Recent content by mcgovern61

Assuming the fuel pump is working correctly, I would suspect possible issue at the fuel pickup inside the gas tank, or possibly even the fuel petcock seals being swollen. Easy way to check the pickup. Close the petcock, take the gas line off the filter, insert the end of an air pump hose...

Also, you noted that 2 different carb sets were used, both recently overhauled, so carbs might be able to be ruled out. Fuel delivery under load is a different story. The carbs can only put out the amount of fuel delivered to them. So, if you get into 5th gear and slowly raise the throttle as...

Check out Mike's article on air cutoff valves before you go and pay for new OEM ones: https://www.motorcycleproject.com/text/air_cut.html

Hoping this was the last issue and it worked?

FYI, what art of TN are you in? I am in Kingsport and have all of my 1100 tools.

An '81 1100 should pull over 4500 RPM hands down. Matter of fact, because it has slightly different gearing and wheel size, it tends to run higher RPM at highway speed that the '82-'83 models. With new coils and wires, did the spark color change to blue? Couple of quick questions: * Once...

Glad to see you got that much worked out with swapping the carb and the choke issue. Still not liking the orange spark though.

Is that an AGM battery? When my AGM batteries were ready to fail, there was no warning. Start up fine in the morning for the commute to work and at lunch time, nothing but lights. Battery was usually 3 - 4 years old when they would just stop working.

Welcome to the site from across the pond in Tennessee!

Glad to see you making progress Joe! Been a long time coming. I remember discussing the potential of getting a bus back in July of 2010! Pic of the beginnings of the doghouse. Shame it did not get used for the bus.

Check to make sure you do not have a crack in one of your coils. Also, check the wiring on the resistor that is on the coil.

Glad to hear you are back on the road. I have no experience with the original radios. My bike was a Standard that I added a modern radio system to afterward.

Hi Ernest! At this point, I have to say you have more than likely performed more engineering work on this than Honda did when they developed the system oh so many years ago! Always a good read and love the drive to get it right!

Algae needs water to grow. I would be under the opinion that maybe where you are getting your gas there may be water in their storage tanks. Just an opinion.

John, you have to get the air out, that is why the brakes are soft. Clamping both of the calipers into the fully closed position is the first place to start. Follow the instructions above and I assure you the brakes will tighten up. Tilting the caliper up to be sure the bleed screw is facing...