new xs1100 owner with questions

[Jelmo11]

hi all im a new xs1100 special owner i saved what i think was a beautiful bike from the scrapyard as someone pulled it in on a trailer well i deverted him to my house where the bike now sits in the garage its a 79 xs1100 special with a vetter vindictor fairing and a hard back cargo box anyway i started it up and well it ran its idles a little rough and high at about 2000 rpm and its sounds vroom tik tik tik vroom tik tik tik is this normal or did i do a bad thing this is my first motorcycle and im about clueless but we all have to start some where right p.s. need help!!!!! any ideas????

[DGXSER]

Welcome to the madness and fun of owning an XS11!! You did good by all means saving one from a scrap yard. There is enough knowledge and wisdom here to help you get that scoot running top notch.

First thing to check is if the carbs had old gas sitting in them, if they did, then your first project is pulling and cleaning them. If they are not clean the bike will never run correctly.

Also the tick tick tick, depending what you mean by that, could be the typical valve noises of these beast. The top end is a little noisier than some.

[BA80]

hi all im a new xs1100 special owner i saved what i think was a beautiful bike from the scrapyard as someone pulled it in on a trailer well i deverted him to my house where the bike now sits in the garage its a 79 xs1100 special with a vetter vindictor fairing and a hard back cargo box anyway i started it up and well it ran its idles a little rough and high at about 2000 rpm and its sounds vroom tik tik tik vroom tik tik tik is this normal or did i do a bad thing this is my first motorcycle and im about clueless but we all have to start some where right p.s. need help!!!!! any ideas????

Some pics would be good. Someone was going to scrap a RUNNING XS?

[3Phase]

Welcome to the forum and +1 what Greg said!

[fredintoon]

hi all im a new xs1100 special owner i saved what i think was a beautiful bike from the scrapyard as someone pulled it in on a trailer well i deverted him to my house where the bike now sits in the garage its a 79 xs1100 special with a vetter vindictor fairing and a hard back cargo box anyway i started it up and well it ran its idles a little rough and high at about 2000 rpm and its sounds vroom tik tik tik vroom tik tik tik is this normal or did i do a bad thing this is my first motorcycle and im about clueless but we all have to start some where right p.s. need help!!!!! any ideas????

Hi John and welcome,
you got a running XS11SF as a freebie? That flaring green light in the sky is a reflection of my eyes blazing with envy.
Hit the search button to look for an itemized checklist for what to do when getting a neglected XS11.
Or perhaps a more computer-savvy list member could post a direct link?
If this is your first ever bike, beware!
The XS11 is among the first of the true superbikes and it's performance will astonish you.
Fer Chrissake take a riders course, eh?

[ManagerMike]

Here is a link to the getting started basics
http://www.xs11.com/faqs/16-what-to-...ed-xs1100.html
Welcome, and good luck...well apparently you already HAVE that