new to me xj1100

[graybird78]

finally got a 82xj that i picked up some time ago. guy was a real pita to get a hold of, well any way,got it home hooked it up to jump pack and everthing lights up.bike has 11k on it and no title.bike is fully loaded vetter everything,and oem tool kit,even has xj1100service manual.motor even turns over with starter.problem is rear wheel will not turn in any gear selected.ok in neutral. any ideas as to what to look for.sorry to say that it will become parts for my sg

[bikerphil]

problem is rear wheel will not turn in any gear selected.ok in neutral

The clutch plates are stuck together from a long time sitting. Once you get the engine running you can break them free pretty easily, just get on while running in neutral and dump it into 1st gear.

[graybird78]

have not tried to get running. has sat for years.mainly bought it for some parts. eveything is there and in very good shape. does have red warning light flashing on dash has some features,i wish my bike had .like the quick release seat.

[Rasputin]

The red warning light is most likely to be the battery light. If your bike does not have a stock battery it will flash until you either buy one that has that indicator built in (good luck with that) or do a fix that is documented here somewhere. I forget exactly what to search for or how to fix it but I think it has something to do with running a diode in the line to fool the instrument cluster.
Someone on here will know what I am talking about...just not me. The guys at the XJ site will know for sure but there is a fix for it posted on this site. I sold my XJ so I kind of let that info be forgotten.

[graybird78]

omg.out playing around with my new xj. the damn thing will run woo hoo. does have after market battery in it.thanks for info on battery.everything seems to work and light up on it .finally got all the locks to work on all the bags and trunk.there was some kind of lock with chain stuffed in a box on the bike .has yamaha stamped into it. ignition key unlocks it.

[CaptonZap]

If you part it out, you deserve all the bad Karma that comes your way.
Why don't you get it running and sell it to someone who can appreciate it in all it's stock glory.
Use the money to buy a beat up one. Part IT out.

Look at the top of the battery, and count the filler holes. If your battery has the small yellow plugs, and there are seven of them, the odd one is where the battery gauge's sender plugs in. All it is, is a wire that goes down to about a quarter inch above the plates in the third cell. The sender has a wire that goes into the acid, and the gauge senses the 6 +/- volts and if the water drops below the sender, the volts quit, and the gauge lights up. There is a wire with a connector close to the battery, just a single wire, White /red on the stock bikes. That is the gauge wire. It goes in the third cell in from the positive end, and the part that goes in the acid is made out of lead, so a piece of solder could be used to make a sensor. You could fashion something using the stock filler plug, if your battery only has six plugs.
CZ

[graybird78]

it would cost more to get atitle than the bike is worth.finding any xs11s around here is like digging for gold .there is 80lg for 600.00 with no title about 75 miles from me.running xs here are none exsistint. if i could find an xj not running with title i would keep it .

[graybird78]

had the xj running.but has gas running out of air box.so carbs need work. miracle it would even run at all.been sitting in a pig barn for years.

[jjz28]

I would definately not run it again until you check the oil to see if it has gas in it. Theres a good chance it does and that will kill it. You need to take the carbs off and clean them VERY, VERY good.

[natemoen]

Don't know what parts you were planning on using from the co for your sg, but there are plenty that will not work at all for you.

[tcoop]

If you lived closer I would swap you my 78E for that XJ... But then still not all parts will fit the SG.

It only cost an extra $20 (and about 6 months) to get a a title (as long as no one clames it ans it's not stolen), faster if a bill of sale from the titled owner came with it.

[DGXSER]

It only cost an extra $20 (and about 6 months) to get a a title (as long as no one clames it ans it's not stolen), faster if a bill of sale from the titled owner came with it.

All depends where you live. For me it would take an act of congress and the signature if ten dead popes.

[tcoop]

You are correct. Here in Utah it's not as hard as other states to replace titles. And from the sounds of things it's near impossible to get get one in most places.

[donebysunday]

omg.out playing around with my new xj. the damn thing will run woo hoo. does have after market battery in it.thanks for info on battery.everything seems to work and light up on it .finally got all the locks to work on all the bags and trunk.there was some kind of lock with chain stuffed in a box on the bike .has yamaha stamped into it. ignition key unlocks it.

Here in Wi. if the bike has not been titled in 8 years you just apply for title and pay tax and license, done this twice but the last time was about 10 years ago. Things may have changed, at the time it seemed like the state just wanted your money.
I always free up my clutch before a ride by putting it in gear pulling the clutch lever and cranking it over a few times, keeps it from making that big klunk if you put it in gear with stuck or sticking plates. Once freed put on the choke and start, warm and go, still klunks when put in gear but not as much.

[TomB]

You lads want to get together and ship all the good condition no title bikes over here, we just register them with our DMV and get an age related reg number.

Good condition XS/XJ's sell for good money over here, and more in Australia



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