING!! and considered rude! btw you can get sito pipes which look the same as original!!
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spark plug cap type?
I just got non resistor caps, didn't seem to make any difference to performance, but are black and look nicer!!
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XS400 pipes
got a motad system on the project, which sounds meaty and has good midrange to top end performance. My nice one has an original 1:1 which is the best all round for performance, but is heavier
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xs400 flat tracker project
using xs250 wire hubs and respoked with stainless. not done much work lately as no money and other priorities!! need to get tyres and then start finishing those carbs off and maybe do the wiring!!
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Well, it's done.
that's one mint ride you have there! clean machine, well done
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Self introduction + My Yammy
alex. that project sounds interesting, keep us informed!!
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Manchester Riders
ashworth valley is nice ( near scout moor)
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plastic coating???
dip it in OG's tea, that'll strip anything!! failing that, If its just for repainting, just rub down the good paint and spray over it as this is an ideal key for the new paint. If you want them powder coating, i suggest you let the powder coaters take the paint off.
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XS 400DOHC 1985
to the forum Pharo. I'll check it out tomorrow as I am a little tired right now!!