Overheat?

[mro]

Tech Tips?

To get an idea of what is involved playing with your carbs...
click here >> http://www.xs11.com/forum/forumdispl...?s=&forumid=30

There are some specialty tools needed to work on an XS.
While they are not cheep, not too XSpensive either.
caliper
mercury sticks, easiest tool to use synking the carbs
philips screw driver, good quality one will pay for it's self
metric feeler gage
valve tool (while not nessary, can save a load of time
half a dozen metric wrenches/sockets
couple metric allen wrenches

With above can preform most common maintenance.

With what it costs to have a Prom do a tune up and sink the carbs, you can get above tools.
Down side is if you are not confident of what your doing it could be cheeper in the long run to have professional do it and not loose to much riding time with a bike that does not run right.

Real cool if an XSperienced member here could give you a hand.
Reading a how to verses watching it done.....


mro

[Ryan Stanley]

Well I don't suppose there are any XSperienced people in or around Hayward, Wisconsin?

[Ken Talbot]

I don't know Wisconsin at all, but here's a link to the members locator for Wisconsin

[petejw]

would running a cooler range of plugs help
maybe BP7ES?
I run 7's in summer and 6's in winter.

[Ryan Stanley]

Alright, so the XS11H has two different sizes of main jets according to this thread: http://www.xs11.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=73

So according to another thread I read on rejetting I would need two #120 jets and two #125 jets? Can someone verify this for me so I order the correct ones?

Also, I would need four #45 pilot jets, I believe...

[psycoreefer]

Ryan,
I think you've jumped a critical first step here. Your assuming that your running lean based on heat and a slight bluing of the pipes right? Before you begin ordering parts and tearing into your carbs you should do a plug "chop" test. Read This. Doing a search for plug chop will likely net a lot more reading if your interested.

[Ryan Stanley]

Well, no. I'm assuming I'm running lean based primarily on the fact that I recently replaced the stock intake with individual pods and have yet to adjust the carbs in any way.

[ross]

just a cheap suggestion....

hey there Ryan Stanley....i gotta cheap idea for ya....take your bike for a ride to your local auto parts store....ask them for a laser thermometer.....mine cost about $20.....you point it at what you want to measure, pull the trigger, and it reads what the temp is where the laser is pointing....now take the long way back home and make sure you get the bike hot......park the bike and measure each cylinder (i point it at one of the bolts that hold the exhaust to the motor....better than just pointing at the pipes).....this should tell you if you are running hot in one cylinder of if all is good....also after ya get done using it on the bike, it drives cats wild and ya can point it at your woman's a** and tell her just how hot it is...hehehehe......talk 2 ya later....ross

[Ryan Stanley]

I like the way you think

I just might do that.

I ended up deciding to take the carbs in to a guy I know tomorrow to have them rejetted and adjusted. He's only charging me $60 including parts, so I figure it's worth it to save me the headache...

[psycoreefer]

It sounds like your taking him only the carbs, as in off the bike? IMHO there is no way someone can rejet and adjust the carbs without the bike. Every motor is different and what is right for one is not even close for another.

[Ryan Stanley]

Well the guy working on them is kindof a buddy of mine. I just told him what size jets I wanted in it, and he's quite familiar with the bike's setup and everything. I'm sure it won't be perfect at first, but he'll make whatever adjustments necessary.