Recent content by Bruceifer

One of these days you might want to consider this !!!, check out this url ! http://www.xs11.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10739&highlight=hei

Honistly , I don't know what direction I'm gonna go yet with my project, its just to soon to tell, My build is based on a 78 650 , but the motor is a 81, the 81 was a whole bike, pretty much its a rolling frame w/o title now. the 78 has a clean title, runs, but has a rod knock. I might split the...

does the year of the bike matter when your replaceing the elec ign box ?, I was told it does matter on a xs1100, that's why I ask.

ebay item number 230774157460 , it for a 600 or larger , but he said to find 1 like that , that has the caps on it , caps for secureing the wire to the coil , like this 1...

I'm in the same boat as you are ,, I have a 78 , motor sounds bad in the lower end , I bought a 81 parts bike, and now its time to wire it ,, I might just use the 81 wire harness ? , I might use the 78 points , ? , I might just treat it like 1 of my chevys and split the whole bike electrical...

Hey guys ,, check this out , Marvel Mystry oil ,,

I'm still going to make 1 of those adapters !!!

I went out there this morning and was trying to free up the kick start, and it moved a little, sprayed it down with wd40 in both cylinders , took the air hose and blasted the cylinder with air , at the same time I worked the kick start , and it turned right over . !!! thinl im gonna spray it...

Last night My brother and I took a boreoscope and had a look in side the cylinders, Looks pretty rusty, I might have to tear down the heads and use a block of wood and hammer , and free them up 1 at a time , and theres still the chance of using the grease gun , but I'm sure that if I plan on...

I got the oil in soaking, I sprayed pb blaster on the out side of the engine,, looks like the shed had a hole in the roof or something , a lot of greenish colors on it , the engine case is ugly , looks weathered , how can I clean that to make it look better ? , or would I be better to paint it ...

Nice ! ,, and in 15 minutes , really , that's fast ! , I say that because I'm a cnc machinist by trade , and still in the makings , I was thinking a good soak down with the mystry oil, then using a compression tester, charge the cylinders 1 at a time , starting at about 40, to 50 psi. to start...

should I put it in the spark plug holes ? , That might be a semi dumb question , but not as dumb as the 1 I didn't ask ! ,, and thanks for the reply !!!:thumbsup:

Well hi there peoples ,,and how's it going ? !!! ,, first of all thanks to Maurice,, I will be showing that article to my brother to make sure he doesn't become a victim of this sort of thing , I read it so I will be more careful ! so I'm off to the store to buy stuff !!!. I have a xs650 that...

Well hi there peoples ,,and how's it going ? !!! ,, first of all thanks to Maurice,, I will be showing that article to my brother to make sure he doesn't become a victim of this sort of thing , I read it so I will be more careful ! so I'm off to the store to buy stuff !!!. I have a xs650 that...