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  • #46
    Man! watching that video again that 2nd gear must have been giving you trouble for a LONG time before it got that bad.

    Mine would only skip once in a while under heavy throttle and I couldn't take it anymore.
    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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    • #47
      Originally posted by BA80 View Post
      Man! watching that video again that 2nd gear must have been giving you trouble for a LONG time before it got that bad.

      Mine would only skip once in a while under heavy throttle and I couldn't take it anymore.
      I bought it that way. I never knew until I actually had the engine running that it skipped that badly. 81LH with a 79SF motor and all the wrong timing, TCI etc was the issue.
      Have it running great now and ready to go except for paint. My engine removal thing will have it out and on a rotisserie soon. Then the paint can flow and all will be cool.
      2-79 XS1100 SF
      2-78 XS1100 E Best bike Ever
      80 XS 1100 SG Big bore kit but not fully running yet.
      Couple of more parts bikes of which 2 more will live!

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      • #48
        I'm afraid to see my 2nd gear, it will not stay in at all. I got it to stay in for 100 feet once under almost no throttle, then it popped out anyway.
        "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.

        Pics: http://s1236.photobucket.com/user/ya...?sort=6&page=1

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        • #49
          If you watched the video I posted earlier, you will know the fix is needed. The bike in the vid would not do it while on the double stand so yours should be in not that bad of condition if you can actually use it for a 100 feet. It is fixable you just need the second gear fix info available and follow it. That and a few select cuss words repeated many times and you will have a bike that shifts great. Oh yeah pay attention to the shift forks when doing the fix as they may be worn from someone trying to hold it in second gear. When we did Trdriver71's he had a bad shift fork that had to be replaced as well.
          2-79 XS1100 SF
          2-78 XS1100 E Best bike Ever
          80 XS 1100 SG Big bore kit but not fully running yet.
          Couple of more parts bikes of which 2 more will live!

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          • #50
            I saw that. It wouldn't surprise me to find a worn shift fork with some of the other neglect I've come across. My PO was to lazy to replace brake pads. Glad the rotors are still okay, but they were grinding on metal.
            "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.

            Pics: http://s1236.photobucket.com/user/ya...?sort=6&page=1

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            • #51
              Just remember that those forks are numbered as to position and if replaced need to be replaced with the same number.

              Just throwing that out there in case you were unaware.
              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.

              The list changes.

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              • #52
                Just a quick couple of pics of what you may see.





                2-79 XS1100 SF
                2-78 XS1100 E Best bike Ever
                80 XS 1100 SG Big bore kit but not fully running yet.
                Couple of more parts bikes of which 2 more will live!

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                • #53
                  This may sound stupid, but I might try to fix something like that with a welding machine. A little fill, some grinding, viola!
                  "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.

                  Pics: http://s1236.photobucket.com/user/ya...?sort=6&page=1

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                  • #54
                    Originally posted by Yard Dogg View Post
                    This may sound stupid, but I might try to fix something like that with a welding machine. A little fill, some grinding, viola!
                    Unless you have the ability or the money to reharden the dogs after you heat them up from the welding dont do it.
                    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.

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                    • #55
                      Not just that, but getting the dogs hot enough when welding to get a good bite into the original material, you've got a pretty good chance of warping the gear.
                      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 own

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                      • #56
                        I was talking about the shift forks. Maybe even dumber than trying to weld on the dogs. Or maybe just weld some large grade 8 machine washers on to them.
                        "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.

                        Pics: http://s1236.photobucket.com/user/ya...?sort=6&page=1

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