81 xs1100 special, 5624 orig. miles

[dahondaboy]

this is a 81 yamaha xs1100 special, it was the musclebike before the v-max came out. tons of power and classic looks. carbs completly rebuilt in june, new battery, good tires.
5426 original miles and garage kept. these are rare to find in this condition.
few minor scratches. e mail for additional(better) pictures location:utah

[CatatonicBug]

Very nice bike!! You definitely don't have to tell the folks here about the history of the XS11, or how rare such a well-kept version of one is. You didn't say how much you're asking for it, or why you're selling though.

[tcoop]

This is his add in the local area.

http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=218...&search=xs1100

It would be nice for him to get that much, whish him luck.

[dahondaboy]

wow someone else from utah here, nice. ya i was hoping for 2600 but am taking best offor.. i am selling because i like dirt bikes. i build hillclimbers and this is a shaft drive or the motor would have gotten planted into a cr500 frame. i know the thought of that makes you guys cringe lol

[XJOK2PLAY]

Do you know the ownership history? Are you the original owner, or do you know the whole story?

Very nice looking Special. If that is indeed the actual miles, you should get your asking price... if she runs out as good as she looks.

Man... there have been so many excellent 11's for sell lately... and my finances are still stuck in Pergatory.... got a HUGE urge to increase the stable... just can't right now. Just glad I've got the XJ!

Best of luck on the sale to you.

[dahondaboy]

yes i know its history, i am the second owner, the original owner bought it off the showroom floor in 82 so he got a good deal on it, he loves fast bikes he is 72 now and just bought a hayabusa! im not kidding!
he bought kawi a couple years ago the big shaft drive 1400 i dont remember what it was zzx or something. but the old dude still rides! cool as hell.
anyhoo he was selling me a cr500 and i saw that in the corner and he gave me a good deal i couldnt pass up. i only put 150 miles on it, first thing i did when taking it home was light up the rear tire around a corner, it was all i could do not to dump it! scared the hell outta me and gave me respect for the power these bikes have.

[mro]

If the exhaust is as cherry as it looks in the pics
$2,600.00 is not out of line.

mro

[xs11lover]

You're nuts if you sell it for $2600. I had a 79 special that was that clean with 10,000 miles and got $3,5000.
That's a very nice bike. Put it on ebay.

[Bullet]

Amazing bike !!!

If I lived closer, I would grab it in a heartbeat !!

[LVTom]

Hillclimber

I saw your note saying that you build Hillclimbers. I may have something you might be interested in. A few years ago, I bought a 79 XS Special on e-bay that has been turned into a Hillclimber. The guy I bought it from in California said he used it in Hillclimbs around California and metioned it was once in the "Widomaker Hill Climb". I don't see any damage on the bike so it must have come through ok. This thing is really cool. The bike has been completely redone. A new swingarm was fabricated and extended at least 2 feet (Maybe more). The Driveshaft was converted to Chain and runs through a jackshaft on the swingarm. The paddle on the back is at least 12 inches wide and probably 14 inches. The motor now has a magneto so it needs no battery to run. He fabricated a custom manifold and now the bike has twolds two big weber Carbs. The front end, gas tank, seat and bars are from an old Yamaha Dirt Bike. I'm sure there is more, but that is all I can think of right now. If you may be interested in a trade of some kind for the bike you have for sale, PM me with your e-mail address and I'll send you some pics. Tom

[dahondaboy]

i probably might consider it but i have already bought a kz1100 i am going to punch out to 1426cc .

[dahondaboy]

If the exhaust is as cherry as it looks in the pics
$2,600.00 is not out of line.

mro

the pipes are pretty clean, a little road grome on the inside by the frame but nothing a little elbow grease wont take care of. the headers dont even have blue on em' yet

[xs11lover]

Here is an old pic of mine. As you can see it was no cleaner than your's, with twice the miles.

[dahondaboy]

hey xs11lover, did yours come with the kicker or is that a mod? i see mine has the hole for one. man that would have been nice when my battery died.

[CatatonicBug]

hey xs11lover, did yours come with the kicker or is that a mod? i see mine has the hole for one. man that would have been nice when my battery died.

The '78-'79 models came wth an emergency kick-start lever, bolted to the underside of the battery box. The lever in that picture is not the stock one. However, if you battery is dead, no amount of kicking would have started the bike. The TCI needs a good battery to fire. The kick-start is only for when the starter goes out (which it seldom does), which is why they stopped installing that option.