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Thanks for watching and commenting! When I first bought the bike the bull-horn bars really felt un-natural. Awkward is probably a better word. However, once I had put a few miles on it I realized how comfortable it was! I wouldn't put that style on any of my other bikes but they really did work well on the 1100!

Sounds like a SCORE!!! Thanks for watching and commenting!

@gpx433racer it certainly was. I'm charging up my gopro cameras, drone and hoping to do my own video in the next day or two.

@@NormCobbJrTourLife Send me the link to the video! I'd love to see it!

@@gpx433racer This is the link to the video of my XS Eleven Special that I bought from Kaplan Cycles. This is their video done before I bought it this Summer. I'll add a link to my video that I'm hoping to do in the next few days at a later point in time. ☺ ua-cam.com/video/-tIiVQTaTIE/v-deo.htmlsi=iqnEoDmv1husmRYf

Thanks for watching and commenting! You're very welcome and that's exactly why I do these simple videos.

Thanks for watching and commenting! The XS1100 is (unfortunately) no longer in my stable! The last odometer reading I saw was just over 15k if I remember correctly.

Very nice bikes! Thanks for watching and commenting!

Thanks for watching and commenting! I'm glad you liked the ride-along! I've been through Ogilvie many times on highway 23.

Thanks for watching and commenting! I've always liked the Midnight Specials. Loved the blacked out motor back in the day.

Thanks for watching and commenting! The XS11s are awesome bikes.

One of the best bikes ever made, in my opinion!

@@gpx433racer Agree, although I never had that one, I had 2 Suzuki GS 550 specials, and then the XV 750 Virago, the original one

Thanks for watching and commenting! I'm glad you like it and yes, it runs great! I just did a rebuild of the cam chain tensioner mechanism over the weekend and will be posting a video (with part numbers) of that soon.

Thanks for watching and commenting! It's a fun bike to ride but definitely not something I'd ever get on a freeway with. I'm glad you like the video.

Thanks for watching and commenting! Much appreciated! My XS1000SG is the smoothest, fastest bike I own, by a long shot!

Thanks for watching and commenting! Yes, I have 3 more larger bikes I ride on a regular basis. I like the 250 but agree it's not much fun above a certain speed!

I haven't had to use mine yet but the day is definitely coming! Thanks for watching and commenting!

Pretty quick with the right parts. Mine has GYT-kit cylinders and is pretty widely ported. I've got a set of Aaen pipes and have shaved down the weight as much as possible. I don't know the mph it could reach (I calculated it once but can't find the math) but it's only meant to do short ice drags up to 1000 feet or so. Still haven't found the time to finish it this winter but an close to getting back to it in the next month or so. Thanks for watching and commenting!

Thanks for watching and commenting! I'm not a fan of windshields but I could see how it would help. It's mid-winter here in MN but we're having a record low snowfall and warm weather. I took the XT250 out for a short ride at the end of January and again yesterday. It's a great bike for bumming around on the local roads when there's not much traffic. It's a keeper!

Thanks for watching and commenting! I'll mess around with tire pressure when I get a few warm days in a row. Do you recommend increasing or decreasing? I don't remember the pressure offhand but I think it was 28 PSI cold. I'll look at the manual and go from there.

@@gpx433racer Try high first, you can always let it out on the way back home

Yup, that's what the book says too. I still think that seems a little low.

Thanks for watching and for your comments! I remember the Yamaha Seca as well. Awesome bikes! I agree with you on the exhaust back pressure and tuning for the change with a 4:1 pipe.

Thanks for watching and commenting! Yes, this one is really a nice running bike. Every year I swear I'm going to sell it but then I take it for a ride and realize I'll never find another one as nice. At the moment, I'm thinking I'll list it for sale this spring. We'll see ;)

You're welcome and thank you for watching! Stay tuned as this one will probably be back for more investigation in a few weeks.

Thanks for watching the video and sending me a comment! I haven't replaced mine yet. Turns out I had the wrong part. I've read on the XS11 forum that it's possible to replace the black plug but I believe you need to take the cam chain tensioner out completely to do so. I'm planning on doing a rebuild on mine sometime in the next few months but I need to finish a few other projects first. Stay tuned! I expect the process to be fairly simple but we'll find out together when I get after it. I'm going to buy new Yamaha parts but will also try to cross reference the O-ring and other parts to those more readily available.

