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Here she is.

Awesome thanks for the info! So theres no problem using car battery to jump start it?

Ive got the opportunity to buy an already cafe'd xs850. It doesnt run at the moment and seller states it ran last in March and it only probably needs battery and carb cleaning. I am to inspect the bike on monday, what should i look out for? Are those any harder to work on than the 400s? I...

Ive been watching videos on youtube on how to do it for xs650s. Would you mind writing up a quick instructions on how you did it? I would greatly appreciate it. Leak is driving me crazy.

Was it easy? Do i need any special tools? I bought an oem one from boats.net.

Following. Mines leaking at the same spot.

Gramatron!!!! I live in Maryland as well. Lets link up and ride once your build is done. Im a photographer(www.michaeljasonperez.com) so youll get awesome pics of your bike. I have no motorcycle friends at the moment and been wanting to take bike pics for a while. My build is coming along...

Changed the handlebars and grips. Also bought new headlight bracket and lowered the headlights. Dropped the front forks an inch as well. The big problem now is i have this oil leak. It looks like its coming from the crankcase.

Attached is how she looks right now. Future plans: lower head lights change grips to biltwell diamond grips to match seat. emgo reverse cone mufflers wrap pipes euro bars change to smaller tach and speedo change fender to shorter ones(need help) So ive been searching for the past couple of...

I ordered some from mikesxs! Thanks for the help!!

Hello I have a 1981 xs400h. I recently rebuilt the carbs(mikuni bs34 cv) but i noticed i do not have any pilot jet plugs. The reason i rebuild the carbs was because the left carb was leaking gas to the left air filter. Do i need to buy pilot jet plugs? The right carb never leaked any gas...

Okay so little update my carb rebuild kit is on its way on monday but i wanted to try and clean the left carb first to see if it would make a difference. I adjusted the brass carb float on the left to match the right and i also cleaned all the jets with carb cleaner and compressed air...

Thanks kshansen!! I guess illl just buy a carb rebuild kit and change everything.

Hey so I opened up the carbs and everything looks fine. I did change the spark plugs cause the old ones on the left were jet black compared to the right one. It stopped leaking gas for now. But im worried theres something wrong with the left side of engine

Thanks bro! So this is what i need to buy? I plan on opening the carbs later when i get home. https://www.mikesxs.net/yamaha-xs650-float-valve-push-in-type-with-o-ring-oem-3l1-14190-20-25g-14107-20.html This part?

Hello! I'm new here and I was hoping someone could help me, it is my first bike and would appreciate all the knowledge you guys will give me. I bought a 1981 xs400 special-II last month and have been riding it for the past two weeks. Well today i tried going for a ride, but the bike decided...