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Well, the weather here in good old GA has been great and I have enjoyed riding for the past several days...until yesterday that is. Rode to work yesterday AM--all was great; got on the XJ to come home last night--it started but I forgot to use the choke and as I pulled off I stalled! Now, it won't do a thing--no lights, sound...nothing! Checked fuse but not blown, checked battery but it's charged.....any help???????????????????????????
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1982 XJ1100J; 2006 Suzuki Boulevard C50
Athens GA
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote." -Benjamin Franklin -
Hmm...is your starter turning over? If you pull the plugs, are they wet or dry?
Lets run through some easy duhh type stuff like petcocks are on, the emergency shutoff switch on the right handlebar did not get bumped to off when it stalled, you have the bike in Neutral or clutch pulled in?
Life is what happens while your planning everything else!
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81 XS1100 Special - Humpty Dumpty
80 XS1100 Special - Project Resurrection
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You say you "checked fuse" which one? I don't know for sure about xj's but the xs's and many other bikes have a "main" fuse that is not in the fuse panel. It should be a 30 amp fuse, even if it looks good replace it just to be sure.
Check the stuff DG mentioned too1979 xs1100 Special -
Stock air box/K&N Filter, MAC 4-2 exhaust, Bad-Boy Air horn, TC fuse box, Windshield, Soft bags, Vetter Fairing, Blinkers->Run/Turn/Brake Lights, Headlight Modulator, hard wire GPS power
Short Stack - 1981 xs1100 Standard - lowered for SWMBO.
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The main fuse on the XJ is toward the top rear section of the battery compartment under the seat. Same thing happened to me once, not the stalling but the "nothing happeneing" when I pushed the starter button.
That fuse holder doesn't look like a typical one either. It's kind of flat because it can also store a spare fuse.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.Comment
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Do the XJ's have the fuse on the LEFT side of the bike from the battery under the side cover like the XS's???
I know mine was blown under that cover.....replaced it and everything else worked okay...'81H (my first XS ) "Grey Ghost"
Stock Pilots/ 110 mains (to change)
4:1 Jardine w/ headerwrap
Windjammer(wiring issues)
SonyMarine unit for Ipod/Polk Speakers
New paint/brakes to come!!
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'80G FrankenBike (parts bike)
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'80G to fix "BlackSunshine"
Stock Pilots/125 mains
Pod filters; 4:1 Kerker??
SS Brake lines w/ new M/C's
LED Brake Lite
Needs paint....
It is better to be thought a fool than to open ones mouth and remove all doubt....Comment
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Yet another reason to switch to the ATC fuses, and move the main fuse to that new panel. I also use fuses that light up when they are blown to help in locating them in the dark. I got them at AutoZone.
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. FordComment
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your KILL switch. Not just to see if it is off but if it has contact.'81 1100 MNS - "Midnight XSpress"
Original except:
120 mains outer cylinders - 125 mains inner cylinders - Ceramic headers - Powder coated pipes, covers calipers, and MC's
4 pods - Air box gutted--E3 Plugs - High Back seat - Grooved out swing arm - SS brake lines
Fork brace - 160 speedo - Auto CCT
All gold paint and chrome replaced with GOLD plate
"STUPID is Forever" Ron White.
Contact me by PM -I don't deal with stupid anymore.
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Kill switch bumped or in gear... must be in neutral on the XJ...
2 quickest things I can think of before it gets deep... also, in gear, kickstand down? Or I've seen the bolt on the kickstand switch get loose and the switch turn enough it kills the bike.'82 XJ1100J Maxim (has been sold.)
'79 F "Time Machine"... oh yeah, Baby....
(Sold back to Maximan)
2011 Kaw Concours 14 ABS
In the warden's words from Cool Hand Luke;
"What we have here is a failure to communicate."Comment
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