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Anyone got a spare front brake fluid reservoir? The small white plastic box that sits above the master cylinder. Or anyone know somewhere that stocks them?
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Those can be very tough to find. They weren't listed as a separate part originally (you could only get a replacement by buying a whole new master) and most have now dried out and are 'cosmetically challenged'...
At one time there was a limited supply of NOS ones, but those are gone and nobody is reproducing them. Best bet if no one here can help you is to look for a complete unit to rob it off of...
You also need to specify which one you need; while they all look the same, they aren't. The '78-79 standards used one type, the other models another and they don't interchange...
Fast, Cheap, Reliable... Pick any two
'78E original owner - resto project
'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...
Other current bikes:
'93 XL1200 Anniversary Sportster 85RWHP
'86 XL883/1200 Chopper
'82 XL1000 w/1450cc Buell, Baker 6-speed, in-progress project
Cage: '13 Mustang GT/CS with a few 'custom' touches
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i got a whole mc for sale 30 bux plus shipping and it yours_____________________________________________ 1979 XS 1100 Special "The judge" mods- K&N air pods, 4-1 mac, 147.5 pilots, 57.5 mains, LED turn signal, cafe bars, HEL translucent yellow stainless steel brake line, dyna coil (dc2-1), raptor 660 mc, r6 controls..(sold)
1982 gs1100e "all business" cafe project
1980 gs1000g "stock"
1982 honda express "stretched 10 inch(my daughters scooter)
2008 jmstar 150cc Chinese scooter ( wife's bike)Comment
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I'm trying to find the reservoir for a 79 Standard. Ironically, I lost the reservoir when I moved, just after finishing up rebuilding the cylinder. I have a whole 1979 Special cylinder+reservoir+lever, but the reservoir shows no signs of coming off the cylinder, and the specials are a slanted cylinder mount to match their handlebars.
Lee, do you know what yours is?Comment
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Mine is a special too..._____________________________________________ 1979 XS 1100 Special "The judge" mods- K&N air pods, 4-1 mac, 147.5 pilots, 57.5 mains, LED turn signal, cafe bars, HEL translucent yellow stainless steel brake line, dyna coil (dc2-1), raptor 660 mc, r6 controls..(sold)
1982 gs1100e "all business" cafe project
1980 gs1000g "stock"
1982 honda express "stretched 10 inch(my daughters scooter)
2008 jmstar 150cc Chinese scooter ( wife's bike)Comment
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MikesXS sells this one:
I know it's not the same, but it's just like the MNS one with a solid metal reservoir. Kinda pricy at $87 but it's brand new!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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hey Bug, is it plug an play on standard? do you know?Nick
1979 XS11 F,Yamaha fairings w/hard bags, TC's fuse box, K&N air filter
1982 Virago 750 (it's alive!)
1979 XS 11 F, Windjammer IV, Samsonite luggage cases(another rescue)Comment
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I don't know from personal experience, but it sure looks like it. Its what I would do if I was in your shoes.Originally posted by mikubuilder View Post1980 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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if I don't find one under $25 here, I'm machining mine out of aluminium...just need to find time to jump on my mill...Nick
1979 XS11 F,Yamaha fairings w/hard bags, TC's fuse box, K&N air filter
1982 Virago 750 (it's alive!)
1979 XS 11 F, Windjammer IV, Samsonite luggage cases(another rescue)Comment
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If you do end up making one out of aluminum, I would be interested in the cost of getting one too!Nathan
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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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I thought all the reservoirs were the same. I know the mounts are different. So I could not mount just reservoir off a 79S onto my 81H mount?BAMN!
'81 XS1100H "Brutus"Comment
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