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  • oldyam80sg
    XS-XJ Guru
    • Apr 2007
    • 2042
    • Hackettstown , New Jersey

    #1

    plug color

    I took my SG for a ride Sunday and bike ran perfect.Got home and pulled a plug and looked at the color.Plugs are like a light pink color almost a tan color.Is it running too lean?Plugs are very new looking.Bike runs great but was wondering.
    1980 XS1100 SG
    Inline fuel filters
    New wires in old coils-outer spark plugs
    160 mph speedometer mod
    Kerker Exhaust
    xschop K & N air filter setup
    Dynojet Recalibration kit
    1999 Kawasaki ZRX1100
    1997 Jeep Cherokee 4.5"lift installed
  • CatatonicBug
    Master of XSology
    • Oct 2008
    • 6117
    • Clinton, UT

    #2
    I thought light tan was exactly what we were supposed to be aiming for. Sounds to me like you are doing quit well!
    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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    • Silent
      XStremely XSive
      • Jan 2009
      • 343
      • San Jose, CA

      #3
      Yer good, go ride.

      Reference Chart
      Ray

      '79 XS1100 Special - An XS Odyssey <<-- Click it, you know you want to!
      '07 FJR1300

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      • petejw
        XS-XJ Guru
        • May 2005
        • 2269
        • sydney australia

        #4
        As long as you havent got any pinging(detonation)
        youll be sweet to go.
        pete


        new owner of
        08 gen2 hayabusa


        former owner
        1981 xs1100 RH (aus) (5N5)
        zrx carbs
        18mm float height
        145 main jets
        38 pilots
        slide needle shimmed .5mm washer
        fitted with v/stax and uni pod filters

        [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pA8dwxmAVA&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL[/url]

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        • TADracer
          XS-XJ Guru
          • May 2006
          • 1417
          • Kenner, Louisiana USA

          #5
          They sound right to me. Light pink color is probably because motor shut down right as a cylinder is on the intake stroke....gasoline.
          Mike Giroir
          79 XS-1100 Special

          Once you un-can a can of worms, the only way to re-can them is with a bigger can.

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