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Looking for a speedo that actually fits my xs11 a speedo that only goes to 85 on a bike like these is kinda pointless, I've heard that the 78_79 xs had one that went to 160 our so? Anybody have any ideas for me?
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Abe
1981 XS1100H Venturer #458
poor thing has about a dozen nicknames depending on the day we are having......lol
My Parents Told Me I Could Be Anything I Wanted.....So I Became An @$$hole
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for a special
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/YAMAH...Q5fAccessories
for a standard
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/YAMAH...Q5fAccessoriesTy
78 XS1100E - Now in Minnesota
80 XS1100LG - The Punisher
82 XJ1100 - Current project - The Twins
82 XJ1100 - Wife's Bike - The Twins
82 XJ1100 - Daughter's Bike
72 Suzuki TS125 - Daughter's Bike
72 Yamaha Mini JT2 - Youngest Daughter's bike (She wants a bigger one now) -
Sorry this has nothing to do with a speedo but I grew up just south of Grand Forks! My brother and brother in law both live in Fargo!
Yeah the early years had real speedos so you can just use an early year speedo. The specials had the round gauges and the standards had the square gauges so you can search ebay and thwy usually have a few sets on there.Nathan
KD9ARL
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1978 XS1100E
K&N Filter
#45 pilot Jet, #137.5 Main Jet
OEM Exhaust
ATK Fork Brace
LED Dash lights
Ammeter, Oil Pressure, Oil Temp, and Volt Meters
Green Monster Coils
SS Brake Lines
Vision 550 Auto Tensioner
In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.
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The speedo from the XS750/850 works too. I have one on my LG that goes to 140 MPH.Pat Kelly
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1978 XS1100E (The Force)
1980 XS1100LG (The Dark Side)
2007 Dodge Ram 2500 quad-cab long-bed (Wifes ride)
1999 Suburban (The Ship)
1994 Dodge Spirit (Son #1)
1968 F100 (Valentine)
"No one is totally useless. They can always be used as a bad example"Comment
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Great thanks for the help guys, just hate watching that needle sit at twitch at 85.......not only that but ive had people ask if thats all the faster my bike will go LOL, i just smile and say yep wanna race?Abe
1981 XS1100H Venturer #458
poor thing has about a dozen nicknames depending on the day we are having......lol
My Parents Told Me I Could Be Anything I Wanted.....So I Became An @$$holeComment
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More like, "Honest, officer! My bike only goes up to 85! I couldn't have been going THAT fast!"
1980 XS850SG - Sold
1981 XS1100LH Midnight Special (Sold) - purchased 9/29/08
Fully Vetterized and Dynojet Kit added, Heated Grips, Truck-Lite LED headlight, Accel Coils, Irridium plugs, TKAT Fork Brace, XS850LH Final Drive & Black SS Brake lines from Chacal.
Here's my web page devoted to my bike! XS/XJ User's Manuals there, and the XJ1100 Service Manual and both XS1100 Service manuals (free download!).
Whether you think you can, or you think you cannot - You're right.
-H. FordComment
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Check out the xs650-850 parts on ebay.
You can get a 140mph that'll bolt right in for way less $ than they want for the xs1100 unit.
good luck.Tom Clisham
Age is relative YOU WON"T GET OLD TIL YOU SELL THE BIKE
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'78xs1100E ,all stock & original GONE TO WISCONSIN
'80 SG Vetter fairing,hard bags,trunk,fork brace,
stock headers with fishtail mufflers,black & beautiful GONE TO ARIZONA
79SF lowered,jardine 4/2 exhaust,pod filters,drilled rotors,fork brace, bar hopper
79SF 1 owner,8000 miles, restoring to completely original ( I hope) GONE TO FRANCEComment
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They don't twitch at 85. They keep on going around the dial. Mine has been around as far as the "m" in mph at the bottom of the dial.Originally posted by 1981XS View Post
"If A equals success, then the formula is: A = X + Y + Z. X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut." - Albert Einstein
"Illegitimi non carborundum"-Joseph W. "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell
1980 LG
1981 LHComment
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double post. my finger twitched..."If A equals success, then the formula is: A = X + Y + Z. X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut." - Albert Einstein
"Illegitimi non carborundum"-Joseph W. "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell
1980 LG
1981 LHComment
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Standard fuel petcocks
I'm in need of standard fuel petcocks. I have a pair of 80-81 specials I could trade.1981 xs1100SH, my first bike and bike project!Comment
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oops, I didnt mean to put that previous post there!1981 xs1100SH, my first bike and bike project!Comment
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It also works when the Police pull you over and say "did you know you were going 105mph" "jees ofusir my speedo don't even go that high"Originally posted by 1981XS View Post
I have a 160 mph speedo from a standard (square) out on the junk pile. The trip meter nob is broken off. You can have it if you still need one. Maybe you can rob your old one.79 XS11 Special (Lazarus)
80 XS850 Special (Old Faithful)
80 XS11 Standard sorta stock (Beatrice)
79 DT 100Comment
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Don't know how yours does that. Mine has a stop at 85 that won't let the needle go any further. I'd have to open it up and remove that little post to let it go past that point.Originally posted by dpotter58 View PostThey don't twitch at 85. They keep on going around the dial. Mine has been around as far as the "m" in mph at the bottom of the dial.Cy
1980 XS1100G (Brutus) w/81H Engine
Duplicolor Mirage Paint Job (Purple/Green)
Vetter Windjammer IV
Vetter hard bags & Trunk
OEM Luggage Rack
Jardine Spaghetti 4-2 exhaust system
Spade Fuse Box
Turn Signal Auto Cancel Mod
750 FD Mod
TC Spin on Oil Filter Adapter (temp removed)
XJ1100 Front Footpegs
XJ1100 Shocks
I was always taught to respect my elders, but it keeps getting harder to find one.Comment
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I guess you just have to keep on smackin it until it breaks off.
79 XS11 Special (Lazarus)
80 XS850 Special (Old Faithful)
80 XS11 Standard sorta stock (Beatrice)
79 DT 100Comment
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My luck it would be the needle that would twist off the post rather than the stop breaking off. Not that I go that fast anyways. I really have this aversion to spending the night in jail, and around here at that speed that's where your going by the time your pass that little pin.
Cy
1980 XS1100G (Brutus) w/81H Engine
Duplicolor Mirage Paint Job (Purple/Green)
Vetter Windjammer IV
Vetter hard bags & Trunk
OEM Luggage Rack
Jardine Spaghetti 4-2 exhaust system
Spade Fuse Box
Turn Signal Auto Cancel Mod
750 FD Mod
TC Spin on Oil Filter Adapter (temp removed)
XJ1100 Front Footpegs
XJ1100 Shocks
I was always taught to respect my elders, but it keeps getting harder to find one.Comment
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