Gidday mate
Did some seaching on the interwebby for ya and found this:
http://www.xs11.com/forum/showthread.php?t=33163
Long stroy short-
"This is a common problem with XJ's. The auxiliary drive chain has a rubber guide like a cam chain guide, except it is fixed in place. After many years or miles, it tends to break up and chunks of it goes into the motor. Usually, the owner of the afflicted
bike does not know about this until his
bike gets stuck in first gear. There is the long fix (tear the motor apart, retrieve pieces, install new guide) and there is a short fix. The short fix usually works, but leaves you without an auxiliary chain guide. Happily, many owners state that you can run the
bike just as well without one. By the time the stretch of the auxiliary chain lets it reach the cases, it's probably due for a major engine job anyway. The short fix involves removing the left side transmission cover and breaking up and retrieving the bits of rubber inside the engine case. It has been done successfully on the side of the road by riders left stranded, so it can't be too
hard to do. Drop a line over at XJ Bikes and ask around"
Gimmie a yell if your stuck mate...I owe you one for recovering the Guzzi that time

(Im pritty good at swinging on the end of a spanner lol)
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