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  • old_skool
    XSive Maximus
    • Nov 2011
    • 554
    • Ohio

    #91
    Even the nicest vetter setup on a nice looking bike looks better without it's fairing. JMO
    81 XS1100H

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    • BA80
      Doctor of XSology
      • Oct 2010
      • 9980
      • Tulsa, Ok

      #92
      I agree but I've come to respect the fairing. If your just gonna buzz around town and attempt to impress naked is the way. If you gonna travel though the fairing is the way to go.

      I never rode with one until recently. I put one on the okieSPECIAL to head off to Arkansas last fall because it was getting into the 40s in the mornings and I didn't want to freeze my azz. Good thing because Tod and I ended up riding back to Tulsa to get a part for the alternator on his 81. I did about 450 or 500 miles that day/night. We got back to the motel around 1 or 2 am. My comfort meter pegged and now I think I'm spoiled.

      The only one I have to impress is me.

      To stick to the thread I think the ugliest thing I've seen put on an XS is mud and grass from crashing in the ditch.
      Greg

      Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

      ― Albert Einstein

      80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.

      The list changes.

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      • Elevener
        XSive Maximus
        • Jul 2009
        • 608
        • small town in TEXAS

        #93
        I havent seen Greg on an XS yet so I really cant comment.
        Trapped in time. Surrounded by evil. Low on gas.

        1980 XS1100G 1179 kit, Tkat brace, progressive springs & shocks, jardine spaghetti, Mikes coils, Geezer's rectifier

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        • BA80
          Doctor of XSology
          • Oct 2010
          • 9980
          • Tulsa, Ok

          #94
          Originally posted by Elevener
          I havent seen Greg on an XS yet so I really cant comment.
          I make anything look good. Might even make you look better if you hung around me.................might.
          Greg

          Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

          ― Albert Einstein

          80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.

          The list changes.

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          • joceiphus
            Xsive
            • Oct 2009
            • 285
            • Tulsa

            #95
            Originally posted by BA80
            I make anything look good. Might even make you look better if you hung around me.................might.
            Are you the ugly girl that all the other girls bring to the bar to make themselves appear prettier?
            Joe


            78XS1100

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            • BA80
              Doctor of XSology
              • Oct 2010
              • 9980
              • Tulsa, Ok

              #96
              Uhmmmm......no. But that does sound like experience speaking.
              Greg

              Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

              ― Albert Einstein

              80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.

              The list changes.

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              • cywelchjr
                XS-XJ Super Guru(Deceased)
                • Oct 2008
                • 4450
                • Sacramento, CA

                #97
                Originally posted by joceiphus
                Are you the ugly girl that all the other girls bring to the bar to make themselves appear prettier?
                No, he's the ugly guy that all the guys bring to the bar to make them look better to the gals. Also putting Greg on any bike makes the bike look better by comparison no matter how bad the bike looks .

                Then again, most of us have bikes with the parts actually on the frame instead of in boxes on shelves in the garage Joe , so we can have him sit on our bikes to make them look good .
                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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                • Elevener
                  XSive Maximus
                  • Jul 2009
                  • 608
                  • small town in TEXAS

                  #98
                  Im not going to say anything about skidmarks here. But I saw this seat once, talk about ugly.
                  Trapped in time. Surrounded by evil. Low on gas.

                  1980 XS1100G 1179 kit, Tkat brace, progressive springs & shocks, jardine spaghetti, Mikes coils, Geezer's rectifier

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                  • cywelchjr
                    XS-XJ Super Guru(Deceased)
                    • Oct 2008
                    • 4450
                    • Sacramento, CA

                    #99
                    Originally posted by Elevener
                    Im not going to say anything about skidmarks here. But I saw this seat once, talk about ugly.
                    Hey, I remember something about that seat. Some claim that it's fake snakeskin not a skidmark or something like that?
                    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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                    • BA80
                      Doctor of XSology
                      • Oct 2010
                      • 9980
                      • Tulsa, Ok

                      #100
                      Y'all are STILL jealous aren't you?
                      Greg

                      Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

                      ― Albert Einstein

                      80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.

                      The list changes.

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                      • cywelchjr
                        XS-XJ Super Guru(Deceased)
                        • Oct 2008
                        • 4450
                        • Sacramento, CA

                        #101
                        Originally posted by BA80
                        Y'all are STILL jealous aren't you?
                        Yep I'm as jealous of your seat as you are of my trunk and hard bags .
                        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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                        • BA80
                          Doctor of XSology
                          • Oct 2010
                          • 9980
                          • Tulsa, Ok

                          #102
                          Originally posted by cywelchjr
                          Yep I'm as jealous of your seat as you are of my trunk and hard bags .
                          OOOhhhhh........I love it when you talk dirty....
                          Greg

                          Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

                          ― Albert Einstein

                          80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.

                          The list changes.

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                          • joceiphus
                            Xsive
                            • Oct 2009
                            • 285
                            • Tulsa

                            #103
                            Originally posted by cywelchjr
                            Then again, most of us have bikes with the parts actually on the frame instead of in boxes on shelves in the garage Joe , so we can have him sit on our bikes to make them look good .
                            AND.... Most of us have bikes and parts that aren't all bashed up, because we could stick with our New Years resolution to drop a couple tons, and DIDN't fly down to Micky Dees for a Big Mac attack and slam into some poor schlubs truck doin' a buck fiddy!
                            Joe


                            78XS1100

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                            • natemoen
                              Master of XSology
                              • May 2010
                              • 8640
                              • Fargo

                              #104
                              Originally posted by Elevener
                              Im not going to say anything about skidmarks here. But I saw this seat once, talk about ugly.
                              Dangit! You beat me to it!
                              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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                              • cywelchjr
                                XS-XJ Super Guru(Deceased)
                                • Oct 2008
                                • 4450
                                • Sacramento, CA

                                #105
                                Originally posted by joceiphus
                                AND.... Most of us have bikes and parts that aren't all bashed up, because we could stick with our New Years resolution to drop a couple tons, and DIDN't fly down to Micky Dees for a Big Mac attack and slam into some poor schlubs truck doin' a buck fiddy!
                                At least my COULD get down to Micky Dees without being carried in the back of a pickup truck . And it's all fixed up now, in some ways better than before (ignition cover matches the year of the engine now), the rest is at least as good as before.
                                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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