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My boss just got one of these....it is OMFG fast! Great looking, great sounding (especially when the supercharger is winding up), and rides like it's on rails. I was impressed.
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Hi...my name is Mike, and I'm a lane-splitter.
'80 XS1100SG (mine)
'87 CMX450C Rebel (daughter's first bike) -
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You can tell that I am too old now, I keep looking at that thing saying "I wonder if I could fit 2 cars seats in it??". Nice looking ride in 15 years or so!!!!Travis Miller
1978 EComment
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our xs can still rip it to shreds, right?"a good man knows his limitations" dirty harry
History
85 Yamaha FJ 1100
79 yamaha xs1100f
03 honda cbr 600 f4
91 yamaha fzr 600
84 yamaha fj 1100
82 yamaha seca 750
87 yamaha fazer
86 yamaha maxim x
82 yamaha vision
78 yamaha rd 400Comment
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our xs can still rip it to shreds, right?
Not likely,
brother has a 67 Shelby GT 500
As Shelby made it, no additional mods turns 11's
mroComment
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Just noticed the marks on windshield
what's that say at the top?
mroComment
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whats it say?
looks like 13.4, you can see it in the back window also.1979 XS1100SF
2005 VTX1800S3 ( Dailey ride)Comment
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NICE ride ... Looks like a HEAVY insurance increase looking for a place to happen .....
RobKEEP THE RUBBER SIDE DOWN
1978 XS1100E Modified
1978 XS500E
1979 XS1100F Restored
1980 XS1100 SG
1981 Suzuki GS1100
1983 Suzuki GS750S Katana
1983 Honda CB900 CustomComment
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13.4 could be right. It cost alot of money to put a car in the 11s.
The car is so light, that big motor would cause all kinds of traction problems.
If I had to have a car, that one would be cool.Comment
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13.4 could be right
If that’s "it" on a "new shelby cobra" then my stocker XS's might keep up and my hot rod XS would put em down
mro
getting anywhere significant below thirteens in a cage takes a little more that just HP...Comment
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Pulled up next to one of those ...
at a stop light in Temec the other day. I got a little hole shot on him but then finally managed to lose him in a cloud of smoke ..... in my 300D veggie burner
.... NOT .... beautiful ride! I bought a 96GT brand new ....most amazing thing about it was that I only got one ticket the whole time I had it ....
80G Mini-bagger
VM33 Smooth bores, Pods, 4/1 Supertrapp, SS brake lines, fork brace
Past XS11s
79F Stone stocker and former daily driver, sold May '10 now converting for N.O. to cafe style
79SF eventually dismantled for parts
79F Bought almost new in 80, sold for a house
79F The Ernie bike sold to a Navy dude summer 08
79SF Squared-off Special, Vetter/Bates tour pkg., Mikes XS coils, G rear fender and tail light. Sold June 09Comment
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Re: our xs can still rip it to shreds, right?
I would politely disagree with most performance claims made regarding old muscle cars. Almost every review of the GT500KR puts the 1/4 mile in the 14.5 sec. range. The standard GT was slower. Even the '69 ZL-1 Camaro, what many consider the fastest muscle car built, is in the low 13's. A link for the GT500KR:Originally posted by mro
Not likely,
brother has a 67 Shelby GT 500
As Shelby made it, no additional mods turns 11's
mro
2010 Kawasaki Z1000
1979 SF: Millennium Falcon, until this SaturdayComment
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Fremont drag strip, 1969 11.85 1/4 mile
did have slicks, but pretty sure it was the stock 427 or 428 cobra engine that came in the shelby.
My brother let me run it and I hit the high 13's first run.
mro
btw, some of the shelby mustangs where "special" ordered. different maifolds/carbs, diferentials etc...Last edited by mro; 06-25-2007, 12:36 PM.Comment
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You have a point with the slicks. Tires sucked back then. I'm sure there would be quite a bit more torque being applied to the pavement with modern tires!2010 Kawasaki Z1000
1979 SF: Millennium Falcon, until this SaturdayComment
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All I know is I get to see a lot of them from my rear view mirror....
Nice day, if it doesn't rain...
'05 ST1300
'83 502/502 Monte Carlo for sale/tradeComment
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