Best Mod Combo?

[geniusloerts]

AlanB,

how did you route your breather hose to the crank case and also the carb vents??? I am tying up loose ends.

-genius

[geniusloerts]

here is a shot of pipes and filters on the bike



here is how the bike is looking now....


here is a taste of the future.......







and there is more to come.

[geniusloerts]

sputters and back fires

ok, I got the bike going today.

changed the oil and filter, put gas in it and it fired right up first try. the only problem was that number 2 was back firing(saw the puff come back out of the carb. well eventually it blew the vacuum plugs off the nipples on numbers 1 and 2.

any one have some ideas? i am going to hook up the vacuum gages to check the balance. oh yeah number 2 didnt seem to be burning the fuel or it was way rich because it didnt heat up like the other pipes.

remember i have pod filters and a 4-1 pipe and have upped the jets according to suggestions

IDEAS?

[Flatlander]

It ran good before the mods.?
I run/test mine all the time with the air box off and do not get backfiring. (well I use to)
I also do not have 4-1's though.
I'm wondering if you got plug wires 1 and 2 swapted.?.

[geniusloerts]

No, it smoked real bad, so i re-did the head, and fixed the noisey cam chain.

when i put the new jets in i didnt adjust the mixture or anything, just plugged in the new jets, put on the pod filters and the 4-1 and fired her up.

It ran great before besides the mentioned thing above. my bro said that it was a little weak on the low end but was strong on top, compared to his XS

[AlanB]

Hi G-L,

I used the original crankcase breather hose with a K&N breather filter popped into the end of it. With this filter/carb combo the hose jammed tight enough between the filters to hold it all secure...... no bracketry needed.

If you look carefully, you can just make out the breather filter showing above the main filters.

The float-bowl breather hoses are just routed back and down by the battery. Been like that for a decade with no problems...... we don't have a lot of insect activity in Scotland, but if you have a lot of bugs, I might try to fit a couple of little filters?

AlanB

[geniusloerts]

Originally posted by Flatlander
It ran good before the mods.?
I run/test mine all the time with the air box off and do not get backfiring. (well I use to)
I also do not have 4-1's though.
I'm wondering if you got plug wires 1 and 2 swapted.?.

the plug wires are routed the right way, they still have the factory number stickers on them....haha

[geniusloerts]

well the Goblin is screamin now.....I changed the plugs and it solved the problem of the #2not firing.

the mods sure did wake the bike up!!!

I will add a sound bite or video tomorrow.

[xschop]

tank

You own a V-star or are you going to stick that pretty tank on the 11?

[geniusloerts]

xschop,

here is a list of the bikes that are in this garage.....haha

79 XS1100 SF
80 KZ1000 ltd
01 XVS1100 custom

the work shop.....
82 XJ1100
8? XS850

my brothers....
80 XS1100 standard
75 RD200

That is an extra V-star tank, i was thinking about putting it on the XS......it is Huge!!! hahaha hmmmmm

[xschop]

it fits

it will fit right on with a simple z-shaped bracket at the rear....

[geniusloerts]

Have you Tried?

do you have a pic?

[xschop]

been there, easy to do

[geniusloerts]

Nice!!
What v-star is that off of?

[xschop]

my last chop

sold it to another member, doing another build with one of these...