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  • #1

    How Low Can You Go??

    So I try to pretty things up a bit on the bike and put stainless screws on the covers and such... even replace the old rusty screws on the heat shields with some stainless allen screws.

    I'm headed home the other day and I came into a sweeping curve too hot, (For those of you that know me... just TRY to act somewhat surprised) and I went way beyond normal boot dragging lean... even got that pesky footpeg scraping and bent up out of the way... to where I started dragging... you guessed it. That nice new shiney stainless allen bolt on the heat shield!




    Oh well... I guess at least it saved the heat shield?? lol.


    Tod
    Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.

    You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!

    Current bikes:
    '06 Suzuki DR650
    *'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
    '82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
    '82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
    '82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
    '82 XJ1100 Parts bike
    '81 XS1100 Special
    '81 YZ250
    '80 XS850 Special
    '80 XR100
    *Crashed/Totalled, still own
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  • #2
    I'm shocked!

    YOU!?!? Coming into a curve too hot?!?!

    (how was that?)


    I'm not saying a thing... this time...
    (enjoy it while it last)


    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.

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    • #3
      That's quite a lean there trbig

      Holy shiite!!! Peg bent up out of the way and down to the nuts and bolts??!! What tires do you have on that thing?
      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.

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      • #4
        What tires do you have on that thing?

        Oh no you don't!!! We aren't turning this into one of THOSE threads! lol




        Tod
        Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.

        You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!

        Current bikes:
        '06 Suzuki DR650
        *'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
        '82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
        '82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
        '82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
        '82 XJ1100 Parts bike
        '81 XS1100 Special
        '81 YZ250
        '80 XS850 Special
        '80 XR100
        *Crashed/Totalled, still own

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        • #5
          Holy crap that is a long ways over for one of these old girls. You got a fork brace?
          http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1241/1480921818_241eade448_s.jpg

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          • #6
            No, no fork brace... but I'd like to get one. When you run it really hard in the curves, it feels like there's a hinge in the middle a bit when the forks flex.
            But it is still rideable the way it is. I keep hoping that all the parts I give away... someone may have one to trade?? lol


            Tod
            Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.

            You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!

            Current bikes:
            '06 Suzuki DR650
            *'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
            '82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
            '82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
            '82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
            '82 XJ1100 Parts bike
            '81 XS1100 Special
            '81 YZ250
            '80 XS850 Special
            '80 XR100
            *Crashed/Totalled, still own

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            • #7
              Yep they flex pretty good if you are laid over and the road is rough. That is why I thought maybe you had one. Following you at night would be quite a light show
              http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1241/1480921818_241eade448_s.jpg

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              • #8
                LOL...

                I try not to get down far enough to scrape pegs... especially after I saw how much they are to replace them! I normally put my boot about halfway on and halfway off the peg in a turn and go until I start rubbing my boot on the ground... but sometimes things don't go as planned...

                Tod
                Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.

                You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!

                Current bikes:
                '06 Suzuki DR650
                *'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
                '82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
                '82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
                '82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
                '82 XJ1100 Parts bike
                '81 XS1100 Special
                '81 YZ250
                '80 XS850 Special
                '80 XR100
                *Crashed/Totalled, still own

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                • #9
                  fork brace

                  if you have a standard i have a brace for you for 50. shipped to your door. but theres no future in stock forks, i'm putting
                  fj1100 on mine.

                  bill
                  bill hane

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                  • #10
                    I have a special and I think Tod has a maxim?
                    http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1241/1480921818_241eade448_s.jpg

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                    • #11
                      This is from a pic I took at the Bob Jones memorial ride... I made a poster of it. It was one of those boot dragging turns with the one hand on the throttle and the other with the camera stuck out over windshield that happened to turn out good.

                      It's a good motto anyway! lol.

                      Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.

                      You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!

                      Current bikes:
                      '06 Suzuki DR650
                      *'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
                      '82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
                      '82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
                      '82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
                      '82 XJ1100 Parts bike
                      '81 XS1100 Special
                      '81 YZ250
                      '80 XS850 Special
                      '80 XR100
                      *Crashed/Totalled, still own

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                      • #12
                        That would make a great poster!
                        http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1241/1480921818_241eade448_s.jpg

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                        • #13
                          That's my favorite pic! I love that shot!

                          I'm not supposed to be on the internet at work(yeah, right)but I even showed it to my boss. He thought it was cool too.

                          It SHOULD be made into a poster!
                          80 XS1100G w/ Windjammer-the Witch
                          79 XS1100F

                          "Look Ma! No hands!...."

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                          • #14
                            Ahhh, just a few more days....
                            United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY
                            If I can do it at 18 yrs old, anyone can
                            "You know something, You can't polish a turd"
                            "What are you rebelling against", "Well, what do you got?"
                            Acta Non Verba

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                            • #15
                              I have a plotter at work that is basically a 3 foot wide color printer, so my office has several 3'x4' posters of different shots I liked over the years.... this one is the latest edition. Thanks for the comments. Take 2-300 pics and your bound to get one or two good ones! lol.


                              Tod
                              Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.

                              You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!

                              Current bikes:
                              '06 Suzuki DR650
                              *'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
                              '82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
                              '82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
                              '82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
                              '82 XJ1100 Parts bike
                              '81 XS1100 Special
                              '81 YZ250
                              '80 XS850 Special
                              '80 XR100
                              *Crashed/Totalled, still own

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