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Hi guys, I have noticed that my 80xs11 has started making a wierd skeetch sound when I disengage the clutch and start moving. It only does this twice. Once when leaving to ride to work and once at the stop sign down the street.This only happens when the temp is below 45 deg. It stops as the motor warms up and the bike runs fine. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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Sure it isn't the brakes dragging a little as you start?Nathan
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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
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+1. Good idea! Otherwise, when was the last time you changed the oil? Have you switched to your winter viscocity yet? 20W50 is too thick for 45° mornings. It may also have water in it from condensation that doesn't get evaporated on short runs.Originally posted by natemoen View Post1980 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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The clutch in this engine I have in my bike now does that too. I think maybe at some time or another the friction plates have been replaced with after market plates. A different type of friction material possibly. It's been working fine for about 3 years now.
I wouldn't worry about it.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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I had a bearing go bad on the main clutch shaft. It let the whole clutch basket wiggle. There's a small bearing in your star plate that gets no oil. Your throwout bearing assembly rides on this bearing. This wiggling clutch shaft wiped out two of those small bearings that were in the star plate before I realized what was going on. I could hear this bearing squeek as I let out the clutch. Not every time at first, but it finally got that way
So, even if your clutch basket isn't wigggling from a bad bearing there, (Case splitter to get to it) the little bearing in your star plate could be, due to 30+ years with no new grease. That'd require removing your clutch cover and star plate to check, so might as well throw in some Barnett springs if you do go that far to check it, and never have to worry about clutch slippage again.
If you remove your star plate, you can hold it between two fingers on the center race and spin it and see if it spins nice and smooth, or like it's rolling down a gravel road like mine were.
Not saying this is what you're hearing, but just throwing out things I've learned and had go wrong.Last edited by trbig; 10-17-2012, 05:12 PM.Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.
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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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Could be the bearings. What type of oil are you using? In a bike I always use synthetic."The Hooligan" XJ1100, Virago Gauge Pods, Screaming Eagle Mufflers, K&N Filter, hand made rear fender, side covers, and solo seat, round bar conversion, small headlight, tail light, and cat eye turn signals, chip fuses, rewired the right way.
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Before you fully take-in Yard Dogg's recommendation for full synthetic, do so research into it withing this forum! Yard Dogg has been lucky. I think he might be baiting us into an oil thread!!!Originally posted by Yard Dogg View Post
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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'm not baiting, I just really like synthetic. I use it whenever possible. The best I've found is Kawasaki full synthetic for wet clutches, just an opinion.
The only reason I mentioned oil is because I had a similar clutch squeal on my Midnight when I first got it on the road. It had been sitting for who knows how long, on my first ride I popped it in gear and it tried to go right away even with the clutch pulled in. The plates were stuck together from the long time of inactivity. Then it squealed like a banshee for the first few pulls and started working again after getting some oil between them. It's the only reason I thought of oil.Last edited by Yard Dogg; 10-17-2012, 07:33 PM."The Hooligan" XJ1100, Virago Gauge Pods, Screaming Eagle Mufflers, K&N Filter, hand made rear fender, side covers, and solo seat, round bar conversion, small headlight, tail light, and cat eye turn signals, chip fuses, rewired the right way.
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If he's getting the same occaisional squeal I'm getting when taking off from a stop it's not a bearing noise, it's a friction material noise.Originally posted by trbig 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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Never had one make that noise. It's GOT to be that crappy oil you keep recommending to others.
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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Originally posted by trbig View PostIt's GOT to be that crappy oil you keep recommending to others.
If my engine leaked like yours does I would use the cheaper oil too.
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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Since yours BURNS about 10x what mine leaks, sounds like you better switch.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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Oh dear lord I'm outta here.
"The Hooligan" XJ1100, Virago Gauge Pods, Screaming Eagle Mufflers, K&N Filter, hand made rear fender, side covers, and solo seat, round bar conversion, small headlight, tail light, and cat eye turn signals, chip fuses, rewired the right way.
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LOL.. I forgot to put a little grinning icon... except that I'm serious about that last statement! Greg's thick skinned (And skulled) so he can take it.
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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Take it easy Dogg, we're just messin' with each other.Originally posted by Yard Dogg View PostOh dear lord I'm outta here.
If Tod would put his drain/fill plugs back in and tight he wouldn't leak so much oil.
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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