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Rev limiter?
is there a Rev limiter on my xs special 1980? everytime i reach the 8000rpm, it kind a just stop there like it was restricted...
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No built in rev limiters, but it sounds like you've got one form of one.. lol.
What kind of air filter(s) are you running? Probably air or fuel related, but could be electrical also. Need more info to narrow things down. Does it feel like it's missing at all, or just that's all it's got?Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.
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'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
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Nope, unfortunately (or fortunately?). Mine will happily bury the needle above 10k if I forget
XS11SH :: K&N Pods, 4->1, Dynojet kit, Barnett clutch springs, TC's fuse block, ATGATT
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I don't know how anyone can even find out if they have these problems... I feel like I'm going to blow up the bike if I get over 7k! I'm really pushing it if I hold it over 5k for any more than a few seconds!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!).
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Originally posted by CatatonicBug View Post
Just get on it hard and hit false neutral between a gear.. lol. I'm scared to think of how many times my tach needle has bounced off the stop at the max rpm.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
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Bug,Originally posted by CatatonicBug View Post
When I'm running these mountain roads, I try not to let the RPM fall below 5K. I believe this machine loves RPM.Marty (in Mississippi)
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XS650SK
XS650SH
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XS6502F
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Not sure, but mine zips beyond 8500 rpm without any hesitation. Quickly, too, and most of the time I try to keep the engine spinning above 4-5k. She likes the zoom.XS11SH :: K&N Pods, 4->1, Dynojet kit, Barnett clutch springs, TC's fuse block, ATGATT
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Ahahaha....you and I ride these bikes slower then the actual old men on this forum!Originally posted by CatatonicBug View Post
Joab
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hey Bug and Joab,this old man doesn't drive like that.I baby my baby. I do clean it out from time to time,but i've never bounced the needle off the stop on the tach,to afraid it'd drop a rod.
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1980 XS11SG-sold
1999 Vulcan classic-sold
1982 XJ 650-sold
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If it just runs out of steam it sounds like fuel or air...or both. Begs the question, has anyone played around with your stuff before you got it? In stock form your motor should zip right up to and over redline.Originally posted by JeruelB View Post
If you are stock and all is well at lower RPMs then my recommendation would be to check out everything fuel and spark related and get it back to as close to a factory baseline as possible and then start from there.Mike Giroir
79 XS-1100 Special
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I would try a high speed chop and see what the plugs look like. If you are starving for fuel and need bigger jetting to fix it that will show on your plugs. I regularily run my bikes to the redline (at least once every time out) and have had no ill effects. I have also hit the false neutral and can not believe how fast these things will rev to the stop. As has been said before it it falls on its face at 8 grand then something is afoul. Personally I would look fuel wise first.2-79 XS1100 SF
2-78 XS1100 E Best bike Ever
80 XS 1100 SG Big bore kit but not fully running yet.
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So you've never had it over 80MPH?Originally posted by CatatonicBug View Post
With the stock FD 5K is about 60MPH. Come on bug.
Originally posted by Danny Crawdad View PostNope, unfortunately (or fortunately?). Mine will happily bury the needle above 10k if I forget
+1 Danny. I've done that MULTIPLE times.Greg
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― Albert Einstein
80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.
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That is the same problem Natemoen was having a while back. He never did post whether he got it fixed or notOriginally posted by JeruelB View PostGreg
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.
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60MPH is closer to 4K, even on my Special.With the stock FD 5K is about 60MPH. Come on bug.Marty (in Mississippi)
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XS650SH
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On my special with the 850FD the tach reads just under 5K at 70.Greg
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.
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