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Hi guys I have been pretty much been riding my bike every day everyware, the last few months when I get stuck riding in the rain, or it gets rained on, it runs like crap for awile. It really has to dry out before it goes back to running normal, any idea why?
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Bike History:1980 XS 1100 special current bike
1980 XS 850 special wife sold -
Most likely culprit is the coils or wires. On mine, it ran fine in the rain actually, but if I washed it at a car wash it would not start for 10-15 minutes. I wanted a little better coil anyway, so I swapped out to the VF1000 coils, which also let me put on new wires.
Try this, get your bike warmed up good, set it on the centerstand in your dark garage with a fan blowing across the engine. Now use a water bottle to spray water into the area of the spark plug wires and coils from the front and see if you can see spark jumping from the wires or coils to ground.Life is what happens while your planning everything else!
When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.
81 XS1100 Special - Humpty Dumpty
80 XS1100 Special - Project Resurrection
Previously owned
93 GSX600F
80 XS1100 Special - Ruby
81 XS1100 Special
81 CB750 C
80 CB750 C
78 XS750 -
Spark plug wires, ignition coils, or pickup coil wires.Nathan
KD9ARL
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1978 XS1100E
K&N Filter
#45 pilot Jet, #137.5 Main Jet
OEM Exhaust
ATK Fork Brace
LED Dash lights
Ammeter, Oil Pressure, Oil Temp, and Volt Meters
Green Monster Coils
SS Brake Lines
Vision 550 Auto Tensioner
In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.
Theodore RooseveltComment
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I had the same problem a while back, and it turned out to be a crack in one of the coils. I sealed it up with JB Weld, and that fixed it until I swapped them out for the Accel coils.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!).
Whether you think you can, or you think you cannot - You're right.
-H. FordComment
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Wasn't there a post about the neutral switch shorting-out at the bottom of the bike???Skids (Sid Hansen)
Down to one 1978 E. Stock air box with K&N filter, 81H pipes and carbs, 8500 feet elevation.Comment
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Yes, it shorts to the pickup coil wires.Originally posted by skids View PostNathan
KD9ARL
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1978 XS1100E
K&N Filter
#45 pilot Jet, #137.5 Main Jet
OEM Exhaust
ATK Fork Brace
LED Dash lights
Ammeter, Oil Pressure, Oil Temp, and Volt Meters
Green Monster Coils
SS Brake Lines
Vision 550 Auto Tensioner
In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.
Theodore RooseveltComment
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'78 E "Stormbringer"
Purrs like a kitten, roars like a lion, runs like a gazelle (being chased by a cheetah).
pics http://s1209.photobucket.com/albums/...tormbringer45/Comment
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How did I miss this fix?! This seems to be better to retain function of the neutral indicator (and keep it runnin in the rain). At the time of trouble, I could never figure out why it would run in neutral but would sputter while in gear.Skids (Sid Hansen)
Down to one 1978 E. Stock air box with K&N filter, 81H pipes and carbs, 8500 feet elevation.Comment
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I just had an issue with my neutral wire when wet. I replaced the whole neutral wire from the case connection all the way to the plug behind the fusebox.
I just crimped the new wire to the end and pulled it through the look with the old wire.Nathan
KD9ARL
μολὼν λαβέ
1978 XS1100E
K&N Filter
#45 pilot Jet, #137.5 Main Jet
OEM Exhaust
ATK Fork Brace
LED Dash lights
Ammeter, Oil Pressure, Oil Temp, and Volt Meters
Green Monster Coils
SS Brake Lines
Vision 550 Auto Tensioner
In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.
Theodore RooseveltComment
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