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  • Special thanks!

    I would like to take a minute and thank all the people who helped me work on my bike while visiting Bob (iron butt). What started as one fix turned into a snowball of work on my bike. I even got to learn how to clean carbs and sync them. Thanks again for all the help!

    Also would like to thank Bob and his lovely wife for putting on a wonderful event. Great food, Great ride, Great People.
    68 Honda Cl350 (sold)
    76 Honda Cb 400 super sport
    79 special (skull bike)
    79 special (parts bike w/title)
    79 special
    80 standard full dress (Sat 24 years)
    81 special (parts for now trying to get the title)
    81 kaw 750 ltd (sold to brother-in-law)
    80 650 maxim (fixing for wife)
    81 650 maxim
    81 Xs 650 special ( No title found in a barn)
    88 Zx 600r (Sold)
    01 Gz 250

  • #2
    +1 Thanks to Bob and Jackie!

    How did it work on the return trip?
    XS1100SF
    XS1100F

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    • #3
      I got 79.5 miles on 2.52 gallons. A lot better than earlier with 76 miles on 3.18 gallons Saturday afternoon.
      68 Honda Cl350 (sold)
      76 Honda Cb 400 super sport
      79 special (skull bike)
      79 special (parts bike w/title)
      79 special
      80 standard full dress (Sat 24 years)
      81 special (parts for now trying to get the title)
      81 kaw 750 ltd (sold to brother-in-law)
      80 650 maxim (fixing for wife)
      81 650 maxim
      81 Xs 650 special ( No title found in a barn)
      88 Zx 600r (Sold)
      01 Gz 250

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      • #4
        32 mpg versus 23... sounds like a pretty good improvement to me! Probably runs decent now when you turn on the petcocks!

        That was the worst sounding cam chain I'd ever heard. Surprised it never skipped a crank tooth.


        Tod
        Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.

        You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!

        Current bikes:
        '06 Suzuki DR650
        *'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
        '82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
        '82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
        '82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
        '82 XJ1100 Parts bike
        '81 XS1100 Special
        '81 YZ250
        '80 XS850 Special
        '80 XR100
        *Crashed/Totalled, still own

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        • #5
          I'll have to remember to turn all 4 on LOL!
          68 Honda Cl350 (sold)
          76 Honda Cb 400 super sport
          79 special (skull bike)
          79 special (parts bike w/title)
          79 special
          80 standard full dress (Sat 24 years)
          81 special (parts for now trying to get the title)
          81 kaw 750 ltd (sold to brother-in-law)
          80 650 maxim (fixing for wife)
          81 650 maxim
          81 Xs 650 special ( No title found in a barn)
          88 Zx 600r (Sold)
          01 Gz 250

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          • #6
            Just filled up my second tank. Looks like 31.5 is the going number. much better than what I was getting but still short of the majority.
            68 Honda Cl350 (sold)
            76 Honda Cb 400 super sport
            79 special (skull bike)
            79 special (parts bike w/title)
            79 special
            80 standard full dress (Sat 24 years)
            81 special (parts for now trying to get the title)
            81 kaw 750 ltd (sold to brother-in-law)
            80 650 maxim (fixing for wife)
            81 650 maxim
            81 Xs 650 special ( No title found in a barn)
            88 Zx 600r (Sold)
            01 Gz 250

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            • #7
              31 isn't bad. That is what I get under normal circumstances. Last Monday when I rode back from Ok with Kat, I only got 70 miles on the last tank before my fuel light came on. I hadn't ridden it since then because my ignition switch was messed up. It wouldn't turn off. I just parked it, and didn't bother with it. I finally fixed it last night, and rode it this morning. That is when the light came on, and it took just under three gallons. We were running at least 80 most of the way. Do y'all think that had something to do with it?

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              • #8
                Wow! 80mph! Did Kat ever get hers out of 4th gear! lol. I guess she's spent too much time riding with me and Tod. Sorry John, bad habits die hard!

                Russ
                '81 Venturer U.S. Navy Air Commemorative
                '79 Special

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