just got my first bike

[CatatonicBug]

you and about 20 other people will when i got it home not even 20 min my brother wanted it even be for i got the dust off of it. my brother is a 250- 300 and he only has a 750 and it is small for him and now he wants to get this from me so he has something bigger but there is noway he is going to get it from what i have read on this sight

Just let your brother know there are several 11's available for sale on this site! What better reason for him to get his own, than to ride along next to his brother?! Sounds like a fun "bonding" experience to me!

[DGXSER]

As you can see from my signature, I owned a few 750s in the past. And the XS11 rocks! These bikes do have incredible power. Truly, they do weigh ALOT also. This equals a bike that will go very fast very quick and with not much throttle and not really feel that fast either. It also will not turn nearly as nimbly as some smaller bikes, or slow down as easily. So you REALLY have to watch it or you will easily find your self going into a corner way to hot. I know I have had a couple turns that went high on the pucker factor.

I do recommend the MSF course. I finished one a month or so before I bought my 11. Unfortunately, there is such a huge demand for the basic course locally, they are no longer offering the experienced rider course where you can do the riding on your own machine. Luckily my course was a couple miles or so from my house so I have gone to their lot which is marked with the cone locations and such and used it as a practice ground. The 11 is an entirely different animal from the Nigthawk 250 I used for the course. SO yeah, be careful and really respect the power of this bike!

And again.....I hate you for getting that bike free!! That is a once in a lifetime deal for sure.

[chevy_338]

If she does not cool down, I volunteer to take one for the team and let you give it to me and i'll bring it to my house.

you and about 20 other people will when i got it home not even 20 min my brother wanted it even be for i got the dust off of it. my brother is a 250- 300 and he only has a 750 and it is small for him and now he wants to get this from me so he has something bigger but there is noway he is going to get it from what i have read on this sight

[DGXSER]

If she does not cool down, I volunteer to take one for the team and let you give it to me and i'll bring it to my house.

[chevy_338]

You are a lucky man, so you already have the side covers and clutch cover. You will have that thing running in no time. Congrats

thanks i hope to have it running be for the snow fly's but i don't think i will get it out this year i got into the dog house with the wife when she got home from work so right now it is going to sit where it is until she cools down a little but when she does do that it think she will be all good with it

[MTaft]

You are a lucky man, so you already have the side covers and clutch cover. You will have that thing running in no time. Congrats

[DJinNH]

I can't get over the lucky find you ran into. Say....while you're hot, care to suggest some numbers for us to use on the Powerball lottery?

Don

[chevy_338]

Well, the bike is in a HECK of a lot better shape than your truck! I say dump the truck (hey, GIVE it away! ) and concentrate on the bike. It will be a lot more fun and it'll be done a LOT sooner.

not getting rid of the truck and that thin is all most done it is just a toy that plays in the mud but i will get to the bike as soon as i can

[CatatonicBug]

Well, the bike is in a HECK of a lot better shape than your truck! I say dump the truck (hey, GIVE it away! ) and concentrate on the bike. It will be a lot more fun and it'll be done a LOT sooner.

[chevy_338]

WOW!! Simply amazing!! That is a beautiful bike! Like Craz said, you're only missing a few parts (need a right side mirror too), and they should all be available after a quick look around on this forum or on e-bay. Get a set of tires, flush the brake system, clean the carbs, and change the oils. You'll be riding that thing in a week or two! If you don't already have one, the manual is available from the link in my signature.

Man.... Even the headers are shiny!!

and thanks for the manual that is going to help a lot

[chevy_338]

and yes this is my first bike but i have been riding for some years now but just off and on for them years. i was a tow truck driver and you need to know how to ride them so you can tow them. but i am going to go though the safety school so i can learn how to ride it better. and about getting this thing on the road i all most had my nuts ripped off when the wife got home so i have to let this calm down here a little be for i start on anything and i have my other project that needs to get done here be for i start anther one. i will post a pic of that here to just so you can see her but other than that thanks for the welcomes and i hope this site will help me out with this bike and here is the pic of my mistress

[chevy_338]

The really unbelievable thing may be if he has those parts! I went back and re-read his post and it says the PO had the missing parts in a box!
Sweet Special, Chevy...Extremely nice find!
And yes, by all means, if this is your first, please take the safety course!
When you get 'er goin, you'll soon find out these are big bikes, both in power and weight! They can get away from you if you're not used to them.
And I hear ya Kat...(I mean Murph), we are definitely livin' in the wrong area! Can't hardly find any of these things around here in the first place, and in the second, the PO's are too "educated" when it comes to price...
Best of luck to ya, Chevy. Ride Safe.
Regards,
Bob

yes i have the covers and the clutch cover to there in the box

[fredintoon]

hello names Tony and i just got my first bike and yes it is a xs1100
so here is the story obout this i was looking on craigslist and say a posting on this bike and it is a 1979 1100 and it was for free - - -

Hi Tony,
I am sending this in green because I am seething with envy. I paid a grand for mine in far worse shape.
Cleaning the carbs is easy, getting them free of the airbox is a right swine. Remove the bottom half with the two wing bolts. Just 3 screws retain the top half. Do NOT dismantle the top half, it's eff nigh impossible to put back together.
And please take a rider's course.

[DGXSER]

I am not sure if I want to congratulate you or cry. I must live in the same area as Kat cause they do NOT give ANYTHING away here. Even that horse stuff would fetch a price around here.

[XJOK2PLAY]

CBug...

The really unbelievable thing may be if he has those parts! I went back and re-read his post and it says the PO had the missing parts in a box!
Sweet Special, Chevy...Extremely nice find!
And yes, by all means, if this is your first, please take the safety course!
When you get 'er goin, you'll soon find out these are big bikes, both in power and weight! They can get away from you if you're not used to them.
And I hear ya Kat...(I mean Murph), we are definitely livin' in the wrong area! Can't hardly find any of these things around here in the first place, and in the second, the PO's are too "educated" when it comes to price...
Best of luck to ya, Chevy. Ride Safe.
Regards,
Bob