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Used a valve out of my old head. Only the number 3 intake was bent. Lapped in and shim adjusted. Head went on ok. Everything else went ok as well I do still need to rebuild one petcock as it will drip when turned off. Fired right up let it warm up some turn off choke blipped the trottle a couple of times and once got a horrible grinding noise that almost caused my heart to stop. It did not repeat this. I drove it home, it is about a 70 km drive from the cottage, where I was doing the work on it. It sounds noisy but with that big windsheild that I put on it and my level of paranoia I think it is likely OK. It was getting dark so I just parked it when we got home. But I did stop for gas on the way and it seems oil tight. The new clutch feels really good but I have not horsed it hard yet to see if the slip is gone. Had it up around 160kms a couple of times and it felt fine. I will likely readjust the cam chain very soon as that was what started all this. Plus the new ones strech pretty quick. I just love that old girl there is sure something about them. I have owned more bikes than I can remember but I have never liked riding any of them more than this one.
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good work!Si Parker
'81 XS1100H
Tkat brace, new coils/wires/plugs, refurbed carbs (thanks 81 xsproject), recon'd top end, windshield (thanks dpotter58), resprayed tank and panels, 4-1 exhaust, sweet xs pod filters, in line fuel filters, progressive springs, thick hand grips, jumped headlight relay. -
That's great news Carl!
Paul
1983 XJ1100 Maxim
1979 XS1100 Standard
1980 XS1100 Special
I'm not a motorcycle mechanic but I play one on the internet.
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