@@gpx433racer sounds good

Thanks for watching and for your comment! I did try that and didn't feel much piston slap. However, you may have noticed in the video that while I had the head off and the piston away from TDC that there was an amount of oil leaking under the piston. Is that normal? I had recently changed the oil and didn't think I had over-filled it but I'll be taking a look at that soon too.

@@gpx433racer Not normal. I think you need rings, but if you replace the rings you may as well just get a piston kit and use a new piston too.

@@whathappened2230Thanks for watching and sending a comment! I've come to the same conclusion on the rings and piston. I have a question for you though. Assuming the compression loss is around the rings, would replacing the piston and rings require me to find a machine shop to bore out the cylinder to allow an oversized set or do you think a standard piston and new rings would suffice? The reason I ask is that there is absolutely no ring groove up near the head. I would have thought I'd have felt a bunch of wear but maybe since it's an aluminum cylinder they wear different? I could see honing it a bit to remove any glaze. Curious to hear your thoughts.

@@gpx433racer Since you have no lip on the cyl. I would say standard bore should be fine. Be careful when you hone, those al cyls are easy to overhone.

@@gpx433racer Check out a video from Tarly fixes all, called small engine total rebuild: a complete guide. It will show you what you need to know. He is working on a b+s engine like yours, it is a 5hp side shaft, but the info is good.

Thanks for watching and commenting! I haven't done that but did look pretty closely at the gap between the valve stems and the lifter. I'll take a look at that again soon to see if they're within spec. There is a gap so I had assumed the springs were doing their jobs at TDC. I'll comment again when I get a few minutes to take a look.

Thanks for watching and for the detailed comments! I really appreciate hearing other people's experience. I was looking at just the compression issues this time. Yes, my compression gauge may have some issues too but I've used it on motorcycle engines with good results in the 120 psi range consistently. I did not take the lifters out but when I was moving them with my fingers it was due to not having the return springs installed at the time. I suppose the lifters could be sticky. I'll take a look at the whole thing again once I think about it a bit more. The cylinder walls look pretty good with no ring ridge at all. Honestly, I think it's probably a combination of many things or at least quite a few. I also agree that I should pull the engine off the frame and go through it a bit more. Who knows, maybe I'll do another video on it but only if I do the full tear-down. I have nothing to lose so that's probably where I'll go next. Thanks again for the detailed comment, and stay tuned as I have a few unique things to rebuild in the next month or 2.

Yea take a closer look and check the valve clearance as well! have fun!

​@TheNovaJohn you gained a new sub

That's definitely an option! A new Briggs & Stratton short block is $99.

Can you provide a link to this $99 engine? @@Bigguy_33

It’s more fun to just fix them and your good other 20 years 😊😊😊

I completely agree and love fixing this old stuff. Sometimes (OK, pretty often!) I end up spending way too much time on these but the more I learn, the easier it will be to put these in the hands of people who need them and can't pay hundreds for new junk that won't last more than a couple of years. Thanks for the comment! More to come on this one, I'm sure!

Thanks for the comments and I'm happy you enjoyed the video. I do use non-ethanol fuel in all my small engines now but a few years ago during the pandemic it was unusually hard to find one spring so I think I just used the ethanol garbage in one of my pre-mix cans. I'm pretty sure it all leaked out around the bad fuel lines. I realize I forgot to show a photo of the plastic tray I had this on. Pretty gummed up with dried 2-stroke! I've never used the canned fuel both for the cost and the reviews I've seen online. Check out the fuel review Chickanic's video on it... ua-cam.com/video/u0yiV5Iqkn0/v-deo.html

Thanks for watching and commenting! I won't beat up on this one at all! I've been working on it off and on for many years, maybe as many as 15 or so. The original intent was to make it into an ice drag sled but I'm probably too old for that now and will likely just leave it with trail gears and ride it around on a lake. The winters here in MN are really hit or miss for the past 5-10 years and it's 50F here today (Christmas Day, 2023) so I'm guessing it won't be out until a year from now (no ice on the lakes here yet). I've recently gotten a few more parts ready so I'll try to film that and add another video shortly. Thanks again for watching!

@@gpx433racer Same here..I'm just finishing up my 76 Tx440 (two years) gonna be a weekend sled on the lake on a nice day...Love the GPX still a great sled today...Have fun.

I've never had a Maxim but I do like the looks of them. They look more modern and I know a few people who swear by them mechanically as well.

Yup, the advertising called it the XS Eleven Special. My 1980 is an XS1100SG model so I guess I've been inaccurately calling it an XS1100 for a couple of years now. I think I've owned it since maybe 2016 or so.

