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Was looking around the different threads and came across some discussion of what other makes of bike we had / rode. Then I found this article - mine was Red and I loved it, they were everything the XS is and if I were to get a second ride - this would be it if I could find one.
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Was looking around the different threads and came across some discussion of what other makes of bike we had / rode. Then I found this article - mine was Red and I loved it, they were everything the XS is and if I were to get a second ride - this would be it if I could find one.Si Parker
'81 XS1100H
Tkat brace, new coils/wires/plugs, refurbed carbs (thanks 81 xsproject), recon'd top end, windshield (thanks dpotter58), resprayed tank and panels, 4-1 exhaust, sweet xs pod filters, in line fuel filters, progressive springs, thick hand grips, jumped headlight relay. -
Hmmmm............those that rode the touring model back in the day when my XS was new used to tell me at gas stations that engine was smooth but the heat on the outer two cyl. made things very hot on the shins touring long distances.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. -
don't get me wrong - she was a pig, in a whole bunch of ways but I just loved the size, the power, just the feel of her and the way she rode. Pretty much the same reasons I like my XS - don't have a name for her yet
Si Parker
'81 XS1100H
Tkat brace, new coils/wires/plugs, refurbed carbs (thanks 81 xsproject), recon'd top end, windshield (thanks dpotter58), resprayed tank and panels, 4-1 exhaust, sweet xs pod filters, in line fuel filters, progressive springs, thick hand grips, jumped headlight relay.Comment
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Re: old non-xs bike
Never had one, but I wanted one. So I bought this '84 DFI in France. Do not know if the fuel injected ones were available in the US? Later I added a Swiss '86 to that. These dfi's are turning into collectibles very rapidly..Originally posted by SiP
http://www.realclassic.co.uk/kawa03110100.html
Was looking around the different threads and came across some discussion of what other makes of bike we had / rode. Then I found this article - mine was Red and I loved it, they were everything the XS is and if I were to get a second ride - this would be it if I could find one.
Last edited by Mathh; 01-14-2008, 02:10 AM.XS1100 3X0 '82 restomod, 2H9 '78 chain drive racer, 3H3 '79 customized.
MV Agusta Brutale 910R '06.
Triumph 1200 Speed Trophy '91, Triumph 1200 '93.
Z1 '73 restomod, Z1A '74 yellow/green, KZ900 A4 '76 green.
Yamaha MT-09 Tracer '15 grey.
Kawasaki Z1300 DFI '84 modified, red.Comment
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Nice to see the bloke that did the Real Classics write up liked the XS1100 more
Would I buy another one? No, I replaced her in my heart with, what was for me, one of the finest dinosaurs to come from Japan, the inimitable Yamaha 1.1S. This black custom version of the XS1100 did everything better than the Kawasaki by a country mile. THIS bike I'd buy like a shot if I could find one in prime condition. The Z1300, king of all it surveyed in the manner of Arthur, was de-throned for me by the Lancelot style and performance of the XS1.1.Tom
1982 5K7 Sport, restored to original from a wreck
1978 2H9 (E), my original XS11, mostly original
1980 2H9 monoshocked (avatar pic)http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r...psf30aa1c8.jpg
1982 XJ1100, waiting resto to originalComment
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