New owner of a 1982 XS11

[wfvargas1963]

Good afternoon all,

My name is Bill.....I purchased a 1982 Yamaha XS1100 (Maxim) a couple of weeks ago.
A good friend at work recommended this particular sight for help.
First of all, this is my first time ever working on a bike.
The bike rode fine the first two weeks and then it just died no me.
I have fuel in the tank but I'm not getting a spark.........please help.......what do you recommend I should look into next?
Thanks in advance for any assistance in this matter.
I'm looking forward to getting back into riding.

[skids]

Re: New owner of a 1982 XS11

I think there is a fuse in the block for the ignition. I am not sure if it would crank without the fuse, but I'll bet it would. Other thing...If the battery is low, (below about 10.3 volts?) the black box will not sent spark to the coils.

[TopCatGr58]

Hey Vargas,

Congrats and welcome. First, if it is truly a MAXIM, then you'll want to change your profile to reflect the proper model....for later tech tip help.... it's an 82 XJ Maxim. The XS's were not made after 81 in the USA.

The fuses and the holders are one of the weak links on these bikes. The old style holder with glass fuses can corrode, crack, break, etc., and the fuses can go bad but still look good....need to remove the fuse to check possibly with a meter!

Good Luck! T.C.

[wfvargas1963]

Originally posted by TopCatGr58
Hey Vargas,

Congrats and welcome. First, if it is truly a MAXIM, then you'll want to change your profile to reflect the proper model....for later tech tip help.... it's an 82 XJ Maxim. The XS's were not made after 81 in the USA.

The fuses and the holders are one of the weak links on these bikes. The old style holder with glass fuses can corrode, crack, break, etc., and the fuses can go bad but still look good....need to remove the fuse to check possibly with a meter!

Good Luck! T.C.

Thanks for the welcome T.C

I don't mean to sound so lost....but where is the location of the fuses you mentioned?
And thanks for the heads up on the model of the bike, I updated my profile to read correctly, but you know something.........I just noticed as I was writing this.......on the bike title it reads XS1100, but the guy that sold me the bike said it was an XJ1100....this is ALL new to me and I apologize for my ignorance.

[wfvargas1963]

Re: Re: New owner of a 1982 XS11

Originally posted by skids
I think there is a fuse in the block for the ignition. I am not sure if it would crank without the fuse, but I'll bet it would. Other thing...If the battery is low, (below about 10.3 volts?) the black box will not sent spark to the coils.

Thanks for the quick reply,

I installed a new battery.....thinking that was the problem.
I'm gonna go in search of the fuses you and T.C (another member) mentioned.....hope I find them.
Thanks again for the reply.

[TopCatGr58]

Hey Bill,

Your search can start with the STICKY thread at the TOP of this forum! You'll find links to the tech tips, to the LINKS section where you can find some to manuals, as well as the Official Yamaha Online Parts Fiche where you can see exploded views of the systems of your specific bike. The fuse panel is under the right triangle side cover as you sit on the bike. There is a separate MAIN fuse in a separate holder on the left side of the bike. Happy Reading!
T.C.

[wfvargas1963]

Hey T.C, Bill here.
This is about the 1982 XJ1100.
I got it started, the problem was the battery.
It was bad from stock (low voltage), replaced it and everything works.
Thanks again for the advise.

[trbig]

You may want to make sure your charging system is working. You can just connect the leads of a volt meter to the positive and negative wires on the battery with it on volts DC. Start the bike, and rev it above 2.5k- 3k rpm or so and make sure you're getting close to or just over 14 volts.

You just want to make sure you aren't slowly draining the battery.


od

[wfvargas1963]

Thanks for help

T.C, Bill here,
Thanks for all your help with my XJ1100.
Took your advise and checked for volts and I'm getting a little bit over 14 volts.
Now.......If you could please guide me in the right direction on parts for this particular bike, I would greatly appreciate it.
I'm in search of the Fuse box assembly (under right hand side cover)......Thanks in advance for all your assistance.

[blue giant]

Bill,

It would be cheaper and more reliable to remove the OEM fuse box and install either an after market fuse panel or do as I have and install individual inline fuse holders that accept the plug in/blade style automotive fuses.

I think it cost me around $20.00 for 4 inline holders, a package of fuses, some butt end connectors and shrink tubes.

I'd also estimate it to be a 2 beer job!



Paul

[skippy344]

Parts!

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www.oldbikebarn.com

www.mikesxs.com

www.ebay.com

to name a few,

greg