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  • #1

    I win !!!!!!!

    thanks for all the support i got from here..i FINALLY got my bike running

    i put about 50 miles on today and it ran sweet...

    fastest speed was right at 7800 r.p.m. not sure how fast that is but it was fun as hell

    still need to do a few minor adjustments and another oil change just to make sure everything is flushed out

    i find i have a hard time getting the clutch all the way in when i shift...it dont seem to like that much..seems a little clunky when i shift wrong..i tend to shift like im on a mx bike


    is there a pictural on here ar s thread about fixing the broken tab on the bottom of the left side cover??

    thanks again to everyone for all the help and patience....
    81 SH gifted to SON
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  • #2
    WAY TO GO BILL!

    You'll learn how to ride this one. The transmission is clunky and you have to shift it in a manly way. Did all the gears hold good under heavy throttle?

    Don't know about the 7800 tach reading but if it's running right and you topped it out in 5th you were probably about 110 - 115.
    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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    • #3
      im gonna be a little careful with shifting first to second...not ready to tear back into it

      other wise i gassed it pretty hard in all the other gears and everything held up just fine

      i really like messin around in 2nd at about 4500 rpm.

      80 mph is 5300aprox rpm so its not what id call a great interstate long distance ride

      60 to 70 on the highways is awsome

      got to ride with my a hole brother again today for the firts time in way over 20 years...

      made us both feel young again
      81 SH gifted to SON

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      • #4
        Hi wjw,
        I disagree. Any bike you can ride 1000 miles in a day and get off and walk into the house is a good long distance bike IMHO
        Phil
        1981 XS1100 H Venturer ( Addie)
        1983 XJ 650 Maxim
        2004 Kawasaki Concours. ( Black Bear)

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        • #5
          Excellent!

          Hi, Bill -

          Great job getting your bike running!

          As to the broken tab on the left side cover ...

          Look HERE:
          http://www.xs11.com/forum/showthread.php?t=41537

          And HERE:
          http://www.xs11.com/forum/showthread...399#post183399
          (Just scroll down on this one ... it's there)
          Last edited by Prisoner6; 05-17-2014, 05:33 AM.
          Marco

          Current bikes:
          1979 Yamaha XS Eleven Special (SF)
          1979 Honda CBX
          2002 Kawasaki ZRX1200R

          Rest in Peace, Don Glardon (DGXSER) 1966-2014
          WE MISS YOU, DON

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          • #6
            Originally posted by wjw11teen View Post
            is there a pictural on here ar s thread about fixing the broken tab on the bottom of the left side cover??
            http://www.ebay.com/itm/1978-Yamaha-...740452&vxp=mtr
            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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            • #7
              Greg,

              I'm pretty sure Bill is talking about the tab (that latches) on the bottom of the locking left side cover (the one that always gets broken off) ...

              That's why I directed him to the above threads ...
              Marco

              Current bikes:
              1979 Yamaha XS Eleven Special (SF)
              1979 Honda CBX
              2002 Kawasaki ZRX1200R

              Rest in Peace, Don Glardon (DGXSER) 1966-2014
              WE MISS YOU, DON

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              • #8
                Yeah, your right. I read it last night and I knew that. Haven't had coffee yet this morning....................
                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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