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  • #16
    well

    I guess I am going to have to tear the freaking mc apart I have the banjo off and am blowing as hard as I can down the mc and cant get the fuild to flow. Nothing is ever easy on this bike for me..........
    Bike History:1980 XS 1100 special current bike
    1980 XS 850 special wife sold

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    • #17
      Originally posted by Jeffintampa View Post
      I guess I am going to have to tear the freaking mc apart I have the banjo off and am blowing as hard as I can down the mc and cant get the fuild to flow. Nothing is ever easy on this bike for me..........
      In all my years of working on my bikes, I have yet to hear of someone "blowing" the MC to bleed the brakes. Was that a Playboy article, lol?
      1979 XS1100F
      2H9 Mod, Truck-Lite LED Headlight, TECHNA-FIT S/S Brake Lines, Rear Air Shocks, TKAT Fork Brace, Dyna DC-I Coils, TC Fuse Block, Barnett HD Clutch Springs, Superbike Handlebars, V-Star 650 ACCT, NGK Irridium Plugs, OEM Exhaust. CNC-Cut 2nd Gear Dogs; Ported/Milled Head; Modded Airbox: 8x8 Wix Panel Filter; #137.5 Main Jet, Viper Yellow Paint, Michelin Pilot Activ F/R, Interstate AGM Battery, 14MM MC, Maier Fairing, Cree LED Fog Lights.

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      • #18
        lol

        I figured it would push the fluid down the hose, I have no way to suck it down the hose from the banjo
        Bike History:1980 XS 1100 special current bike
        1980 XS 850 special wife sold

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        • #19
          Originally posted by Jeffintampa View Post
          I figured it would push the fluid down the hose, I have no way to suck it down the hose from the banjo
          The fluid isn't going to flow unless the brake handle is pulled back a bit. If you've got a Harbor Freight around you they sell a brake bleeder kit for about $25. A small price to pay to keep from busting a blood vessel.
          I think I have a loose screw behind the handlebars.

          '79 XS11 Standard, Jardine 4/1, Dyna DC1-1 Coils, 145 mains, 45 pilots, plastic floats - 25.7mm, XV920 fuel valves, inline fuel filters, speed bleeders, Mikes XS pods, spade-type fuse block, fork brace, progressive fork springs/shocks, manual petcocks, 750 FD, Venture cam chain tensioner, SS brake lines

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          • #20
            Ok here we are

            Hi all got my mc rebuilt again, guy said it was sticking, got it back on but I need to see if anyone has a picture or can tell me how the stop light little pin and spring go in, I don't remember lol

            Jeff
            Bike History:1980 XS 1100 special current bike
            1980 XS 850 special wife sold

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            • #21
              Originally posted by Jeffintampa View Post
              Hi all got my mc rebuilt again, guy said it was sticking, got it back on but I need to see if anyone has a picture or can tell me how the stop light little pin and spring go in, I don't remember lol

              Jeff
              I don't have a pic but if it was any simpler a monkey could do it. You just stick it in the hole in the front of the brake lever. It has a couple little clips on it, and you just line up the clips with the slots and it just snaps in place.
              I think I have a loose screw behind the handlebars.

              '79 XS11 Standard, Jardine 4/1, Dyna DC1-1 Coils, 145 mains, 45 pilots, plastic floats - 25.7mm, XV920 fuel valves, inline fuel filters, speed bleeders, Mikes XS pods, spade-type fuse block, fork brace, progressive fork springs/shocks, manual petcocks, 750 FD, Venture cam chain tensioner, SS brake lines

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              • #22
                Pin

                the pin only holds the spring one way does the pointer way that the spring goes over go into the handle first then clip on the cable
                Bike History:1980 XS 1100 special current bike
                1980 XS 850 special wife sold

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                • #23
                  Originally posted by Jeffintampa View Post
                  the pin only holds the spring one way does the pointer way that the spring goes over go into the handle first then clip on the cable
                  I'm not sure what you're saying. The little plunger on the brake light switch shouldn't come out. Are you saying you've got it in pieces? Got a pic?
                  I think I have a loose screw behind the handlebars.

                  '79 XS11 Standard, Jardine 4/1, Dyna DC1-1 Coils, 145 mains, 45 pilots, plastic floats - 25.7mm, XV920 fuel valves, inline fuel filters, speed bleeders, Mikes XS pods, spade-type fuse block, fork brace, progressive fork springs/shocks, manual petcocks, 750 FD, Venture cam chain tensioner, SS brake lines

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                  • #24
                    This thingie

                    Bike History:1980 XS 1100 special current bike
                    1980 XS 850 special wife sold

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                    • #25
                      Bike History:1980 XS 1100 special current bike
                      1980 XS 850 special wife sold

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                      • #26
                        Fell out when I unclipped the light
                        Bike History:1980 XS 1100 special current bike
                        1980 XS 850 special wife sold

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                        • #27
                          Originally posted by Jeffintampa View Post
                          Fell out when I unclipped the light
                          Got a pic of the plastic cup with the clips on the end of the wire?
                          I think I have a loose screw behind the handlebars.

                          '79 XS11 Standard, Jardine 4/1, Dyna DC1-1 Coils, 145 mains, 45 pilots, plastic floats - 25.7mm, XV920 fuel valves, inline fuel filters, speed bleeders, Mikes XS pods, spade-type fuse block, fork brace, progressive fork springs/shocks, manual petcocks, 750 FD, Venture cam chain tensioner, SS brake lines

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                          • #28
                            What I'm thinkin' is the long end probably goes back in the cup with the spring on the cup side. The way those switches work is, when the lever is all the way out it pushes in on the pin, and interrupts the circuit. When you pull the lever in it allows the pin to move out and complete the circuit.
                            I think I have a loose screw behind the handlebars.

                            '79 XS11 Standard, Jardine 4/1, Dyna DC1-1 Coils, 145 mains, 45 pilots, plastic floats - 25.7mm, XV920 fuel valves, inline fuel filters, speed bleeders, Mikes XS pods, spade-type fuse block, fork brace, progressive fork springs/shocks, manual petcocks, 750 FD, Venture cam chain tensioner, SS brake lines

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                            • #29
                              This is more or less what it's supposed to look like...

                              I think I have a loose screw behind the handlebars.

                              '79 XS11 Standard, Jardine 4/1, Dyna DC1-1 Coils, 145 mains, 45 pilots, plastic floats - 25.7mm, XV920 fuel valves, inline fuel filters, speed bleeders, Mikes XS pods, spade-type fuse block, fork brace, progressive fork springs/shocks, manual petcocks, 750 FD, Venture cam chain tensioner, SS brake lines

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                              • #30
                                Hey Jeff you manage to break stuff many of us have never seen
                                Phil
                                1981 XS1100 H Venturer ( Addie)
                                1983 XJ 650 Maxim
                                2004 Kawasaki Concours. ( Black Bear)

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