XS11 Type?

[SiP]

Have just bought an XS11 after many years of wanting another one and decided to change the plugs as part of a service. The plugs then snapped of in the cylinder head so I'm now into a top rebuild (not too bad a thing as I'll do the cam chain/piston rings/valves and carb rebuild at the same time).
My questions are this: 1. How do I find out what XS11 I have ie. SG or whatever (does it make a difference when ordering bits)?
2. Are the carb rebuild kits that are available on e-bay any good - do they have all the bits you need?

Any help that you guys/gals can give me will be most appreciated.

Simon

[Targetman]

Congratulations on your new bike!
Here is a link to the serial # info page.
serial # identification page

Some parts are interchangeable, and some are not. Best to ask around for each item individualy. Most engine parts are the same on all models, but there are exceptions.
Good luck with your bike!

[SiP]

Brilliant - thanks

[TopCatGr58]

Hey Sip,

Before you go tearing the top end off, there's another way to get the plug remains out. I'm sure if you'll do a search from broken spark plug you'll find the recent thread. Involved rotating the engine to the exhaust phase for each cylinder, hooking a shop vac in reverse=blow mode, removing the exhaust, and blowing into the exhaust to create positive pressure inside the cylinder, so that you can then drill into the plug remains, and use easy out, or other techniques to get the parts turning out, and blowing out any debris instead of having if fall into the cylinder!

The steel plugs have probably corroded/welded themselves into the aluminum head. Applying both penetrating oil, and then heat can help break the corrosion to make it easier to remove the threaded base from the head!
T.C.

[mro]

your XS had the biscuit?

Broken off plug.
Pull header, rotate till valves closed in that cylinder, punch out center of plug, use "easy out" to remove.
Blow out debris from carb side.

Many small, but significant differerances.
Carbs, 78/79 different from 81/82, same with heads/pistons. (rings same,........ pretty sure)


I get carb kits from MikesXS.com as well as a few other items.
Will need to get ones for your year/type tho......


mro

[SiP]

Now I'm in two minds. Shall I do the quicker fix and ride for the rest of the summer, or go ahead and do the full recon job?
I want to ride but equally I want to properly sort the engine and the idea of knowing the full condition of everything (rings/chain etc..) appeals to me. I'll have to ponder some more.
Sorry - this isn't really a question just some thinking out loud, thanks for all the help though I sure wish I'd had a resource like this when I rebuilt my first one - 15 years ago.

[mro]

SiP, how many k's on your bike?

20/30,000K would just get it running. If ran real good would wait until it had a problem that needed a rebuild before taking it apart.

There's guys here that have over 60,000 miles on em and still running



mro

[SiP]

About 35,000, but the cam chain is noisy - admittedly I haven't adjusted the tensioner yet but I find it hard to believe that it will alleviate all the ratle, it sounds very loose.
The other thing is that it was running a bit rough (why I decided to do the plugs in the first place), but I think that was the carbs - they're already off so I will recon them anyway.
Your right though, that will probably do it along with the plug repair methods suggested.

I'll let you all know how I make out

[oseaghdha]

Originally posted by SiP
Now I'm in two minds. Shall I do the quicker fix and ride for the rest of the summer, or go ahead and do the full recon job?

Seems like Canadia offers plenty of off season fix it time.
Make it go, enjoy it before the ice scrapers come back out.
I was in Cheesehead territory for a while, so lot's of time to R&R the bike.
Now I'm in Tayxis, where it's been almost to durn hot to ride.

Cheers
O