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Anyone know something that will just replace these seemingly possesed things? Just a on/off valve?
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Last edited by freak_leg; 04-18-2010, 05:13 PM.Tony
78 xs11 aftermarket 4-2 HD mufflers, whats left of it is stock. A work in progress for sure. -
Partsnmore. Use the big mounting plates for a standard tank. Or you could do what I did with mine 'till I got new petcocks - go to a hardware store, look in the lawnmower isle, and you should find some in-line fuel shut offs. You can put them in the line downstream from the petcocks and it will give you shut off. Not a great long-term solution, but it works in a pinch.I think I have a loose screw behind the handlebars.
'79 XS11 Standard, Jardine 4/1, Dyna DC1-1 Coils, 145 mains, 45 pilots, plastic floats - 25.7mm, XV920 fuel valves, inline fuel filters, speed bleeders, Mikes XS pods, spade-type fuse block, fork brace, progressive fork springs/shocks, manual petcocks, 750 FD, Venture cam chain tensioner, SS brake linesComment
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You can get some on/off ones from Parts'N More ($75 shipped for 2) but it requires some slight modification to the tank as the screen towers are round and slightly larger than the opening in the tank. If its just the diaphragm leaking then you can mod the face plate that holds the lever arm to get an off position. Check here.'79 XS11 F
Stock except K&N
'79 XS11 SF
Stock, no title.
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Petcocks? Gee...I didn't know they made good pets
All of the above are fine suggestions. I got so tried of fixing the damn things that I soldered the curved recess in the levers and now I have an off position where the prime used to be. No more vacuum / diaphragms / o-ring horrors. They're now Off-On-Reserve, just like normal bikes
Can't remember which member posted this mod, but a big thank you to you.Comment
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No problem, bro. I think I was the first one to do this.
I did the same mod with JB weld prior to the solder method years back. I hear you man, no more drips. 
http://www.xs11.com/forum/showthread...solder+petcockLast edited by bikerphil; 04-19-2010, 09:53 AM.2H7 (79) owned since '89
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