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Hi all, new to the forums here so I thought I'd introduce myself.

I recently bought an XS400 DOHC project on eBay for £100. Complete, but hadn't run for six years so I reckoned it was worth a shot.

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Having got the beast home, and had a poke around, it wasn't that bad really. It's all there, but the tax disc says 2001 which gives a clue as to when it was last used.

The fusebox had some issues:

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But that was fixed with an MG Midget one from eBay:

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(I have since fitted the correct fuses)

There were barnacles under the filler cap:

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And as expected, once I got the carbs off I found this inside:

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Still, nothing that couldn't be sorted.

It's back on the road now, but far from perfect. I want to do the valve clearances, but I don't know what they ought to be. Likewise the ignition timing. I have no information at all about the beast, and I can't find a manual anywhere either.

Remember, it's the DOHC model, so the Haynes one doesn't cover it. :angry:

So, I'm hoping to pick some brains around here (and share my limited knowledge too), and maybe with some help I cen get it running as well as it should.

Cheers.

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:D :D hi dude nice project, enjoy :D :D
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