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  • #16
    Got a set on my 79sf bar hopper

    Also have an oil cooler waiting for me to get around to installing.

    NEVER NOTICED THAT IT WON'T FIT!

    Thanks for the info ya'll.
    I will doublecheck, though
    Tom Clisham

    Age is relative YOU WON"T GET OLD TIL YOU SELL THE BIKE
    _____________________________________________

    '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

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    • #17
      I've heard you can get the oil cooler to fit, but it can be tough getting the oil lines routed because of how the lines and pipes interfere with each other. I found that it was more trouble than worked for me at least.
      Cy

      1980 XS1100G (Brutus) w/81H Engine
      Duplicolor Mirage Paint Job (Purple/Green)
      Vetter Windjammer IV
      Vetter hard bags & Trunk
      OEM Luggage Rack
      Jardine Spaghetti 4-2 exhaust system
      Spade Fuse Box
      Turn Signal Auto Cancel Mod
      750 FD Mod
      TC Spin on Oil Filter Adapter (temp removed)
      XJ1100 Front Footpegs
      XJ1100 Shocks

      I was always taught to respect my elders, but it keeps getting harder to find one.

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      • #18
        Tom if you can't get that oil cooler to work let me know. I'll be commuting on my mare and an oil cooler would be niiiiice to have during a hot Alabama summer.
        My Special is as old as I am.

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        • #19
          Them Sketti's are on their way up here. I wanted to ask questions and all that of the seller but I knew if I waited they would be gone. So I just pulled the trigger and hope they are ok. I guess I will know when they arrive. Sorry if I stepped on anyone's toes to get these.
          2-79 XS1100 SF
          2-78 XS1100 E Best bike Ever
          80 XS 1100 SG Big bore kit but not fully running yet.
          Couple of more parts bikes of which 2 more will live!

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          • #20
            Originally posted by Rasputin View Post
            Them Sketti's are on their way up here. I wanted to ask questions and all that of the seller but I knew if I waited they would be gone. So I just pulled the trigger and hope they are ok. I guess I will know when they arrive. Sorry if I stepped on anyone's toes to get these.
            Hi Rasputin,
            Good score at $100. I hope they are in better shape than the pictures suggest. Rechromed they will make a museum piece
            wish i had noticed they were just across the lake from my place
            Phil
            1981 XS1100 H Venturer ( Addie)
            1983 XJ 650 Maxim
            2004 Kawasaki Concours. ( Black Bear)

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            • #21
              I plan to do ceramic coating on them and install them on my 81LH/Frankenbike. I figure if the sketti's are in good enough condition to do ceramic then I will be fine.
              The stock pipes I have are damaged as the bike has been down on the right side. Left stock pipe is fair, but without the right I have no pair.
              2-79 XS1100 SF
              2-78 XS1100 E Best bike Ever
              80 XS 1100 SG Big bore kit but not fully running yet.
              Couple of more parts bikes of which 2 more will live!

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              • #22
                Jason:

                Originally posted by JasonRedbeard View Post
                Tom if you can't get that oil cooler to work let me know. I'll be commuting on my mare and an oil cooler would be niiiiice to have during a hot Alabama summer.
                I actually have 2. Looked @ the barhopper & really looks like the cooler lines will fit. It's kinda a show off high performance look. Probly really don't need a cooler, but adds to the look.

                Jason: i'll send the 2nd cooler to you with the lites, as soon as i find it in the garage. Price: have to try to find what I paid 4 it. Way cheaper than new & all there.
                Tom Clisham

                Age is relative YOU WON"T GET OLD TIL YOU SELL THE BIKE
                _____________________________________________

                '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

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                • #23
                  Originally posted by Rasputin View Post
                  Them Sketti's are on their way up here. I wanted to ask questions and all that of the seller but I knew if I waited they would be gone. So I just pulled the trigger and hope they are ok. I guess I will know when they arrive. Sorry if I stepped on anyone's toes to get these.
                  Oh Good , Glad someone on here got them
                  Let us know how they turn out.
                  1980 XS1100G "Dolly G" Full Dresser (with a coat of many colors )
                  1979 XS1100SF (stock-euro mods planned)
                  1984 XV700L Virago (to be hot-modded)
                  1983 XJ750MK Midnight Maxim (semi-restored DD)
                  1977 XS650D ( patiently awaiting resto)

                  Sometimes it takes a whole tank of gas before you can think straight.

