Thank you for the great site

[sleazybear]

I have been an xs 1100 rider for years. I have a 79 special I bought in 83 I bought it in full drag gear, when everyone was screaming honda hurrican it would give them a run for there money. Now I have an 81 1100H. The H has always had this problem of going about 10 miles then dropping 2 cylinders, I now know at least where to start, I havent ridden the bike in 6 years, just started it every month and changed the battery once. Its the only dresser I have ever had that I can stand straight up in the air.
Didnt want to sell it because I always loved the old bike. The 79 became a parts bike many years ago as second gear went south and I broke the frame by the swing arm. This site has given me the bug to get the old bike out of moth balls and do the brakes as they are full of crud, and need the masters rebuilt I just rebult the calipers before I parked it. After that will prob take to the bike shop and let them do the carbs, as I am not a carb person, to big a fingers for little screws and orings. I am glad to see I am not the only one in the world that likes these old bikes.
Thanks for the great site.

[LoserShoes]

Re: Thank you for the great site

[i]I am not a carb person, to big a fingers for little screws and orings. [/B]

It really helps a lot if you use a screwdriver!

If doing the carbs doesn't do it, be sure to check the pickup wires. Search the forum on pickup wires and you'll get plenty of info.

Steve

[Yamaniac]

If your close to the KC area, I'd be glad to help you clean the carbs. I have become decently adept at it (3 sets in the last 1.5 months).

[trbig]

Lots of big handed people in here... me personally included.... with TWO left hands. I had never even seen a set of these carbs before my XJ, and the sight of 4 of them seemed a bit daunting. With all the people in here and their knowledge, it was a piece of cake. Even the sync after tearing into them was easy if you splurge for the tool to do it. (About the same price or less as having someone else do it.... then it's yours) There's really not much to them. There are diagrams on here and exploded views.... really not a whole lot to mess up on....just be careful of the rubber skirt on the slides. Just clean a few jets (3) and make sure your float bowls are adjusted and level. Basically, a can or two of carb cleaner, put a couple cheap inline filters on the lines going to them... put em back on and sync them.
It almost sounds to me like you have some junk in the bowls (Probably rust from the tank) that eventually gets sucked up to the main jets. You might just put a couple inline filters on it.... drain the bowls really good with the screw at the bottom of the carbs, run some Seafoam or B12 in the next tank or two, and see how it does.

Tod

[randy]

sleazybear,

If you can avoid it, don't take the carbs to a shop. Most of the mechs in shops are a lot younger than these bikes, and know little or nothing about them. Read some horror stories here about mixing young mechs with old bikes!

[sleazybear]

Thanks for all you alls help, I kind of feel this is more electrical than fuel, because with fuel it wouldnt do it so close to 10 miles and it never picks itself back up once there dead, they stay dead.
Yes useing a screw drive instead of my fingers would be a good idea. The bike shop I have always used is an older guy and they work on older bikes and have been in business a long time. The last time I was in a yamaha shop the sales guy was talking to some kid and his dad, they was looking at a bike, Dad asked the top speed the sales guy said "around 162" I clintched the sales deal when I said " at 162 it just takes a bit wider shovel to scoop you up than it does at 160" They walked out. LOL..

[Stralya]

Steve [/B][/QUOTE]

It really helps a lot if you use a screwdriver!

I was fiddling with my carbs, toolbox open by my side, when a young lady who had been watching my lack of progress for some time asked helpfully, "Would you like a screwdriver?"

Well, quick as a flash, I answered, "Might as well, I can't do anything with these bloody carby's"

Think about it.