first time ride on a xj1100

[bcknblkbird]

finally got mine running good enough to take it for a short ride friday. still need to tweak the carbs a little more and a few other things. got no tranny problems so far. i can see why these bikes are so popular,got to get adjusted to the rear rising up on blast off. these things are freaking rockets!!!!!!!!

[dbeardslee]

these things are freaking rockets!!!!!!!!

Yeah, when they're running right they'll definitely suck your brains out and throw 'em on the road behind you. Congrats on the first ride.

[DiverRay]

The REAL fun is once you have it dialed in! If you do a "proper" take off, too the guy on the bike next to you, the bike will "leap" off the line!
If you can keep the front end just on the ground, and the back end is rising, the bike looks as if it is leaping off the line, and the road. Great fun with the HD crowd!

[Ivan]

Yeah, when they're running right they'll definitely suck your brains out and throw 'em on the road behind you. Congrats on the first ride.

Damnit. I knew I lost something out there.....

[bcknblkbird]

as far as i know i got the only xj1100 where i live. it's gonna be sweet to wave bye-bye to those harleys on a 26 year old bike!!! i have nothing against harley the bike i like all bikes. i just don't like that better than you attitude!! btw i also own a 1979 kawasaki kz650 which will keep up with harleys on bottom end

[tarzan]

The power of these bikes is awesome.I think its funny to see the look on other riders faces when they see how powerful they are.
Just holding on during a hard launch makes me grin ear to ear.It almost feels like the bike wants to take off without me.

[TopCatGr58]

Hey there BcknBlkBird,

I remember my 81SH having the bucking bronco style ride shortly after I brought it home from Japan, and continued to have that no matter how I set the dampening settings on the rear shocks.

Once I rebuilt the bike, and put on just some cheap Monza shocks, that bucking bronco disappeared. The new shocks had plenty of dampening, and the rear didn't rise during accelleration, however the FRONT does!

You might try adjusting the dampening settings. There is a thread on rebuilding the XJ rear air shocks replacing the air seals, but don't know if anything can be done regarding the dampening, vs. just putting on new shocks!?
T.C.

[bcknblkbird]

the po put on a new set of progressive shocks. i think it's kinda cool. gives a new meaning to the phrase "time to raise on up outta here".

[co1954]

I've had mine for several years now and remember the first time the light turned green, she just raised up and took off like a rocket, big change from my old honda.