'82 XJ 1100 J gas tank

[churb]

I haven't had any luck in finding a used gas tank for my XJ. Does anyone know if any other Yamaha gas tank will fit? THX

[Jerry]

You might have to do a little "adjusting" to fit most other tanks. Best bet would be a tank form an '80 or '81 Special, as they use the same Octopus vacuum-controled fuel-flow system as the XJ. Drawback is that they hold less gas.

A tank from a Standard will hold about the same amount of gas as the XJ, but won't blend in with the XJ lines. You may need to re-plumb the ful line system.

In either case the fuel level sensor is different than the XJ, so the reading will be inaccurate or won't work at all.

So another tank will work, but depends on your definition of "fit"...nothing else is a bold-on-and-go replacement.

[churb]

gas tank

THX?

[fusionking]

There is one on ebay now with 20 hrs left! Just use keywords xj1100 under basic search. good luck! Garry

[churb]

gas tank

Roger that Garry, I've got it on my Ebay "watch" list. THX for the assist.
Churb

[fusionking]

Awesome dude I really hope you got it! Garry

[cuda_phish1]

tank

I had to go to the local bone yard to get a tank. And like all my luck they only had one XS/XJ1100 tank and it was in horrible shape. BUT, they did have a XS750 special tank that bolted on like a dream. Only trouble is that I have to get petcocks to fit that tank. the XS1100 ones were too big. A plus is the tank looks better on my XS than the old tank.

'79 XS11 (tank was off a '80 XS750 special)

See ya on the road!
Cuda

[kevinsudd]

fuel tank

churb have you found a tank yet. i had to do the same 2 months ago and i found a couple. not sure i still have the links but if you havent found one i will look again

[churb]

gas tank

I won an ebay auction on a 'used' tank from N.C., they also had an N.O.S. at the same time but I figured as long as the old was near the new- why pay more? Hopefully this week the tank will show at my home. Next stop (:-( )- brakes, calipers and the like. The rebuild saga continues...
Churb

[Jeff]

Let me know when you get the XJ together and we can plan a little ride since you and I are locals. All that is left on my XS is a little minor adjustment and cosmetics.

[kevinsudd]

ok well i just got done rebuilding mine and i have all the schematics for the bike. so if you need any info. my email adress is Kevinsud@nycap.rr.com

[churb]

gas tank, brake calipers, zen and the art of M/C maintenance

The previous owner had to 'bleed out' the brakes (F & R) to allow the bike to move. I went to a local shop and ran this by the mgr who said- refill and check action, if the brakes don't work then a rebuild is in order (master cylinder and/or calipers). I'll see what the problem is here in the near future. Jeff- hopefully we will ride soon, Kevinsudd- I will holler if I need those schematics.

[MaRtiB]

Hey Churb,
John is selling parts from 2 used xj1100j.
You can look in the "Classified Ads" section under "parts for sale".
Maybe you could find a parts that you need.

[churb]

parts is parts

You know, timing really is everything. Here if I woulda waited a couple of days I would have been able to help out a fellow XS/XJ bro' by buying a gas tank, but lo, it was not in the cards. I hope he's in no rush to sell the parts as my rebuild happens as cash flow allows. Here's to the good life!