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I didn't do a lot or research - only saw a quick article on it, so maybe there are better ways with spacers and such. Ignorance is bliss. The bike's not on the road, just rolled down the driveway, so maybe I'll learn something after - but it seems fine - it's lower and it seems to have decent...

no - I cut the 2", dropped the spring into the tube, put it back together and it seems to work. I only did it 2 months ago but I can't recall if I had to compress the spring after it was cut to re-assemble the tube. I only recall it was pretty easy and quick. I had delayed it thinking it was...

Then I cut the springs with a metal cut-off blade on my 10" chop saw. I bought the blade for $10 at home depot.

First I removed them from the triple tree (actually, may not have to). You remove the little black plastic plug from the top of the fork tube. It is just a press fit - I wedged it out with a small screwdriver. Then, you should see a metal plug - mine had a phillips head machined into the top...

My '78 XS400 has 4.75" clear space between the two. The center to center distance is a bit more than 6". The shift rubber dia is about 1", the peg rubber dia is about 1.75"

cool - thanks man.

Thanks for the response. Could you check out the attached? It's a schematic for my XS400F - the lower left shows the headlight. Is that a relay in the lower left? It also looks like one of the headlight wires goes into the generator. Does this help? Thanks again....

Building an 1978 XS400 brat style - cut down the front springs 2" and replaced stock rear shocks with rebel shocks, plus some other frame mods. Could use some help with a question. On a stock XS400, with the battery and the stock harness, does the headlight light when the key is turned on...