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I just formed the forum after lurking as a visitor for the summer. I just needed to join to thank the membership for the excellent repair info. I bought a 1981 Midnight Special last May. It was not running, a dead battery, and the owner broke off the mirror just before he showed it to me. All that dropped the price from $600 to $400!! He said it needed new carb boots as it ran rough the last time it was running. I changed the boots, new gas lines and diaphragms and it still ran bad. Tore apart the carbs and overhauled them...still ran rough. Lots of other stories there... At a dead end and then I returned to the forums for one last shot. Read one about missing during acceleration that was blamed on a broken wire in the vacuum advance. I had seen that thread before and checked it out, but I looked closer a second time. Sure enough, there was a broken wire in the vacuum advance that I missed. Textbook break inside the insulation. Fixed it and the bike runs fine!!! There were lots of other things to be done as it was still a rough bike, but it cleaned up well. Amazing for $400. Thanks again to all you XSers!
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1981 XS1100 LH Midnight Special
1980 XS850 Special
1979 750 motor in 1981 frame, basket case
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Good job!
WELCOME to the forums, Tim!
Nice job finding and fixing your problem!
If you ever need any future help with your bike, this is the place to get it! The people here will help you troubleshoot any issue you might ever have ... Enjoy!
Marco
Current bikes:
1979 Yamaha XS Eleven Special (SF)
1979 Honda CBX
2002 Kawasaki ZRX1200R
Rest in Peace, Don Glardon (DGXSER) 1966-2014
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Welcome!
As you have already found out there is a wealth on knowledge on this site.
Best of luck and we are glad to have ya!Mike Giroir
79 XS-1100 Special
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