Bike photos

[Cuda 69]

maybe a sun rising into a blue sky,getting darker and darker,till it fades into the blue of the tank.these old bikes take alot of upkeep.time I don't seem to have.

[STEPPENWOLF]

QR Fans bike

[Petersg_99]

A couple photos of my project

So, I got this "great deal" on ebay from an impound lot. It's been about a year and lots of starts and stops, but I actually had the bike running around the neighborhood this weekend.

One of the guys at work helped figure out what had happened to the bike:

We figured the PO layed the bike down on it's right side with the front wheel hard right. That explained the road rash all along the right of the bike. Fortunately the highway peg protected a bunch of the bike as it was ground away.

Then the bike slid under something (like a truck) and that's when the left side of the tank got dented and the left side of the handle bar got tweaked round to almost touch the right side.

I'm going to try and get the bike through the smog test this next week. If I can get it to pass, I'll get it registered and start riding to work. I still need to get a bunch of stuff finished, but it feels real good to be this far along...

Here's some pictures of the bike at the impound lot:




And here's some photos from this weekend:






Here's a closeup of my fuse block replacement:

[Petersg_99]

An observation - The XS11 has many incarnations

I was browsing through some of the pictures (I'll need a bunch more time to get through all of them), and it occurred to me that the XS shifts between categories pretty easily.

Some are decked out as cafe racers, some as cruisers, some as touring bikes, some as standard bikes, I've seen You tube videos of XS11 bobbers, and I even think I saw a trike in here somewhere. Just about the only varieties of XS11 I haven't see yet is a dirt bike and a crotch rocket.

Pretty impressive if you ask me...

[natemoen]

I was browsing through some of the pictures (I'll need a bunch more time to get through all of them), and it occurred to me that the XS shifts between categories pretty easily.

Some are decked out as cafe racers, some as cruisers, some as touring bikes, some as standard bikes, I've seen You tube videos of XS11 bobbers, and I even think I saw a trike in here somewhere. Just about the only varieties of XS11 I haven't see yet is a dirt bike and a crotch rocket.

Pretty impressive if you ask me...

The XS is one of the last general purpose bikes. It does everything ok, but nothing great.

[xs11lover]

It makes great smiles per $. That's SPD!

[STEPPENWOLF]

[bcmike]

Photo of my toys.

[bcmike]

[XJkid]

Love the Mini Trail/Triumph!! Awesome use of ingenuity and creativity! It must be a helluva ride.

[Petersg_99]

This is awesome! like a ship with lifeboats.

[fredintoon]

Ain't the first time she's been down

So, I got this "great deal" on ebay from an impound lot. - - -

Hi Guy,
that's a typical Frankenbike and shows how easy XS11 parts will swap.
I reckon it started life as a Special (Check for a 16" rear wheel & non-hinged rear fender) until the PO wrecked it to write off the front end.
At that time it got the Standard forks, fender and gauges because that's what the scrapyard had available.
After that bad of an upset, check the frame for being straight too. (Ask TC about that.)
You will note the gas gauge don't work. That's because the Standard's gas gauge is incompatible with the Special tank's thermistor level sender.
If you swap in a complete (taps, filler cap & rheostat sender) Standard tank you get to carry another gallon of gas and get a working gas gauge, besides.
And on a personal note, please change out those 'orrible rototiller 'bars.
Ugly uncomfortable things.

[dingman29]

I was browsing through some of the pictures (I'll need a bunch more time to get through all of them), and it occurred to me that the XS shifts between categories pretty easily.

Some are decked out as cafe racers, some as cruisers, some as touring bikes, some as standard bikes, I've seen You tube videos of XS11 bobbers, and I even think I saw a trike in here somewhere. Just about the only varieties of XS11 I haven't see yet is a dirt bike and a crotch rocket.

Pretty impressive if you ask me...

here's a streetfighter (not mine) i stumbled across

[Petersg_99]

It has the hinged rear fender, rear tire is a 17" with a 19" on the front.

I got the instrument cluster off of ebay, and didn't know enough to look for special versus a standard, so I'm the "guy" that screwed up and mixed tank and fuel gauge, but yep, you're right, the fuel gauge isn't working. I take it the special had the round gauges?

The SN is 3H5-004886, and that cross references to a 1980 Yamaha XS1100G if I read the tables correctly.

And finally, yes, the handle bars are not my first choice for beauty, and comfort, but my first goal was to get the bike on the road for as small an investment as possible (I've failed on that goal too), and then putter with upgrading things like chrome exhaust, new handlebars etc...

Thanks for the insight on the bike. I appreciate the feedback. I doubt the bike will ever be stock again, but from where it started, I figured I couldn't really hurt it a whole bunch...

Hi Guy,
that's a typical Frankenbike and shows how easy XS11 parts will swap.
I reckon it started life as a Special (Check for a 16" rear wheel & non-hinged rear fender) until the PO wrecked it to write off the front end.
At that time it got the Standard forks, fender and gauges because that's what the scrapyard had available.
After that bad of an upset, check the frame for being straight too. (Ask TC about that.)
You will note the gas gauge don't work. That's because the Standard's gas gauge is incompatible with the Special tank's thermistor level sender.
If you swap in a complete (taps, filler cap & rheostat sender) Standard tank you get to carry another gallon of gas and get a working gas gauge, besides.
And on a personal note, please change out those 'orrible rototiller 'bars.
Ugly uncomfortable things.

[fredintoon]

It wasn't you, it was the dreaded PO

It has the hinged rear fender, rear tire is a 17" with a 19" on the front.

I got the instrument cluster off of ebay, and didn't know enough to look for special versus a standard, so I'm the "guy" that screwed up and mixed tank and fuel gauge, but yep, you're right, the fuel gauge isn't working. I take it the special had the round gauges?
The SN is 3H5-004886, and that cross references to a 1980 Yamaha XS1100G if I read the tables correctly.
And finally, yes, the handle bars are not my first choice for beauty, and comfort, but my first goal was to get the bike on the road for as small an investment as possible (I've failed on that goal too), and then putter with upgrading things like chrome exhaust, new handlebars etc...
Thanks for the insight on the bike. I appreciate the feedback. I doubt the bike will ever be stock again, but from where it started, I figured I couldn't really hurt it a whole bunch...

Hi Guy,
right then. From your posts and photos what you most likely got from the impound yard is an XS11G (AKA 1980 XS11 Standard) with a Special gas tank, an aftermarket exhaust system and a round headlight instead of the stock rectangular one.
And that's OK, I'm not knocking it.
Except for the bars. I find those bars to be an ergonomic disaster.
But that's me. Marty loves them but he's at least a foot taller than me and they just might fit him.
I'd be surprised if you can't find a good set of used bars at a local swapmeet for ~$25.