@@gpx433racer On the other hand, since your bike has an XS1100 engine, calling it that isn't wrong.

I agree! The Midnight Specials are really good looking bikes.

Yup, all good at 55 but it's squirrely above about 65 mph. Next summer I'll use my phone GPS to get a more accurate speedometer comparison.

Yeah, I hear you on that! Not the same at all as my FXDC. I guess I'm older (OK, old!) and not terribly interested in road rash anymore! :) I do like riding this bike though, just not above 60.

Thanks for your comments! Yes, I do value the warmup time on these, especially on the Yamahas. I learned to warm stuff up back in about 1976. I had a 440 Ski-Doo Olympic that ran fantastic once it was warm but sounded like a box of bolts were in it for the first few minutes. I've seen way too many metal shavings over the years from people who are "just a little" to impatient to let things warm up for a few minutes. There's no place I need to be that can't wait 5 minutes! :)

Thanks for watching and commenting! I always learn something from the comments! I agree with you on the series number. I saw a similar video with a 21351 from the very early 80s. Last year when I put in the new coil I did find the issue with the sticky choke plate. I think that's a poor design but I did get mine working with a little effort. I do make sure the choke has moved into place before I start it. I have a new issue now that I believe is related to the governor but I'll be looking at that in the next week or so. I tried to start it today but gave up after pull 17 or so. This one just wants to be torn apart so I'll definitely do the video on the valve lapping in the near future. Thanks again for the feedback!

Excellent! I hope you like it as much as I like mine!

Thanks for watching and commenting! I did figure out the red button (actually read the manual just to see what that was all about). I also saw they only gave it a 25% charge at the factory which is what I saw on the charge indicator lights. Looking forward to giving it a try, just not at -25F this winter, which is probably exactly what will happen!

Thanks, and Nice! You'll enjoy getting it running. These really are excellent bikes. Yamaha really knows how to make things that are easy to work on.

I've never been on a TW. I like the looks of them though.

@@gpx433racer it's a fun lil bike. I'm on it more than my 690 these days!😁

Don't do it. So gutless and uncomfortable to ride.@@gpx433racer

I know there were some carburetor changes made to this model between 1979 and approximately 1981. Have you checked your jetting? I haven't checked the MPG on this one lately but I remember it being pretty good.

Adding bar weights is a good idea. I haven't used them in the past but can see how it would make the front end feel more like a heavier bike.

Honda CB750, Yamaha XS1100 or Harley-Davidson FXDC Super Glide.

I agree, it's probably the tires that are making is squirrelly on asphalt.

Thanks for commenting! I'm really on the fence (every year!) about whether to keep it or sell it. Pretty sure it'll be for sale in the spring though. I'm still going to create a couple more videos on it (carb syncing and cam chain tensioner rebuild and install).

Thanks!

70 is about all she's got on mine. I don't worry about the motor since it's still nearly new with only around 420 miles on it. Still, I won't hold anything at WOT for very long!

Excellent, you’ll love it!

What are the best tire pressures on this bike? I've got a 2017 basically brand new and I have 21 in rear and 18 in front. Just feels too much and I also find it a bit scary at higher speeds.

@@TechStories79 I can't help you there, I don't really ride highways on mine and I haven't messed with the tire pressure since I bought it this summer

@@TechStories79 I took a look at the manual for mine and it shows 18 psi for the front and 22 psi for the rear so you're spot on. Yes, I agree it feels like they're a little firm. Feels like riding on marbles on pavement at highway speeds but the knobby tires are probably the culprit.

LOL! I guess I'm used to the bigger, heavier bikes. It kinda freaked me out the way the front end "lightened up" above 65 mph. It's a fun little bike off-road but I'm not a fan of how it rides at higher speed.

If the speedo said 70 you were going 63. If there is any headwind, it can't pull 5th gear. Going up hill, it can't hold speed. If you need to accelerate, you can't. That is also dangerous. I have 10,000 miles on my xt250 and it is great, but it belongs on dirt and lonely roads. Definitely not good for highways and forget completely expressways.

@@finerbiner Thanks for the reply and I agree with you on it being best suited for the lonely country roads! Next spring I'm planning to do a GPS speed test of all my bikes to see how accurate the speedometers are. Judging from what I've seen on a couple of them, it seems like they're all just suggestions rather than true speed indications.

Thanks for the comment! Glad you liked the video! 😊