80or81 XS1100 SG/SH Hand Crank

[geneborg]

I recently purchase the two above bikes and hope to make one runner out of them. How do I go about hand cranking the engine's over in that they no longer have the access to the crank mechanism?
gene borg

[mro]

XS Hand Job

Pull left round engine cover
Inside will find a square nut which you use to turn engine over.
Good or checking valve clearence, checking/setting pointer to TDC as well as adjust cam chain tensioner.


mro

[RUSH]

remove the left engine case cover and use an open end wrench to turn the crank in the direction of the arrow

[mro]

BTW

Check your serial number against post at left under "Specifications" then Serial Numbers.
Will identify which model you have.

mro
btw2....welcome to XS Land

[confish04]

Re: 80or81 XS1100 SG/SH Hand Crank

Originally posted by geneborg
I recently purchase the two above bikes and hope to make one runner out of them. How do I go about hand cranking the engine's over in that they no longer have the access to the crank mechanism?
gene borg

You can always put bike on center stand , take spark plugs out & put bike in gear & just turn the rear tire. Or take cover off & turn with wrench , but remember take the plugs out or it`ll fight you all the way.

Gerard