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Who cleans and works on carbs so my bike will run and I can sell it. 1980 standard. Don
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I will clean them for you but it will cost you the bike.
Your not going to find many if any people here that send their carbs away to have work done on them, its been proven to be a waste of money. Someone on the form might be interested in buying your bike the way it sits. Post it up.
'79 XS11 F
Stock except K&N
'79 XS11 SF
Stock, no title.
'84 Chevy K-10 "Big Blue"
GM 350, Muncie SM465, NP208, GM 10 Bolt with 3.42gears turnin 31x10.5 Baja Claws
"What they do have is an implacable, unrelenting presence and movement that bespeaks massive power lurking behind paint and chrome. They don't wail like a screeching ninja, the don't rumble like a harley. They just growl like a spactic, stressed out badger waiting to rip your face off and eat your soul." Trainzz~RIP~ -
there is a member here that will clean/rebuld your carbs for you. I've heard he does great work, and unlike most shops actually knows what he's doing. Do a search and if you can't find him post back and I'll see if I can dig it up.1979 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.
My Bike:Originally posted by fredintoon
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I have a local guy that says he will remove and clean and rebuild and reinstall for 300.00, that scares me, what if he don't know what he is doing. He comes highly recommended, but if I put that much money in the bike it will be hard to sell for the value of it. Maybe I'll take some pics and put them on xs11.com and try to sell it as is, standard with Yamaha fairing, backrest and luggage rack, tires are in good shape, rear master cylinder rebuilt. It seems to have a turnsignal problem, right one works and left one works when it wants to, if you take the right side cover off and tap the flasher unit it works fine, that is hard to do riding down the road. How would I go about looking for the carb man on this site, I'm not very savvy on this p/c? I know that on xjbikes they tell you how to do all of that carb stuff. Thanks for the help, Ride-onComment
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PM Trbig
Pretty sure he does em.
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I just did the carbs for a local Midnight Special owner as part of a bunch of other things I was doing. It took maybe 2 hours and 2 cans of carb cleaner spray. I STRONGLY suggest that you take the time to clean them yourself. It will save you a LOT of money, and you can be sure that they were done right. There are tech tips on this site that will walk you through the cleaning process.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.
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