1980 LG restoration after five years in storage

[Ranger_xs1100]

Great info Cajun, I'll file this away for future reference. Thanks!

[red bandit]

Patrick ,You should look up a vendor Brake Crafters.

Thanks for the tip. I don't need brake parts now but I might when I do my winter maintenance.

[cajun31]

Wow, original LG - that's amazing!

Thanks for the suggestions.

My budget's at the "get it riding again" level with no rush to ride until the Summer. Definitely wanna keep it stock pretty and healthy, so viability and safety stuff first. It has under 50k, but was not stored very well.

It was burning a lot of oil after boring it up, so I figure compression and engine health will be my next targets. Possibly a new set of rings. With the starter solenoid blowing out, I also imagine a lot of tear down to see how fatigued the wiring is.

Really appreciate the help!

Patrick, I see you stated burning oil after bore it up. When you say bore up ... what specifically was done? Meaning what kit was used if any? The reason I ask ... and you may already be aware of it... is there are oversize rings and then there are big bore kits. Which did you do?

[mixelpix]

cajun31 if I recall it was a Wiseco... can check the invoice... Yep, "WI-PK-WI-K 1179, Wiseco Piston Kit YAM XS1100 Kit w/Gasket"

[cajun31]

cajun31 if I recall it was a Wiseco... can check the invoice... Yep, "WI-PK-WI-K 1179, Wiseco Piston Kit YAM XS1100 Kit w/Gasket"

Which means you still have enough left to go up to the 1196 kit. There is a cheap alternative to the Wiseco kit on Ebay by Cruzin Image. Some on here have used that kit. Maybe they can chime in. I do know the vendor is based in Japan. Can't speak on if it Japanese or Chinese made though. Might be a solution to your oil burning problem. Kit is fairly inexpensive. It and machine shop for about the same money might put in in the affordable range. Could get you heads done at the same time. 80-81 YAMAHA XS1100 1196cc BIGBORE PISTONS KIT 74.5mm PISTON 10-XS1100BB | eBay

[Bax]

mixelpix Since you noticed the oil consumption started after big bore. If the oiler on the piston is overlapped and not butted your engine will smoke and consume oil. May want to just check the pistons for proper ring assembly before buying new parts.

http://www.wiseco.com/PDFs/Manuals/RingEndGap.pdf

---Bax