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Just picked up a xs11 and we are really excited to get her rolling.Got a really dirty fuel tank to take care of and we should be hitting the open roads.
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Welcome to the forum! Glad you were able to find this place early, before stuff started getting frustrating. If you don't have a manual yet, you can download both of them from my website (in the link in my signature). Feel free to ask any questions you might have, and be sure to post pictures to let us see your progress!
Be sure to clean out the carbs really good before you "hit the open road". The dirty fuel tank probably made the carbs really dirty too. They get a little mad if dirt gets in them.
1980 XS850SG - Sold
1981 XS1100LH Midnight Special (Sold) - purchased 9/29/08
Fully Vetterized and Dynojet Kit added, Heated Grips, Truck-Lite LED headlight, Accel Coils, Irridium plugs, TKAT Fork Brace, XS850LH Final Drive & Black SS Brake lines from Chacal.
Here's my web page devoted to my bike! XS/XJ User's Manuals there, and the XJ1100 Service Manual and both XS1100 Service manuals (free download!).
Whether you think you can, or you think you cannot - You're right.
-H. Ford -
Welcome to Ch 11
Any and all new members are welcome but, from my perspective, particularly those from South FL. Only a few of us around!! Let's keep it together and help each other out. Once again welcome and let's ride soon.1980G Standard, Restored
Kerker 4 - 1
850 Rear End Mod
2-21 Flashing LED Arrays on either side of license plate for Brake Light Assist, 1100 Lumen Cree Aux Lights,
Progressive springs, Showa rear shocks
Automatic CCT
1980GH Special, Restored
Stock Exhaust, New Handlebars, 1" Spacer in Fork Springs, Automatic CCT, Showa Rear Shocks
'82 XJ1100 (Sold)
Automatic CCT, RC Engineering 4 X 1 Exhaust, K&N Pods, #50 Pilot Jets, YICS Eliminator. Sorely missed.Comment
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Mighty Eleven - Welcome! There's a post in tech tips you may want to check - What to look for on a neglected xs/xj 1100. Doesn't sound like yours has been neglected, but it gives you a lot of good stuff that should probably be checked anyway.I think I have a loose screw behind the handlebars.
'79 XS11 Standard, Jardine 4/1, Dyna DC1-1 Coils, 145 mains, 45 pilots, plastic floats - 25.7mm, XV920 fuel valves, inline fuel filters, speed bleeders, Mikes XS pods, spade-type fuse block, fork brace, progressive fork springs/shocks, manual petcocks, 750 FD, Venture cam chain tensioner, SS brake linesComment
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Congratulations and welcome to ch-11.You are now the proud owner of the best all around motorcycle to date.If you are a new rider or semi new please ride with care.These are very powerful and fast bikes.Enjoy Terry
1980 special (Phyllis)
1196 10.5 to 1 kit,megacycle cams,shaved head,dynojet carb kit,ported intake and exhaust,mac 4 into 1 exhaust,drilled rotors,ss brake lines,pods,mikes xs green coils,iridium plugs,led lights,throttle lock,progressive shocks,oil cooler,ajustable cam gears,HD valve springs,Vmax tensioner modComment
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Welcome, this site is crazy helpful!Comment
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Welcome to the board. Just take it easy down there in South Florida. I live in the Upper Keys 16 yrs, WPB a year and Clearwater area for four years. All those drunk tourists scared the crap out of me, especially in the Keys.
Enjoy your bike and all the great views down that way.
Don (NH)currently own;
1980 Yamaha XS1100 SG
2009 Yamaha Star RaiderComment
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