Motorcylce endorsement. FINALLY!

[beechfront]

finally drug my ass in to get my motorcycle license today. Having been riding for the last year I didn't have too much trouble, even though my XS was bigger than most bikes there by no less than 300 cc.

One guy dumped his 200 (or 250?) cc dirt bike completely on the side, another guy had a new honda shadow he nearly dumped (i'm pretty sure he banged up his exhaust) another guy had a midnight special and nearly laid it on the side.

Are all midnight special's 1100s? his was a 4 cylinder but looked smaller. no disk brake in back and I didn't get a good look but I think it only had a single brake in front. clutch cable also connected in a different spot. He told me it was an '82.

[mitch]

midnight

I have seen a 700 midnight in canada from that era.

[Ken Talbot]

SWMBO used to own and ride an '81 XJ650 Midnight Special

[Huron52]

I just came from Port Dover's Friday the 13th and saw an Yamaha 850 midnight special. I did not see an marking as to whetherit was a XS or a XJ

[beechfront]

that would be it!

the only thing that made me think was an 1100 was that it had 4 cyls. I thought I had seen a 3 cyl 800cc version. I hadn't known about the 650s.

you learn something new every day....

[Mike Hart]

Originally posted by beechfront
you learn something new every day....

If you're not careful

[jkgrubbs]

Guy at work has a 2 cyl 650, black and gold

[wpc57]

a friend has a 650cc MIDNIGHT SPECIAL MAXIM. disc brake front and drum brake in back. Its an 82

[schpiff]

I knew a guy who had a 650 Heritage special (abiut '81 or '82 i think) v twin..black and gold also