over the last several weeks i been having problems off and on with my 1978 XS 1100. i thought i had it all right today when i took off on an about 45 miles trip to find a birthday present for my wife. ( tomarrow her b-day cant forget). i got about there and the bike acted like it dropped 2 holes or something it would not accelerate but was still running. so i limped on into town. got there got gift. started the bike up and it ran fine. started home and about 20 miles in it started missing agan. i messed with the ignition switch and it would come back to life run about 30 seconds then start missing again. it did this most of the way home. i parked it and tried to start it again and it would not fire.
i pulled off one plug wire and they are not firing. i messed with the switch again and it would try to start but never would. i thought it might be the switch so i removed it and put the wires together to bypass the swtich and it has no fire.
once in awhile it backfires hard thought one of the pipes.
ok, now i am going to sound like someone who knows nothing...
on the motor there is a cover on the right hand side that appeares to house a magnito or somthing. i took the cover off and there is power to the mag (if that is what it is.)
not sure what to do or where to go. i fixed a fuel problem last winter that was an experance. but there are so many wires on this bike i dont even know where to staart... help please.
thank you
i pulled off one plug wire and they are not firing. i messed with the switch again and it would try to start but never would. i thought it might be the switch so i removed it and put the wires together to bypass the swtich and it has no fire.
once in awhile it backfires hard thought one of the pipes.
ok, now i am going to sound like someone who knows nothing...
on the motor there is a cover on the right hand side that appeares to house a magnito or somthing. i took the cover off and there is power to the mag (if that is what it is.)
not sure what to do or where to go. i fixed a fuel problem last winter that was an experance. but there are so many wires on this bike i dont even know where to staart... help please.
thank you
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