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Looking for seat and side covers
New member to this sight. I am looking for side covers and seat to fit an xs1100 1981 Yamaha midnight special. just bought an 80 model midnight also. Thanks Bobby G.
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Welcome aboard! The side covers will be hard to come by, since they were unique with the MNS insignia. The seat itself can be replaced by any seat from a '80-'81 Special, but depending on how authentic you want to be, the stitching on the covers were different for the MNS's (fancy double top-stitching). You can get the proper replicate cover from motorcycleseatcovers.com. Just be sure to get the Premium Black Long Grain material. Of course, if you don't care about authenticity, you can get seat covers from lots of places, or in any color you choose!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!).
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I'll clarify 'Bugs answer a bit; the sidecovers can be off any '80-81 Special or Midnight Special as the shape is the same (if not the color), but the sidecover emblems are specific to the '81 midnights. You can get reproduction emblems here:
http://www.reproductiondecals.com/de...tent.html~main
... but they're not cheap. The '81 MNS is a very unique model and shares a number of parts with the '82 XJ11 (brakes/wheels), so you need to pay attention when buying parts...
You've got a similar problem with the seat; while the seat pans are the same between the '80 and '81 bikes, the foam shape isn't (so a '81 cover won't fit a '80 seat with OEM foam or vice-versa); add in the fact that many seats have had the cover/foam replaced with aftermarket 'bucket' seats and the OEM foam is gone can complicate a restoration. No one is reproducing the seat foam for any of the Specials, so if the OEM foam is gone or damaged too much, you'll have to build your own.
Finding good unbroken sidecovers and nice seats for any XS model can be a challenge, so expect it to take some time. Watch eBay, they do turn up on there, but you may not like the prices...
Sent you a PM...Last edited by crazy steve; 02-23-2012, 01:51 PM.Fast, Cheap, Reliable... Pick any two
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'78E ???? owner - Modder project FJ forks, 4-piston calipers F/R, 160/80-16 rear tire
'82 XJ rebuild project
'80SG restified, red SOLD
'79F parts...
'81H more parts...
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look here http://www.xs11.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35116Originally posted by oldman42320 View Post
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