Hey guys I am the proud owner of a 1978 XS1100 it is a nice bike which I'd like to ride instead of looking at sitting in my garage.
I had problems with the carbs (Who hasn't yet?) cleaned and replaced pilot screws and carb slides. The bike start good and idles until I run it for about 5 minutes then it will die unless I keep reving it up. Also it sputters and runs like crap it doesn't have the power it should. I reach 60mps and the throttle is almost fully openand no power. It seems like the bike is starving for fuel (maybe) and I get real crappy gas mileage.
Please any suggestions at where I should be looking next to fix this problem. Is there a fuel filter and where? (my mechanical knowlegde is about zilch, null, zero)
Thanks in advance for any help.
Taz
I had problems with the carbs (Who hasn't yet?) cleaned and replaced pilot screws and carb slides. The bike start good and idles until I run it for about 5 minutes then it will die unless I keep reving it up. Also it sputters and runs like crap it doesn't have the power it should. I reach 60mps and the throttle is almost fully openand no power. It seems like the bike is starving for fuel (maybe) and I get real crappy gas mileage.
Please any suggestions at where I should be looking next to fix this problem. Is there a fuel filter and where? (my mechanical knowlegde is about zilch, null, zero)
Thanks in advance for any help.
Taz
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