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                  • #24
                    I am so very happy with the sketti's. They arrived today and they are going to see the ceramic coating guy tomorrow. Bout a 2 hour trip one way but worth it. These are way better than the pictures, well the rust was for real. There are basically no dents except for where the kickstand has hit it and what appears to be a ding like one would get from a rock hitting the header pipe. The chrome parts where you can see them on the mufflers was kept up pretty well. The headers have a lot of rust.
                    The fellow only charged me $25USD for shipping which makes it $125 to my door. I am thinking that from what I have seen that this seller is a good guy and I would definetly do business with him again. Check out his other items.
                    The ceramic coating should be $200-$260. The fellow is normally closed saturdays but will open to meet me, cant beat that with a stick. I will wait till I see examples but I am thinking of the cera-chrome or the black. Sorry to all others who were interested but I wanted these so bad I would have hated myself if I did not bid.
                    I will take pics if I do not end up too many beers in before I do that
                    Oh yeah these are the megaphone type. The other sketti's I have are turnouts. I happen to like these better.
                    2-79 XS1100 SF
                    2-78 XS1100 E Best bike Ever
                    80 XS 1100 SG Big bore kit but not fully running yet.
                    Couple of more parts bikes of which 2 more will live!

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                    • #25
                      Nice, can't wait to see 'em
                      1980 XS1100G "Dolly G" Full Dresser (with a coat of many colors )
                      1979 XS1100SF (stock-euro mods planned)
                      1984 XV700L Virago (to be hot-modded)
                      1983 XJ750MK Midnight Maxim (semi-restored DD)
                      1977 XS650D ( patiently awaiting resto)

                      Sometimes it takes a whole tank of gas before you can think straight.

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                      • #26
                        Alright, this had been really bugging me! What is Skettis?!?
                        Nathan
                        KD9ARL

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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.

                        Theodore Roosevelt

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                        • #27
                          Jardine Spaghetti Headers!
                          2-79 XS1100 SF
                          2-78 XS1100 E Best bike Ever
                          80 XS 1100 SG Big bore kit but not fully running yet.
                          Couple of more parts bikes of which 2 more will live!

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                          • #28
                            Here Ya Go

                            Originally posted by natemoen View Post
                            Alright, this had been really bugging me! What is Skettis?!?






                            1980 XS1100G "Dolly G" Full Dresser (with a coat of many colors )
                            1979 XS1100SF (stock-euro mods planned)
                            1984 XV700L Virago (to be hot-modded)
                            1983 XJ750MK Midnight Maxim (semi-restored DD)
                            1977 XS650D ( patiently awaiting resto)

                            Sometimes it takes a whole tank of gas before you can think straight.

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                            • #29
                              Darn nice score Rasputin!

                              John has this type on his bike and I LOVE the look!

                              Would love to see pics after they're refinished


                              and by the way Schming, SWEEEEEEEEEEEET
                              You sure got a purdy engine
                              81 SH Something Special
                              81 frame, 80 tank and side covers, 79 tail light and carbs, 78 engine, 750 final drive mod, Geezer rec/reg, 140 mains, LH wheels


                              79 SF MEAUQABEAUXS
                              81SH Nor'eas tah (Old Red)
                              80 LG Black Magic
                              78 E Standard Practice


                              James 3:17

                              If I can make at least one person smile, or pee their pants a little, or maybe spit out their drink; then my day is not wasted.

                              “Alis Volat Propriis”

                              Yamaha XS 1100 Classic
                              For those on FB

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                              • #30
                                I get that you are talking about jardine pipes so let me rephrase my question. Why do you keep calling them that.
                                Nathan
                                KD9ARL

                                μολὼν λαβέ

                                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.

                                Theodore Roosevelt

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