New guy with an 79 XS1100

[xs11lover]

Nice bike, wlecome. You can put a back fender on that shortened frame and it will look great....and protect your stones....... I'll post a pic.
GW

[81xsproject]

Funny. Yamaha's website part catalog is where I originally found the info on the oddity of the G's carbs. Yet, I just went back to look, and they no longer show that there was a G that year, just and SG and an LG...? Found it on BB though and confirmed what I remembered from way back when I first had a look over some G carbs. The jet size listed is form the mains are 120/115. It also lists for a screw cap cover on the 42.5 pilot. It's hard to believe that the 120/115 would be enough to feed both circuits. So, if you have the weirdo year carbs, you should have four holes in the intake bells/no vent tubes, push-in float valve seats, could be either type of floats, and the drilled passage connecting the main and pilot jet towers.

HERE is a link to the BB page that Yamaha no longer lists. The LG and SG are also shown to have the pilot plug screw, but show plastic floats.

[xs11lover]

[ninety4point6]

Nice bike right there!

[planedick]

Air cleaner

You might want to put some air cleaners on those carbe if you expect to run it very long....