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  • #1

    Newbie from DFW

    Howdy, all. I'm from DFW, TX and the new owner of a '79 XS11 Special (I think). Sort of inherited it from a brother-in-law and am fixing it up. Pix are attached. I'm sure I'll have tons of questions as I go about getting it running again, but I just wanted to introduce myself first.







    Last edited by Ken Talbot; 02-07-2009, 07:09 PM. Reason: image layout
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    '79 XS11 Frankenbike
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    Newbie

    Greetings..
    Looks like a Standard with a "Special" Tank to me??
    78 XS1100E Standard
    Coca Cola Red
    Hooker Headers

    http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/p...m/DSC00580.jpg

    1979 XS1100 Special
    http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/p...m/DSC00612.jpg

    1980 XS Standard
    http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/p...m/DSC01137.jpg

    2006 Roadstar Warrior
    http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/p...um/warrior.jpg

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    • #3
      WooHoo!

      About time we got another DFW XSive around here!

      Well... you DO have a Special tank.. but you have a standard rear cowl and standard instrument cluster and mirrors... Don't have much time to look really close at it at the moment though...

      At any rate... glad to have you on board!

      John and I are in Hurst...


      Going back and actually READING the response before mine...
      Yeah... what he said...
      Last edited by Wildkat; 02-07-2009, 07:28 PM.
      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.

      “Alis Volat Propriis”

      Yamaha XS 1100 Classic
      For those on FB

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      • #4
        yeah, it seems to have some Special parts on it, but I think the frame was a standard, when I pulled the front wheel this afternoon, the speedo was hooked in the way a non-Special would be
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        '79 XS11 Frankenbike

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        • #5
          Another DFW XSive!!

          jockeys,

          Welcome !! from your neighbor on the west side of Fort Worth
          Nubee

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          • #6
            Welcome,looks like it is in decent shape.
            80 SG XS1100
            14 Victory Cross Country

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            • #7
              Originally posted by tarzan View Post
              Welcome,looks like it is in decent shape.
              actually, it doesn't run yet, but i'm working on it :-P
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              '79 XS11 Frankenbike

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              • #8
                Definitely a combo bike. Standard forks, standard guages, special headlight and signals up front, standard signals in back. Looks like special trees or at least bar clamps. Did the standard have a slotted rear brake disc? did either in 79? The seat it is non stock.

                Overall a nice looking bike. Love the "ghost" flames. got me thinking of a late winter project for mine.
                Last edited by DGXSER; 02-07-2009, 10:26 PM.
                Life is what happens while your planning everything else!

                When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.

                81 XS1100 Special - Humpty Dumpty
                80 XS1100 Special - Project Resurrection


                Previously owned
                93 GSX600F
                80 XS1100 Special - Ruby
                81 XS1100 Special
                81 CB750 C
                80 CB750 C
                78 XS750

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                • #9
                  Anyone know what the seat is off of?
                  Harry

                  The voices in my head are giving me the silent treatment.

                  '79 Standard
                  '82 XJ1100
                  '84 FJ1100


                  Acta Non Verba

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                  • #10
                    Harry,

                    Looks just like my aftermarket king/queen seat, just made to fit the standard rear cowl.
                    Life is what happens while your planning everything else!

                    When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.

                    81 XS1100 Special - Humpty Dumpty
                    80 XS1100 Special - Project Resurrection


                    Previously owned
                    93 GSX600F
                    80 XS1100 Special - Ruby
                    81 XS1100 Special
                    81 CB750 C
                    80 CB750 C
                    78 XS750

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                    • #11
                      So it sounds like it's a for-sure frankenbike, which is cool. Hoping to have the thing running soon, it was stored for a year before I got it, thankfully without gas or oil and in a very dry place, so the engine is clean.

                      Seems a lot of the rubber seals and shock absorbers have given in to dry rot. I replaced the front tire this weekend with a new Dunlop, have also put a new battery, plugs, oil, filter, etc. in. Still won't start, so I'm going to go over the ignition coils with a multimeter this week when i get some time. it may just be the wires, they are pretty cracked and falling apart.

                      Read thru the faq and if the coils meter out ok, it sounds like I need to start checking the ignition control module on the rear fender?
                      Last edited by jockeys; 02-09-2009, 03:18 PM.
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                      '79 XS11 Frankenbike

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                      • #12
                        also not 100% sure about my fuel petcocks, they seem to freeflow when in the reserve position, I'm not sure if they are supposed to do that or not. The take-apart manual said they needed vacuum to work in primary, but nothing about reserve.
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                        '79 XS11 Frankenbike

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by jockeys View Post
                          Still won't start, so I'm going to go over the ignition coils with a multimeter this week when i get some time. it may just be the wires, they are pretty cracked and falling apart.

                          Read thru the faq and if the coils meter out ok, it sounds like I need to start checking the ignition control module on the rear fender?
                          Pull and clean the carbs. That is the first thing you will need to do to get it running again. Generally, if it sits for that long, any left-over fuel cruds up the tiny holes in the carbs.
                          1980 XS850SG - Sold
                          1981 XS1100LH Midnight Special (Sold) - purchased 9/29/08
                          Fully Vetterized and Dynojet Kit added, Heated Grips, Truck-Lite LED headlight, Accel Coils, Irridium plugs, TKAT Fork Brace, XS850LH Final Drive & Black SS Brake lines from Chacal.
                          Here's my web page devoted to my bike! XS/XJ User's Manuals there, and the XJ1100 Service Manual and both XS1100 Service manuals (free download!).

                          Whether you think you can, or you think you cannot - You're right.
                          -H. Ford

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by CatatonicBug View Post
                            Pull and clean the carbs. That is the first thing you will need to do to get it running again. Generally, if it sits for that long, any left-over fuel cruds up the tiny holes in the carbs.
                            I'll look into that. It was put up dry, so I was hoping to avoid that. However, it is definitely not getting a spark, so I have to deal with that as well :-P
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                            '79 XS11 Frankenbike

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by jockeys View Post
                              Howdy, all. I'm from DFW, TX and the new owner of a '79 XS11 Special (I think). Sort of inherited it from a brother-in-law and am fixing it up.
                              >
                              Hi Jock and welcome,
                              A hybrid for sure. But is it a Special trying to be a Standard or vice-versa?
                              From the pics,
                              Standard forks, gauges, rear signals & plastic bumstop with Special gas tank, headlamp & front signals.
                              Seat is aftermarket. Grabrail & lower tripletree chrome trimpiece are missing. Slotted brake disk on rear wheel is from a later bike.
                              Check if the engine & frame serial numbers are the same to see if the engine is a transplant.
                              Check the rear wheel diameter (16" = Special; 17" = Standard)
                              Fred Hill, S'toon
                              XS11SG with Spirit of America sidecar
                              "The Flying Pumpkin"

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