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driving down the road bike starts to lose power then backfire through the exhaust sometimes picks back up and goes other times just dies and then takes about 15 min. or so before it will fire again.
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Utah
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What does it sound like when it finally fires again? Is this a recurring problem or did it just happen once? Does the bike run now? How long will it run before this happens? Does it always go the same distance (more or less) before it quits?
Details, please.
PatrickThe glorious rays of the rising sun exist only to create shadows in which doom may hide.
XS11F (Incubus, daily rider)
1969 Yamaha DT1B
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it has happened twice and it is a loud bang out of the exhaust once at a short distance and the other time after about 6 miles when it starts again sounds fine put a after market air filter in it. it is cold where i live right now.Utah
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it happened the first time after the airfilter was installed but not sure if that wis the problem or just coincidenceUtah
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I think lean usually means backfire though the carbs. Do you have inline fuel filters? Could be slowing the fuel to the carbs, slowly starving the engine.
Might be way off on this.
Kinked fuel lines?
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Everything on hold...Comment
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no inline filters looked at lines seem fine no kinks and all four pipes are hotUtah
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Do a search here for 'pickup coil fix"Comment
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How about a partially clogged fuel cap vent?1980 XS850SG - Sold
1981 XS1100LH Midnight Special (Sold) - purchased 9/29/08
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What is the year and model of your bike?The glorious rays of the rising sun exist only to create shadows in which doom may hide.
XS11F (Incubus, daily rider)
1969 Yamaha DT1B
Five other bikes whose names do not begin with "Y"Comment
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it is a 1981 xs1100sh which is the special where is the best place to get pick up coil if that is the problem thanksUtah
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Won't be the pickup coils but the wires at the coils. It's an easy fix. check out the tech help links on the main forum page.Originally posted by dravenrml View Post
Here's the link.
http://www.xs11.com/forum/showthread.php?t=543
Hope that helpsPaul
1983 XJ1100 Maxim
1979 XS1100 Standard
1980 XS1100 Special
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thanks for the help will check it out and go from thereUtah
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Double check the fuel tank vent.
Intermittant fuel supply can do this also.
I was gonna say pickup-ups too, but wrong bike.John
Now: '78 XS1100E 750 FD Mod (Big Dog)
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'76 CB400F ( The Elf)
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thanks for the help going to check it out this weekendUtah
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Could the aftermarket air filter plugging the holes in the carb cause this?
JAT
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while in Japan: '86 KLR250, '86 VT250Z, '86 XL600R, '82 CB450(Hawk II), '96 750 Nighthawk, '96 BMW F650Comment
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