i need help to get my bike going or im going to scrap it!

[fredintoon]

Dont know and dont care ....just droped bike off on friday when it comes down to paying or not riding i will pick paying everytime.

Gee Dez,
you musta found the money tap on that giant Pysanka, eh?
Sad to say, some of us can't afford to pay others to work on our bikes.

[fredintoon]

- - - Said F*%k it im fixing this bike. Plan on getting a regulator tomorrow i found on ebay. I guess i cant part with it I have been working on it for 2 years seems a shame to just give up. If i replace the regulator and it doesnt fix it what else becides the conectors could be a problem that is commen?

Hi GT,
this is what I did to start the bike charging again when it quit.
One after another I replaced the stator, the inner stator and the regulator/rectifier with good used ones from Andreas.
All to no avail.
But what else is there? Has to be the harness, right. Got a replacement from Andreas.
Half way through removing the old harness I found the problem.
Some months before the charging quit I'd replaced the bent piece of beans can the PO used to hold the aftermarket coils on with a better class of bracket.
Alas that I'd trapped a loose harness wire between the bracket and the frame.
(the PO hadn't re-taped the harness after he'd been in there and Mr Stupid didn't bother to fix it up.)
Over the months the insulation had extruded off the wire until it short-circuited into the frame.
5 minutes and a re-tape later the bike was charging again.
So, I am my own dreaded PO. You too, perhaps?

[motoman]

Dont know and dont care ....just droped bike off on friday when it comes down to paying or not riding i will pick paying everytime.

Then you'll end up here askin' the REAL experts how to fix the bike.............trust me, we oldies have seen this scenario way too many times! 99percent of the time the shop personnel today haven't even seen and XS or XJ, let alone work on one......and no, the verbal " a scoot is a scoot" don't work either. Not raggin, just word of advice.......do with it as you may.......

[cywelchjr]

Then you'll end up here askin' the REAL experts how to fix the bike.............trust me, we oldies have seen this scenario way too many times! 99percent of the time the shop personnel today haven't even seen and XS or XJ, let alone work on one......and no, the verbal " a scoot is a scoot" don't work either. Not raggin, just word of advice.......do with it as you may.......

+1, don't know how many have come on here after spending a LOT of money paying a shop to "fix" their bike and at best it was no worse than before, and then had to work with folks on here to learn their way through fixing it themselves. It's very rare for someone to actually find a mechanic that actually does know these bikes and can actually work on them for them rather than making it so they have to do it themselves.

[motoman]

Dont know and dont care ....just droped bike off on friday when it comes down to paying or not riding i will pick paying everytime.

Hmmmmm......In all honesty, and if YOUR honest........we'll see you back here........a bit ligher in the wallet at best.........

[Rasputin]

+1, don't know how many have come on here after spending a LOT of money paying a shop to "fix" their bike and at best it was no worse than before, and then had to work with folks on here to learn their way through fixing it themselves. It's very rare for someone to actually find a mechanic that actually does know these bikes and can actually work on them for them rather than making it so they have to do it themselves.

As Cy said I was one of those who paid dearly for some expert to fix it only to find that the wealth of knowledge here is not only cheaper but much better than the so called expert with all his fancy tuning tools. Sure I bought a few things like a Morgan Carbtune but I can do all my bikes and a few others have been around that also benefitted from my purchases. Besides with the Alberta winters there is plenty of time to learn and work on these wonderful bikes. Incidentally I paid less for the Carbtune than I would have had to pay for a local shop to do the balancing for me.

[skids]

Your original subject line: "i need help to get my bike going or im going to scrap it!"

Although I know how frustrating it can be to figure out solutions, that subject line has always hit me the wrong way. It is kind of like threatening this group, who enjoys the xs11 and does what it can to keep the vintage model going. Kind of like, "If I can't have it, nobody can."

I truely do hope you get it sorted out...part it out, or sell it as -is.

[Schming]

So i have an 80 xs11 and i cant get the bike to charge the battery. the battery was new last year and it holds a charge just fine. have tried different alternator and regulator off of another bike don't know if any of them are good. does someone have any pinpoint test to help me narrow down and rule out my problem parts.

"So i never got around to selling my bikes. Have moved them around a thousand times in the shop. Now its getting in to riding season again. Said F*%k it im fixing this bike."

Welcome Home, GTXS1100

It looks to me like You might have caught "The Bug", why else would a person be bothered to move this much weight around 1000 times three

If you're really serious 'bout finding the problem, this time, I suggest rereading the first page of this thread and doing what is suggested, take one thing at a time, follow up with particular item trouble shooting results and move to the next step. There is a priceless abundance of unselfish knowledge at your fingertips don't let it slip away.

Good Luck....Glad You're Back

[Dragon Tamer]

If I read one of your earlier posts correctly it says that the bike charged OK before you removed the tach. I would check on the wiring in that area as you may have inadvertantly unhooked something you should not have. Try plugging it all in once and see what happens.

[GTXS1100]

Sorry about the scraping comment. Was very iritated about it then but i have ordered a few parts on ebay new regulator and different stator. pretty much going to replace everything and go from there im just waiting for every thing to show up. Hope this fixes it or ill have to start running down wires and see what i can come up with. Thanks to everyone for the support and the help.

[trdriver71]

Gee Dez,
you musta found the money tap on that giant Pysanka, eh?
Sad to say, some of us can't afford to pay others to work on our bikes.

sad to say fred you likely won't see him on the site any more as he sold his xs11.

[BA80]

That's ok. Sounds like a Hardley guy anyway.

[MaximPhil]

Hi GTXS1100,
If a hammer does not fix it. It's an electrical problem
I read your post intending to replace parts.
"Put New" mechanics frequently end up using a lot of expensive parts to solve a simple problem. Sure once diagnosed as the true problem a replacement part is the solution. The manual gives tests for just about every part of the electrical system. I feel your pain having been very frustrated with mine in the past.
Fortunately I have a few XSives close enough to me that came to the rescue.
It is worth the effort. Good luck
Phil

[GTXS1100]

The first test I would make with a multimeter is at the battery with the motor running. Rev it up a bit and see if the voltage goes up. Yer battery could be bad and there might be nothing wrong with the charging system. Bad cables and bad connections can do it too. I've had cables that looked good but were actually broken.

Start with the easy stuff first.

When i rev it up it will charge slitely but never gets above like 12.3 or somewhere around there. You think could have bad ground cable?

[GTXS1100]

Oh also i tried the magnetic trick and it is magnetized with the key on so someone said that means the field coil is working it also ohmed out fine i was told by another guy you cant always go by that. I dont know if i mentioned that i replaced the regulator with a new one too. Im in the process of going threw my carbs so i wont be able to work on the electtical for a few days but hope to be riding soon.