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Looking for a luggage rack for a 79 Special. Backrest is a plus.
Wife is paranoid about sliding off the back.
Wife is paranoid about sliding off the back.
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Current Stable:
1978 XS1100E - Beauty - Vetter Full Dress
1979 XS1100F - The Beast - Winter Project to Factory Full Dress
1979 XS1100SF - Black Sunshine - The Lucky Find
1978 XS1100E - Little Orphan Annie - Sold to a friend, slowly becoming a 1196 monster.
WTB:
1981 XS1100H Venturer - Long distance cruiser.
1989 FJ1200 - For playing in the curves!
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passenger grab bar ?
your special should have a passenger grab bar. the 79 specials had the best passenger grab bar of all the 1100s.
check out the picture on the cover of the clymer manual, or here in the info threads.
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 FRANCE -
Carbs
You just need to detune your carbs and accelleration goes down, her paranoia ends.
JohnJohn is in an anonymous city with an Alamo (N29.519227,W-98.678980)
Go ahead, click on the bikes - you know you want to...the electrons are ready.
'81 XS1100H - "Enterprise"
Bob Jones Custom Navy bike: Tkat brace, EBC floating rotors & SS lines, ROX pivot risers, Geezer rectifier, new 3H3 engine
"Not all treasure is silver and gold"Comment
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Or you could just get one of those T-shirts that say (on the back) "If you can read this, the B**** fell off." But then you'd have to ride a HardlyOriginally posted by TheFrugalTech View Post
1980 XS 1100 Special
Mostly stock & original
Added Yamaha fairing (w/ 8-track!)
Torpedo bags
New paint (still) pending
Stainless brake lines
Tkat forkbrace
Coils from Honda 1000
Previous bikes:
1968(?) 350 Harley Davidson
1977 Yamaha 650Comment
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might have one
I have a luggage rack and backrest that's been sitting in the garage for a while. I'll see if it'll bolt right up to the Special. I'll see about getting pics tonight.-Do what makes you happy.
'79 Honda CB 750 K (2)
'78 XS 11 E - "Rhona"
...and a 2nd E, for the goodies on it.Comment
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I have two available!
Okay, so I know that one will fit onto an '80 SG. Some rust underneath the luggage rack. Here are a couple pics; I have more detailed ones I can email or PM, if you're interested. Just let me know.
The other one seems to be missing the pieces where they connect to the shock mount and slide into the mount. I don't know if it'd work or not. I honestly couldn't tell you what kind it is, or anything like that. But in any case, here's what that one looks like. Or if anyone can help me ID that second one, it'd sure be appreciated...
Last edited by Erik the Red; 04-04-2012, 06:57 AM.-Do what makes you happy.
'79 Honda CB 750 K (2)
'78 XS 11 E - "Rhona"
...and a 2nd E, for the goodies on it.Comment
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I'm thinking the bad news is that the rack for the 79 Special is a rare bird as it only fits that year of the Special.
Can someone confirm if that is correct?
I have the stock grab bar but it would be nice if the wife could lean back against the back rest and not on me 100% of the time.Current Stable:
1978 XS1100E - Beauty - Vetter Full Dress
1979 XS1100F - The Beast - Winter Project to Factory Full Dress
1979 XS1100SF - Black Sunshine - The Lucky Find
1978 XS1100E - Little Orphan Annie - Sold to a friend, slowly becoming a 1196 monster.
WTB:
1981 XS1100H Venturer - Long distance cruiser.
1989 FJ1200 - For playing in the curves!Comment
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Bet U could make either work and still look good..............yup, the 79Special was kinda of a 'one-off' in alot of respect to fittment of several components from the other 4yr. models. The Venturer, even tho a Standard falls in the same catagory from middle of bike rearward.Last edited by motoman; 04-04-2012, 05:12 PM.81H Venturer1100 "The Bentley" (on steroids) 97 Yamaha YZ250(age reducer) 92 Honda ST1100 "Twisty"(touring rocket) Age is relative to the number of seconds counted 'airing' out an 85ft. table-top.Comment
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If you put the grab bar on a shelf in the garage, you'll have a lot more ways to fit a rack to your bike. You can fab brackets with steel from Home Depot with a drill, a vise & a BFH.
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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PM Sent
PM Sent...I've got one if you want one in dang near "show condition"....Originally posted by TheFrugalTech View PostCurrent Rides:
02 GL1800 Wing
79 XS1100SF Sold 10-15-12
81 XS1100H Venturer Sold 10-27-12Comment
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Thanks TV, got your PM and giving it some serious consideration. Would look good on the 20K mile Special. I'll see what the wife thinks, she's the one who needs it.
John, de ... det ... detu ... nope that words not in my XS vocabulary.
Current Stable:
1978 XS1100E - Beauty - Vetter Full Dress
1979 XS1100F - The Beast - Winter Project to Factory Full Dress
1979 XS1100SF - Black Sunshine - The Lucky Find
1978 XS1100E - Little Orphan Annie - Sold to a friend, slowly becoming a 1196 monster.
WTB:
1981 XS1100H Venturer - Long distance cruiser.
1989 FJ1200 - For playing in the curves!Comment
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