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I know I read somewhere that you have to be careful about your pods so they don't cover some small orifice in the carb. Does anyone know if the Emgos are any good? A guy has a set on ebay for fifty some bucks.
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'79 XS11 Special, fork gaiters, Uni pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, ditched the octy, solo seat, T kat fork brace
Purrs like a kitten, runs like a scalded cat
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Mike's pods are the best bang for your buck by far. part#15-0035 http://www.mikesxs.net/products-40.html#productsBDF Special
80SG Vetter bagger 1196 Wiseco big bore kit, Mega Cycle Cams, slotted cam gears, ported and flowed head, bronze intake seats, Dyno Jet kit, Dyno coils and Mikes XS air pods, Venture cam chain adjuster,Geezer's regulator, Clutch mod, Mac 4 into 1 with custom built and tuned baffle, Oil cooler,MikesXS emulators mod.
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Thank you Tinman, I'll check these out. I assume they have no problem with blocking this "orifice" I've heard about?'79 XS11 Special, fork gaiters, Uni pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, ditched the octy, solo seat, T kat fork brace
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I have been told the lip on the emgo pods can be filed down so it is no longer an obstruction. I am going to try it soon because I stupidly purchased emgo pods.
I'll create a post to let people know if it works for me.Comment
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I've been running them for three years now with no problems...Healthy is merely the slowest rate at which you can die
Some people will tell you that slow is good - and it may be, on some days - but I am here to tell you that fast is better. I’ve always believed this, in spite of the trouble it’s caused me. Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba….Hunter S. ThompsonComment
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emgo pods
I have two sets of these on different bikes, both run good, there seems to be no blockage, but since you are forewarned that there is the possibility of blockage you can be sure and look for that problem to begin with.
There might be a slight jetting change needed, but I havnt done that at all since both my bikes have the two into one pipes, either original or very similar.
I have had a couple of episodes where the original emgo clamps seemed to allow one or another pod to come off in use. I decided to use the oem yammi clamps to hold the pods on since they are thinner and hopefully will clamp more securely. I am waiting to put some miles on to test this theory about the oem clamps working better than the emgo wide clamps.Last edited by yamtom; 02-23-2011, 11:40 PM.Bikes Now.
80 MNS 11 pods,georgefix kit,stock jets, HD Sporty muffs
79 XS 11 Special, Emgo pods, stock jets, with Pacifico fairing, hard bags, intact stock pipes Sold
83 Yammi Venture with custom footboards, 20k miles.
83 Yammi Venture parts bike
99 Valkyrie shield and bags 37k miles like new
08 ZX 14 Kawa Ninja 6k miles SoldComment
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i have the Emgos on my '80 and I hate 'em. The filter body pops off when trying to fit the damn things on the carb EVERYTIME. Waiting on some from MikesXS...Comment
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Hi Lucky,Originally posted by Lucky23 View Post
gotta love the XS stamped on the ends of those MikesXS pods and they work good too.
But be real careful on the install. One time I wasn't and while "2 outa 3 ain't bad" is OK for a country and western song;
3 outa 4 on the pods is a bad thing when you are 500 miles from home.Fred Hill, S'toon
XS11SG with Spirit of America sidecar
"The Flying Pumpkin"Comment
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I have the emgo's mounted on the stock airbox inlets. My only problem is the rain. Popping off is not a problem for me seeing that I used stuff from the stock box.
Just rain.Austin Ingalls
MIDNIGHT FURY
1979 XS1100 Special [Full Restore Project]
XJ maxim rear air shocks
KERKER 4-into-1 exhaust
Pod Filters
Money pit.......
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