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02 GL1800 Wing
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I would like to know if someone would actually buy that. And, if they did, what they would actually pay for it.
It seems that every time I read on here about someone chopping one up, it's "to make it their own". It's hardly your own if you buy somebody else's. Right?
Stirring the potMarty (in Mississippi)
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XS650SK
XS650SH
XS650G
XS6502F
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Who'd buy a bike like this??? Prolly a poser so he could win the "my bike's longer than yours" contestOriginally posted by jetmechmarty View Post
Current Rides:
02 GL1800 Wing
79 XS1100SF Sold 10-15-12
81 XS1100H Venturer Sold 10-27-12Comment
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That thing is so low to the ground that the only way to turn it is by walking it. No room for leaning..... Just another bar hopper.1980G Standard, Restored
Kerker 4 - 1
850 Rear End Mod
2-21 Flashing LED Arrays on either side of license plate for Brake Light Assist, 1100 Lumen Cree Aux Lights,
Progressive springs, Showa rear shocks
Automatic CCT
1980GH Special, Restored
Stock Exhaust, New Handlebars, 1" Spacer in Fork Springs, Automatic CCT, Showa Rear Shocks
'82 XJ1100 (Sold)
Automatic CCT, RC Engineering 4 X 1 Exhaust, K&N Pods, #50 Pilot Jets, YICS Eliminator. Sorely missed.Comment
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Looks very cool
Definitely one of the better looking choppers I've seen.
Hope it brings the money!
Of course it has the no fender problem, as in no fork brace
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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Yeah, it actually looks pretty well thought out and the workmanship looks pretty good too. But there's not a big market for bikes like these, especially at that price for a non-Harley.Originally posted by tom clisham View Post
Ride/Handling will suck with the hardtail/rake combo though...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
Yep, can't leave nuthin' alone...Comment
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All I can say is 'why?'.............I'd buy a used HD Sporty before being caught riding that fugly thing.......and for the approx. same money they're askin'..............the 'shaftie' XS IS hard to make look right from halfway to the rear when doing something other than stock, IMO. There HAVE been three different ones on here(Specials) that ARE the exception, but those had alot of thought to detail in order to look 'right'.Last edited by motoman; 02-26-2012, 02:10 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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Yeah, I hear 'ya...IF only it had like a hidden rear air ride like you see on some of those high dollar custom built choppers, a really decent seat, and maybe some 6 bend pullback handlebars, it'd really have a purpose other than just something to look at...I sorta like the look...just never could handle the ride or the way it has to handle in this configuration...Originally posted by crazy steve View Post
Current Rides:
02 GL1800 Wing
79 XS1100SF Sold 10-15-12
81 XS1100H Venturer Sold 10-27-12Comment
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Made it "his own" and now wants to make it someone elses problem.
Riding that thing would be an impossibility. Shine it up and park it at the curb.Greg
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.
The list changes.
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Yep.......Originally posted by BA80 View Post
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
Yep, can't leave nuthin' alone...Comment
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Bar-hopper
Maybe bar-parker?
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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