electrical problem

Hey guys, I'm new to the forum. I bought my XS400 a little while ago and I've been plagued with electrical issues ever since. I was hoping someone could give me some insight! I'll tell the story below. When I bought the bike, the previous owner had to jump it, and it broke down on the way home...

Just got the bike 1980 xs400 got it running and then the head light flickered and the fuse blew for the running lights. also the neutral light went out as well. now there is a direct short . i can unplug the wiring in the headlight that goes to the tach and fuse doesnt blow but still no...

Bike operates as follows: Ignition on, killswitch on, headlamp on, start button depressed, engine starts and starter motor properly turns off went button is released. Next, during warm-up, engine will automatically rev too high( no tach on bike). This increase is easily 100% of initial idle...

Inherited a 1981 XS400. No carbs but seemed otherwise complete. I kicked it over and you could hear and feel compression. Got a good set of carbs and bolted them on today. Changed spark plugs, put in fresh oil, added an inline fuel filter, added gas, and tried to kick it over. Nada! - When I...

So I installed a new speedo and tach I ordered from xs650direct. Speedo is LED...the stock has both signals, as this speedo has just one...I just merged the wires and connected them...so either signal and both sides, all four blinkers flash, ---*---*---* medium pause with quick flash. Now my...

Got the bike started. Took the headlamp unit out to check ignition wirin. Hooked it all back up. Now the lights and horn don't work. Checked fuses they are ok. Anyone have any ideas. 1980 400 Special. Tx alot have a great day!

Hello all, I was debugging a electric start issue and think I had some bad connectors on starter relay and battery so i fixed those and now moved onto this... My right right turn signals always seem dimmer than my left ones. Realized today when i turn the right signals on, the left signals are...

Hi All, Just registered with the forum, I'm in Australia & currently in the process of building a cafe'd XS360 and am having some issues with the charging system (yes...another one!). I have searched though some of the other threads already to see if I can find out what the cause of the...

I bought my XS400 a few weeks ago and the headlight never worked but the starter did. cleaned out the high/low selector switch with contact cleaner, that didn't help. Then I traced the headlight back to a relay with a yellow paint mark on it under the seat, cleaned that with contact cleaner, and...

I have a 1981 xs400 special II I posted before with the problem that my break light keeps draining my battery every time I use it. The turn signals are also doing the same thing. The battery is new and this problem just arose. I am not an electrical genius so some pleaseeeeeee help me. It's to...

OK, hi everyone my name is Gary. This is my 1st bike, and I am learning as I go. I did something really stupid. I have a jumpstarter/tire inflator. Used it to start the bike. Realized too late that I reversed the cables. Fried the battery. Now the problem is when I trun the key, no lights will...

Onetypes build Hello everyone, I just picked up an 80 xs400. It looks like it has been sitting for quite a few years so the first problem is to get it running. It has a new battery in it, im getting power to the starter relay, fuse box but when I turn the key on I get nothing. At first I...