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It's about to the end of the riding season here in SD so started winterizing xs11's for the winter months. Everything was going fine till I got to one of my 79 xs11's. Started it up to warm it up good and run the carbs empty of my gas/Stabil cocktail. Started it up to run the carbs empty and all of a sudden the garage lite up like a SUPER NOVA! After I got part of my site back, still had burn't retina images of a circurlar object like a head light, and blew the main fuse. Pulled the bulb out and it vaporized the glass on one side and burn't a hole thru the rubber water proofing about the size of a dime. I thought OK no big deal went over to the parts rack and got another head light with bulb, installed and blew another fuse. After a "12 pack", well it seemed like quite a few anyway, one fuse did not blow. But now I have no head light, no tack rpm (just bounces a little bit) and no brake light. Neutral light and turn signals work. I do believe the "Super Nova" was cause by a malfunction of the alternator as I put a meter across the battery and when reved up I don't get anymore than 12 volts where I would typically get around 14 volts. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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DEW
One Red "Creation 1"
One Black"Creation 2"
One Black"Creation 3"
One ???? "Creation 4"
One ???? "Creation 5"
One ???? "Parts Bike"
All the above 1100 Specials
78 Standard (Ruf Ruf)
1980 Midnight Special
1978 650 SE -
It is time for a new volt regulator, I would say.Skids (Sid Hansen)
Down to one 1978 E. Stock air box with K&N filter, 81H pipes and carbs, 8500 feet elevation.
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