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  • #1

    My Winter Project



    My new XJ I picked up last weekend.





    A BIG thanks to 81XSProject for going to look at this for me before I drove 4 hours to pick it up. It has a lot of oxidation from being in a costal area but so far is cleaning up nicely. I already have a new seat, forks, and exhuast on the way from a guy parting out one on this site.

    By spring it should be all nice and shiney with a fresh coat of paint on the tank and covers.
    1979 XS11SF (Shiny Red Sled)
    1982 XJ11 (winter project- Black Beauty)
    1992 XT225 (yard sale find)

    Decide-Commit-Succeed
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  • #2
    Nice pick up. I picked up a XJ last fall to get me thru the winter. I have really enjoyed working on the Max and its a really fun bike. You will find its even more sensitive to intake system modes and leaks than the XS. Also the Hitachi's are close to the carbs you are use to on the XS just not as easy to get parts for. There is a guy on the XJbikes.com web site that will have just about everything you could need. The YICS system can be a PITA as you have to make or buy a tool to do a sync. Have fun
    wingnut
    81 SH (Daily Ride)
    81 650XJ (Brother in laws bike, Delivered)
    81 650XJ Jane Doe (Son's Ride)
    82 750XJ Project bike (Son in law's future ride)
    81 XS 400

    No man has a natural right to commit aggression on the equal rights of another; and this is all from which the laws ought to restrain him.”

    A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.

    Thomas Jefferson

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    • #3
      Hello tomatao, welcome to the site. As wingnut said, the YICS system is nothing more than a PITA. Just stick one of my YICS Eliminators in your bike and leave it there, problem solved.

      Larry
      Inventor of the YICS Eliminator. Want one? Get it here.
      http://www.xs11.com/forum/showthread...399#post183399

      If you're not riding, you're not living!
      82 XJ1100
      80 XS1100G (Project bike)
      64 Yamaha YA-6
      77 Suzuki TS-185

      79 XS1100SF Built this one for a friend.
      See it here... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBYT4C9_6Ac

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      • #4
        YICS Eliminator

        I can attest to that. Once I installed mine all carb synch probs went away.
        1980G Standard, Restored
        Kerker 4 - 1
        850 Rear End Mod
        2-21 Flashing LED Arrays on either side of license plate for Brake Light Assist, 1100 Lumen Cree Aux Lights,
        Progressive springs, Showa rear shocks
        Automatic CCT
        1980GH Special, Restored
        Stock Exhaust, New Handlebars, 1" Spacer in Fork Springs, Automatic CCT, Showa Rear Shocks
        '82 XJ1100 (Sold)
        Automatic CCT, RC Engineering 4 X 1 Exhaust, K&N Pods, #50 Pilot Jets, YICS Eliminator. Sorely missed.

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        • #5
          Looks like I'll be ordering a YICS Eliminator!!

          I'll be pulling the carbs later on and cleaning them. The bike was running pretty good when I got it. The cam chain was noisey. The PO had installed a new chain tensioner but I don't think he set it properly. I loosened it (following the well written tech tips of course) and heard it adjust. I pulled the valve cover to get that yucky black paint off it. The chain tension appears to be right. I don't have a new gasket yet so I haven't put it back together and tried it.

          I'm going to replace the coil wires while I have the tank off anyway so I'm in no rush. I have my trusty 79SF to ride in between rain storms. I have to let it know that even though I have another bike it is still my first love.
          1979 XS11SF (Shiny Red Sled)
          1982 XJ11 (winter project- Black Beauty)
          1992 XT225 (yard sale find)

          Decide-Commit-Succeed

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          • #6
            My Bust

            I just looked at the pics again and realized that you had an 1100. At first glance I thought it was a 750. So You will have the Marconi carbs not the Hitachi's. Sorry for the mistake. But you knew that already
            wingnut
            81 SH (Daily Ride)
            81 650XJ (Brother in laws bike, Delivered)
            81 650XJ Jane Doe (Son's Ride)
            82 750XJ Project bike (Son in law's future ride)
            81 XS 400

            No man has a natural right to commit aggression on the equal rights of another; and this is all from which the laws ought to restrain him.”

            A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.

            Thomas Jefferson

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            • #7
              Hey nice bike tomatao, looks like we both choose the Maxim as a winter project. Your bike looks great as it sits, I can't wait to see how it looks after your restoration. Sadly mine still needs much more sandblasting haha.
              1982 XJ 1100 Maxim-Bobber Project

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