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Which 1982 Yamaha 400 do I have?
Thanks drewpy I'll keep looking
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Which 1982 Yamaha 400 do I have?
Thanks everyone, bike is running great now. Of corse I did find the real problem after all was just the vacuum line to the fuel tank valve, but now I have clean carbs too. Next problem: where to find body parts for 82 sx400j, side covers, I broke the left one trying to get the carbs out (yes, I’m a dumb ass) and the right was missing when I bought the bike. I have tried e-bay but no luck yet. What other years will fit mine if any? And does anyone have the part numbers for these side covers?
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Which 1982 Yamaha 400 do I have?
Thanks drewpy and steve m. Here are some pics thanks to drewpy anf photobucket; This may call fro a new topic? My next job is to change the oil and clean out the carbs. Oil change no problem I think, but carb cleaning I have NEVER done before. I am fairly mechanically inclined and not afraid to do the work, I just know that turning the wrong screw can really mess up the settings The instructions I have gotten from others are: remove throttle, choke cables and fuel lines; take off the one set of boots from one side and loosen the other and carbs should come out; Do NOT take them apart leave the two carbs together; take off the bottom covers and clean out covers and bottom end of carbs; then do the same for the top. Does anyone have more advice for me?? steve m- There are a bunch of manuals under the post “xs400 links” do you know if any are the correct manual for my carbs? I don’t know the differences between “BS43/12R-00 on the J and BS34/16m-00 on the RJ” or how to tell which manual goes with which. If not, does anyone have the right manual?? Thanks for welcoming me to the forum and I hope to pass on all I learn to others Thanks for all your help
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Which 1982 Yamaha 400 do I have?
Hello everyone, I'm new here and new to riding very new. Just got my permit yesterday and my first bike a week before that. I'm trying to do this right and find a manual to help me with the bike. But first I need to know exactly what bike I have. It is a 1982 Yamaha, labeled a “Maxim 400", model id #: 12R , full serial # 12R-009722 I took this info to my local motorcycle shop and they told me I had a “SX400J” but they also said it was a SOHC engine??? This one sure looks like a DOHC to me. This is really where a picture is worth a thousand words. OK how do I post a pic? I found the button "insert image" but I don't have a url to post the image? Well, if this is enough info for someone to help me with bike it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks p.s. I did find YamaGod’s link to a manual for a bike that looks very close to mine but it’s an model id: “12E” is that close enough?