One of those days in the garage

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  • furious4
    XSive
    • Jun 2009
    • 80
    • St. Cloud Florida

    #1

    One of those days in the garage

    Today I got off work early and decided that I should tackle a few things on the xs. I already had some of the bike apart to wire up my new gauges so I figured that I would put the new carb holders on. After fighting the airbox and carbs off the bike i figured it was smooth sailing from there. I was wrong The right two came off with no problems but the other two kicked my butt. I snapped two of the bolts one on each holder. I'm glad there wasnt any small children around so i drilled the bolt inserted exstracter and it broke off can it get any worse. after breaking my last drill bit i had to call it a day. after cooling off and putting tools away I look out side of the garage and came to a conclusion that my old dart has put a vodoo spell on the xs since I have been neglecting it and spending all my time tinkering on my bike. I added a pic of the stare down and one of my air filter. it looks like the origanal and something has lived there.

    1980 Midnight Special Its so fast it blew the gold right off
    mikes xs green monster coils, ss brake lines,
    Previous Bike
    1973 XS650
  • CatatonicBug
    Master of XSology
    • Oct 2008
    • 6117
    • Clinton, UT

    #2
    Man... I can only imagine your frustration. That air fiter is NASTY!! Definitely a nice warm nest in there!
    1980 XS850SG - Sold
    1981 XS1100LH Midnight Special (Sold) - purchased 9/29/08
    Fully Vetterized and Dynojet Kit added, Heated Grips, Truck-Lite LED headlight, Accel Coils, Irridium plugs, TKAT Fork Brace, XS850LH Final Drive & Black SS Brake lines from Chacal.
    Here's my web page devoted to my bike! XS/XJ User's Manuals there, and the XJ1100 Service Manual and both XS1100 Service manuals (free download!).

    Whether you think you can, or you think you cannot - You're right.
    -H. Ford

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    • oseaghdha
      XS-XJ Guru
      • Aug 2006
      • 1075
      • N43.02.5,W88.14.2

      #3
      Doesn't that Dart have a cousin named Christine?


      You better watch your a$$.
      XS1100SF
      XS1100F

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