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I recently bought a 79 XS11 standard from a neighbor that had bought it in 2003 and rode it to work every day, 220 mi both ways. I had 48,000 mi on it and several real issues like carb problems, rusted out mufflers, slipping clutch, really bad 2nd gear, really bad front wheel bearings, and several more things I can't recall right now. Thanks to this site and the information shared by others I was able to take care of all the problems before I was able to use the forums.
Now I have a good running machine and WOW is it fast now. I thought it was fast before I did anything to it and before I realized it was running on only three cyls. I attributed the bad sound to the blown left muffler. LOL I have sent a message to Tkat for a fork brace and maybe this winter I will do a complete restoration and take care of the cosmetics too.
I have installed Jardine 4 into 2 slip-ons, new clutch, fixed second gear, rebuilt the carbs, new wheel bearings etc and the only thing left is get a colortune plug so I can properly set the idle.
Again, thanks for all your help, even though you didn't know it.
Dick Shumway
planedick40@yahoo.com
Now I have a good running machine and WOW is it fast now. I thought it was fast before I did anything to it and before I realized it was running on only three cyls. I attributed the bad sound to the blown left muffler. LOL I have sent a message to Tkat for a fork brace and maybe this winter I will do a complete restoration and take care of the cosmetics too.
I have installed Jardine 4 into 2 slip-ons, new clutch, fixed second gear, rebuilt the carbs, new wheel bearings etc and the only thing left is get a colortune plug so I can properly set the idle.
Again, thanks for all your help, even though you didn't know it.
Dick Shumway
planedick40@yahoo.com
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