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Ive just reasontly gotton a XS11 that was wrecked 15 years ago and sat outside for a mojority of that time with no exhaust on it. When i got it the handlebars were mangled pointing in twards the tank, the tank itself had 1 large dent and a couple smaller, the headlight was smashed, and the speedometer is flat on 1 side.
I picked up the bike on a Sat. and the guy i got it from said i was waisting my time even trying to fix this thing because the motor was shot from sitting out for so long. Using the 5th grear rock back and forth method i had the bike turning over in about 20 mins. Iwanted to try and start the bike but had no key for it so i took the ignition off and "hot wired' it to crank it over using a spare battery from my other bike. turned overlike a new one. But once again having no key i couldnt even put fresh gas in it to try and start it. (Heres where having a step-father who is a locksmith and wants to help get this thing going comes in handy) Me and my step-father take the ignition to his place of employment and use this really nifty computer program to decifer the 3 didget code on the lock and within 15 mins we had a brand new key for the bike, free of charge too i might add.
Back at the garage new key in hand we unhot wire the bike hopeing we could start it normally from the handlebars, open the gas and add a gallon of 92 octane. only 1 prob now the start button is gone!! ok no big deal i c an work around that. I dissamble the switch and just hold the 2 wires together to start it and with a couple squirts of eather she's poppin and tryin. Finally she roars to life ready to go. cant run to long of rev it at all cause we have no exhaust though.
Now in order to get this thing road worthy again we could just leave it dented and nasty lookin throw a set of handlebars and a headlight and exhaust but isnt that allmost illegal in some states. So off comes the tank, covers and lovely crome fenders for stripping and paint. should be road worthy here b4 the end of the season this year hoping i can find the rest of the parts i need to repair the wreck. I need a speedometer, an exhaust and a set of handlebars. if anyone here could part with any of these parts that you might have extra just PM me or email me with what you want for them.
Thanks and like your guys's site too
Ive just reasontly gotton a XS11 that was wrecked 15 years ago and sat outside for a mojority of that time with no exhaust on it. When i got it the handlebars were mangled pointing in twards the tank, the tank itself had 1 large dent and a couple smaller, the headlight was smashed, and the speedometer is flat on 1 side.
I picked up the bike on a Sat. and the guy i got it from said i was waisting my time even trying to fix this thing because the motor was shot from sitting out for so long. Using the 5th grear rock back and forth method i had the bike turning over in about 20 mins. Iwanted to try and start the bike but had no key for it so i took the ignition off and "hot wired' it to crank it over using a spare battery from my other bike. turned overlike a new one. But once again having no key i couldnt even put fresh gas in it to try and start it. (Heres where having a step-father who is a locksmith and wants to help get this thing going comes in handy) Me and my step-father take the ignition to his place of employment and use this really nifty computer program to decifer the 3 didget code on the lock and within 15 mins we had a brand new key for the bike, free of charge too i might add.
Back at the garage new key in hand we unhot wire the bike hopeing we could start it normally from the handlebars, open the gas and add a gallon of 92 octane. only 1 prob now the start button is gone!! ok no big deal i c an work around that. I dissamble the switch and just hold the 2 wires together to start it and with a couple squirts of eather she's poppin and tryin. Finally she roars to life ready to go. cant run to long of rev it at all cause we have no exhaust though.
Now in order to get this thing road worthy again we could just leave it dented and nasty lookin throw a set of handlebars and a headlight and exhaust but isnt that allmost illegal in some states. So off comes the tank, covers and lovely crome fenders for stripping and paint. should be road worthy here b4 the end of the season this year hoping i can find the rest of the parts i need to repair the wreck. I need a speedometer, an exhaust and a set of handlebars. if anyone here could part with any of these parts that you might have extra just PM me or email me with what you want for them.
Thanks and like your guys's site too
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