:rider:riderI've literally been searching all night for a place to find the information I need for my bike without being led to a "pay money or forget it" site! I never would've believed it would be so hard to find a decent, honest forum of people who just wanna share knowledge and interest in Harley's! WHEW!
Hi! I'm Trixi! I bought a 1986 XL 1100 about a year and a half ago. Rode it for about a week before I came to the conclusion that it needed new rings. I know the guy who sold it to me had to have known it, but I'm okay with that... I got it for a price I could afford - and that was enough to have me jumping up and down! Besides, I knew that I could fix it!
So... I went to my local HD shop and was told that they showed only two service manuals left ANYWHERE! One in New York. One in Pennsylvania. Bought the one from Penn. and had it shipped to me. Then I tore the bike down. That was last summer.
Oh... What happened, you ask? I found out how much they wanted to clean up the heads! $300 each! Well... sent one out... got it back... and there she sat until about a month ago - no money... no work! Anyway... I'm desperate not to miss another summer without riding my bike so I've been working to get it back together and I'm almost there but....
SOMEBODY STOLE MY SERVICE MANUAL!! Yup! Right out of my garage and for what? How many '86 XL 1100's are around, really! I mean, COME ON!
So, now we've come to the reason for searching so hard for you guys! I could use a little help with the tech stuff. First - TORQUE SPECS! Can anyone help me out with that? Also, it's been a year since i took it apart. I've got most of this but a diagram showing maybe, the ignition wiring and maybe the routing of brake and clutch lines would be good. Lastly, the rear brake disk is grooved. Now, I know how to change out the pads in the caliper but I've never removed a rear brake disk... I could use some help with that if you can.
WELL... that's about it! Sorry to get so wordy on my first post but... well, you guys know.... I'M WANTING TO RIDE!
Thanks y'all for taking the time to read this.
~Trix
P.S. Should I be posting this long-winded message in a different place, ya think? let me know! :newsmile026:
Hi! I'm Trixi! I bought a 1986 XL 1100 about a year and a half ago. Rode it for about a week before I came to the conclusion that it needed new rings. I know the guy who sold it to me had to have known it, but I'm okay with that... I got it for a price I could afford - and that was enough to have me jumping up and down! Besides, I knew that I could fix it!
So... I went to my local HD shop and was told that they showed only two service manuals left ANYWHERE! One in New York. One in Pennsylvania. Bought the one from Penn. and had it shipped to me. Then I tore the bike down. That was last summer.
Oh... What happened, you ask? I found out how much they wanted to clean up the heads! $300 each! Well... sent one out... got it back... and there she sat until about a month ago - no money... no work! Anyway... I'm desperate not to miss another summer without riding my bike so I've been working to get it back together and I'm almost there but....
SOMEBODY STOLE MY SERVICE MANUAL!! Yup! Right out of my garage and for what? How many '86 XL 1100's are around, really! I mean, COME ON!
So, now we've come to the reason for searching so hard for you guys! I could use a little help with the tech stuff. First - TORQUE SPECS! Can anyone help me out with that? Also, it's been a year since i took it apart. I've got most of this but a diagram showing maybe, the ignition wiring and maybe the routing of brake and clutch lines would be good. Lastly, the rear brake disk is grooved. Now, I know how to change out the pads in the caliper but I've never removed a rear brake disk... I could use some help with that if you can.
WELL... that's about it! Sorry to get so wordy on my first post but... well, you guys know.... I'M WANTING TO RIDE!
Thanks y'all for taking the time to read this.
~Trix
P.S. Should I be posting this long-winded message in a different place, ya think? let me know! :newsmile026: