Hornix

I think it's easier to find WMD in Iraq then a set of XS250 spoke/disc wheels. (or give Drewpy a sack of money)

I have a question voor the technicians here. Since I have those Raask rear sets I can't use the kickstart any longer. Not a problem for me, the electric start works fine. Also the kickstart is not to be trusted, I think the spring is broken. With the lever mounted , it won't go back to the "rest-position". So I took the lever of. Now I have a spare clutch cover so I was wondering if it is possible to just completely lose the whole kickstart assembly and just close the hole in the cover by wellding (how's my spelling) or plugging it. Main question: is the kickstart shaft a stand-alone thing or does the engine need it to operate other ehmmm processes

Very nice bike!!!! where did you get those indicators??

It's a XS250/260/400 set and a direct fit. Mr Raask still mades them.

Ok, I'll give it a try I mounted the shocks from my SR500 for a test. They give much more comfort than the Boge BMW shocks (that's not rocketscience ). Now Í'm able to skip some cafe's during a ride. The only two things that would look good on my grasshopper (nickname my neighbour gave to the XS) is a spoke wheel in the front...and a spoke wheel in the back. So, if you're willing to sell them..let me know

besides some oil it always helps to just give it a little "tick" with a hammer. Or apply some heat. And quality tools is half the job. Good luck

Update... Can you really without the cancelling unit?

Ebay is your best friend

Nope, I asked the seller some details and it wasn't a XS400 wheel (17mm axl, discs to far from eachother) but I guess a XS650/SR500 wheel. Picked up the wheels from my next project: SR500 48T caferacer. http://www.motor-forum.nl/forum/list_message/17165060#17165060 blingbling

Thanx! What did I win?? XS250 hubs???

Job is done. I replaced the (suspected for leaking) carb diaphragms (aftermarked from ebay.com), put the needles in in the right sequence (yellow plastic thingie beneath the circlip), 1 step bigger pilot jets and also bigger main jets. Took it out for a ride this afternoon. What a blast! The engine feels really smooth and strong. It pics up from idle speed without hasitation or stutter. No dead spots while revving and it goes straight into the red area Checked the sparkplugs at home and they look like they should be: coffee with a little cream. Think I earned a beer

I think it's indeed a weak spot. The pushrod gets al the dirt/grease/dead animals from the drivingchain. And then we use the clutch and the gasket has the diry job to hold all the junk outside. Though life I also ordered a new pushrod since mine is a little rusted so I'm affraid it wil ruin my new gasket a lot sooner than within 33 years. I'm going to get me a tiny miniature forkboot (you can find them on biclycles (braking cables, hub side)) and I hope it will keep the part of the rod sliding in and out of the gasket clean. http://www.kreidleronderdelen.nl/modules/osC/popup_image.php?pID=243

I thought the problem was a torn ring of the neutral switch cap. replaced it but still some minor leakage. So I ordered a new clutch rod gasket. Do you have any tips about putting in the new one? Do I have to grease the outside lightly? Or completely dry and clean?? Yamaha should have designed a little cover for the rod. I'm tyred of switching that gasket every 33 years

I'm still trying to get some extra HP out of the bike since it isn't very willing to go over 120km/h. So I opened the carbs again to put the jetneedles a bit higher. Then it occured to me that de sequence of needle/spring/washer/clip is not the same as my Haynes manual says. I made a picture and sorry for that, but I can't get it in this post so I put the picture in my "garage". The needle on the left is like Haynes, on the right it is like on my bike. Anyone with the right sequence??

The first sentence of the translation is a great one: "I have to satisfy a '77 Yamaha XS400-2A2" please don't tell my wife or she won't trust me anymore when I go to the motorshed I bought the gaiters at rocketmotorcycleparts.com The were actually too long, so I cutted a piece of the bottemside. But i have a better set already in stock. Look at Kedo.com for SR500 gaiters. The are a little too big at the top but you can put a tierap on it. Because of the lower triple tree you won't see it. but the lower parts fits like a glove. And they have already small air holes in them. Here they are: http://www.kedo.com/ssl/php/function/ShowPDF.php?f_file=%2Fhomepages%2F9%2Fd137491271%2Fhtdocs%2Fcom%2Fssl%2Fgrafic%2Fpdf%2FKatalog%2FSeite%2F208.pdf About the tank: I'm not sure it will fit. The XS400 hase those rubber round thingies pushed on the tank, and for instance my SR500 has those thingies on the frame. Don't know how it works with the 650

I think the girl in the avatar is a future mother inlaw Thanx for the compliments, and it's nice to see that the XS(400) is much appreciated here. What will complete my bike is a set of spoke wheels. Ik like them a lot, allthough the current wheels are in perfect shape after all those years. And the design gets a revival in the Bonneville SE: http://triumphmotorcycles.nl/nl/motoren/motorfietsen-2009/bonneville-se/algemeen/ So, I'm standing in line for a set of XS250 hubs!

Hello from the Netherlands. I thought, let's go international today I recently finished (euh finished?? caferacers are never finished) my 1977 Xs400 caferacer. I started with just a frame and rebuild the bike till what you see on my "garage pictures". If you are interested in the rebuilding foto's, just go to this Dutch website for the report: http://www.motor-forum.nl/forum/list_messages/242933/0/0/hornix The frame and swingarm are powdercoated. It has a double disc conversion in front with steel braided lines and a yamaha R6 master brake cylinder. K&N like pods with adjusted jetting. Larger BMW Boge shocks. Clipons and Raask rearsets. And a cafeseat. The bike turns out to be a reliable friend and it's fun to ride it. Meanwhile I started to cafe a SR500. yamaha rocks!