ported head/photos Merged!

[xs1100virgin]

hey guys im new to this site and to bikes but have been into cars for a long while and been into porting heads for around 12 years. i ported a xs head for fun just to see what it would come out like it seems it came out nice as far as port designs are concerned. i applied the same principals to it as i would a car head. anybody interested in some work let me know i pretty reasonable campared to other shops. i have done all makes and models from briggs to 800+ cu pro stock heads. i also have an xs with 15,000 miles that i bought for 200 bucks that i am slowly building to learn a little about bikes. i really enjoy your site for the awesome research you guys have done. how different is the fj1200 head from an xs? is it still an 8 valve head? do the cams have a better profile?

[50gary]

Welcome to this fine board. Did you put the head on a flow bench? What kind of improvement did you see? How did the stock head look, I've never removed my Xs1100 head?
Cheers, 50gary

[xs1100virgin]

ported head

yeah i have lots of pics i just need to learn how to put on this thread page. i never had on bench to see what actual numbers are. but i will say anybody that knows anything about heads knows its done nice. i tried selling on ebay but nobody would buy. the ports are designed pretty well the exhaust needed improvement as i welded the floors on them and ported. came out nice. well if i can get these pics on you will see.
thanks, max

[xschop]

head work

Yes, I would also be interested in the pics, maybe even send you a spare head to work on. Was your xs head from an '80 0r '81?

[xs1100virgin]

ported head

it was an 80. when it comes to porting usually it surpasses the original design depending on the application. i can send you some pics thru email if you like. i just cant seem to get the time to figure out how to get on thread page. i know you have to upload them or something, i dont know i will get to it sooner or later.

[xschop]

photos

use photobucket.com. upload your pics there, then copy/paste when you reply here.

[xschop]

80

oh yeah, I want my 80 head done because it has bigger valves.

[xs1100virgin]

ported intake port

[xs1100virgin]

stock intake port and welded ex port

[xschop]

welded?

Why weld the exhaust port? I am not a motor genius...BTW

[xs1100virgin]

stock intake port and welded ex port

ported intake port




thanks for the help on the pic host xschop

[xs1100virgin]

stock intake port and welded ex port




i have this all screwed up still learning how to keep all this info on one thread, sorry this is a ported intake port

[xschop]

run it?

have you ran it yet? and do you believe the valves should be polished?

[xs1100virgin]

stock intake port and welded ex port

no i am new to the bike field so i wanted to get my bike running stock and see if i could even get it tuned good. if i could i thought i would try this with a big bore kit. usually it is not necassary to polish valves not a big concern with airflow.

[xschop]

awesome

I want a properly ported head with a nice new valve job...we can talk...