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yesterday I traded my TL1000R for a 79 xs1100. heres the progress so far. still not sure what to do with it lol. as of right now the bike isn't running. it will fire up but gas pours out of the carbs. I hope to tear into her soon!
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Looks cool! Sounds like your carb floats r set too high. While u r in there might check the jet sizes, as the pods and aftermarket exhaust will want richer than stock sizing and who knows what the po may have installed in there...
Oh and welcome to channel 11, stick around as the ol' farts on here are quite wise when it comes to these machines.Last edited by daveyg; 04-04-2012, 07:24 AM.BARE BONES CHOPPERS: If it don't make it go faster, you don't need it!
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Too much fuel coming through the carbs for some reason. Many times, I've noticed on the earlier carbs, if the bike sits and the carb bowls completely empty, it lets the float needles drop down too far and they get a bit cocked sideways in their hole. When the fuel comes in, the needles are stuck wide open and it free-flows. It can also do this if the floats get a pinhole in them and they fill with fuel and sink.
First order of business, if it were me, would be to order a set of float needles and seats, then remove the carbs and check out float heights and do a good cleaning. Replace the needles/seats, re-install the carbs, then I'd probably change the oil before firing it up. There could have been some gas getting into the oil with it overflowing like that.
Blue header pipes usually means rich, yellow usually means lean.
After the TL, this XS is going to feel like a pregnant pig, but give it some time, and I bet it will grow on you.Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.
You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!
Current bikes:
'06 Suzuki DR650
*'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
'82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
'82 XJ1100 Parts bike
'81 XS1100 Special
'81 YZ250
'80 XS850 Special
'80 XR100
*Crashed/Totalled, still ownComment
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it should be a fun fight. I wanted the XS as a learning experience for the most part. I'm not much of a mechanic but I did manage to rebuild the TL so wanted something new to tinker on.Comment
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+1 what Trbig stated, including the pipes. Those Jardine Spagetti pipes are single wall headers as any aftermarket pipes are, so color happens anyways. BTW, that bike DOES have the second best flowing exhaust, with stock original being the best flowing. The 'skettis' are getting harder to come by also..............just sayin', so take care of those...BTW, welcome to the madness...81H Venturer1100 "The Bentley" (on steroids) 97 Yamaha YZ250(age reducer) 92 Honda ST1100 "Twisty"(touring rocket) Age is relative to the number of seconds counted 'airing' out an 85ft. table-top.Comment
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I've seen alot worse to start with,nice find. Have fun with your tinkering
. Welcome to the site,these guys and ladies really know there stuff on these bikes,so ask away if you run into any problems.
FOXS-XS11SG
2009 Suzuki V Strom 650,Adventure in Touring,I call her "Smooth" SW Motech engine guard,Coocase top case w/ LED brake and tail lights,20" MRA touring screen w/adjusable bracket,Grip heaters,fender ex-tender,Givi hard sidebags
1980 XS11SG-sold
1999 Vulcan classic-sold
1982 XJ 650-sold
Old is only a state of mind......JohnComment
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"Blue header pipes usually means rich, yellow usually means lean."
Correct me if I'm wrong, but blue exhaust pipes are usually a lean condition and of course yellow pipes rich.
1980 XS1100G "Dolly G" Full Dresser (with a coat of many colors
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1979 XS1100SF (stock-euro mods planned)
1984 XV700L Virago (to be hot-modded)
1983 XJ750MK Midnight Maxim (semi-restored DD)
1977 XS650D ( patiently awaiting resto)
Sometimes it takes a whole tank of gas before you can think straight.
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Okay.........I'll correct ya..............Tod(trbig) IS correct. One extra little tibbit......chrome polish combined with the heat WILL yellow the upper header pipes over time. Hope that gotcha' squared away.........BTW Mojo, Even tho somewhat of a postho some yrs. back, trbig, thru ALOT of trial and error building and rebuilding these scoots, some of that coming with litteral pain and hurts has come to know these scoots well.Last edited by motoman; 04-04-2012, 04:39 PM.81H Venturer1100 "The Bentley" (on steroids) 97 Yamaha YZ250(age reducer) 92 Honda ST1100 "Twisty"(touring rocket) Age is relative to the number of seconds counted 'airing' out an 85ft. table-top.Comment
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if its as big a pain as my TL was I'll ask several lol. I plan on building a bobber custom out of this one. just want to get it running right before i tear it apart
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well hopefully i'll get to work on it tonight.Comment
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