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New seat and fender mod without cutting the frame. What do you think of that? Total cost....$30 for the seat, nuts and bolts, and one extra fender.
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79 XS11 Special (Lazarus)
80 XS850 Special (Old Faithful)
80 XS11 Standard sorta stock (Beatrice)
79 DT 100 -
I LIKE IT!
Would love to see a sideshot if you get a chance...
What length are your shocks?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
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79 SF MEAUQABEAUXS
81SH Nor'eas tah (Old Red)
80 LG Black Magic
78 E Standard Practice
James 3:17
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Yamaha XS 1100 Classic
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love it!!! where did you get the seat! and i want a side shot too!!! (of the bike, to be specific)1980 XS 1100 Special (working to be my daily ride)Comment
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The shocks are regular xs11 standard shocks, 12.5 inch I think. I'm looking for a virago 1100 set, I believe they are 11.5 and fit...??
I'll take it out in the driveway on Sunday and get a side shot. I tried one in the garage and you couldn't see anything. The bike isn't even close to done,It's been in pieces for a few months. but a least it looks like a motorcycle again.79 XS11 Special (Lazarus)
80 XS850 Special (Old Faithful)
80 XS11 Standard sorta stock (Beatrice)
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I got the seat on ebay.....they didn't know what bike it was from...so the price was cheap. Some Harley. I just cut a little out of the front with a dremel. It made it fit the tank nice. I made a tongue and bolted it onto the bottom, to fit the part in the frame. Just bolted the back to the fender. There are threaded holes in the bottom...at some piont I'll finish it.79 XS11 Special (Lazarus)
80 XS850 Special (Old Faithful)
80 XS11 Standard sorta stock (Beatrice)
79 DT 100Comment
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Nice work! I hope you are planning on ditching the HUGE signals. I wish I had your seat modifying skills...Healthy is merely the slowest rate at which you can die
Some people will tell you that slow is good - and it may be, on some days - but I am here to tell you that fast is better. I’ve always believed this, in spite of the trouble it’s caused me. Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba….Hunter S. ThompsonComment
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Yeah, nice job!
I think you might be able to get a set of 11.5" for an HD Sportster, and they should fit.
Good work!Gone but never Forgotten:
1980 XS11SG - "Scorpion"
Current:
2006 Yamaha FJR1300A - "Orion"
2007 Honda CBR600RR - "Twitch"
"Life is not a journey to the grave, with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body; but rather to skid on broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming:
WOW - What a ride!Comment
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I don't know, I kind of like the "HUGE" signals. I do need a brake light of some sort.
I may grab a midnight fender and do it again. I think a black fender would blend in better with the frame. I've got a pile of other things to finish, I'll come back to the seat and fender later.79 XS11 Special (Lazarus)
80 XS850 Special (Old Faithful)
80 XS11 Standard sorta stock (Beatrice)
79 DT 100Comment
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side view
79 XS11 Special (Lazarus)
80 XS850 Special (Old Faithful)
80 XS11 Standard sorta stock (Beatrice)
79 DT 100Comment
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Ok, yeah, that's bad a$$!
It really shows off the engine nicely!Gone but never Forgotten:
1980 XS11SG - "Scorpion"
Current:
2006 Yamaha FJR1300A - "Orion"
2007 Honda CBR600RR - "Twitch"
"Life is not a journey to the grave, with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body; but rather to skid on broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming:
WOW - What a ride!Comment
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Ain't nothing wrong with the way that looks. Great profile.
RIP Whiskers (Shop Boss) 25+yrs
"It doesn't hurt until you find out no one is looking"
Everything on hold...Comment
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Brake light idea:
switch out the orange turn signal lenses for red ones, swap in dual element bulbs and wire them up to run as turn/tail/brake lights.
Legal? I have no idea.
I did the above on my bike in addition to the standard stop light but it would work without it as well. I even have a pair of red lenses I could sell you cheap, I got mine on ebay and they came as a set of 4.1979 xs1100 Special -
Stock air box/K&N Filter, MAC 4-2 exhaust, Bad-Boy Air horn, TC fuse box, Windshield, Soft bags, Vetter Fairing, Blinkers->Run/Turn/Brake Lights, Headlight Modulator, hard wire GPS power
Short Stack - 1981 xs1100 Standard - lowered for SWMBO.
My Bike:Originally posted by fredintoon
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Good looking bike.
Aside - It looks like your going with the Fred Flintstone approach to automation. Or, "I don't need no stinking carburetors"
XJ1100 - Stock
XV750 - POS parts bikeComment
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Brake light idea....good idea, I'll see if it's legal.
The carbs, foot pegs, shifter ect. will be back on at some point. I just got it together to the point of looking like a bike again. It's not much fun to ride right now.79 XS11 Special (Lazarus)
80 XS850 Special (Old Faithful)
80 XS11 Standard sorta stock (Beatrice)
79 DT 100Comment
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Hey, I know its legal in addition to a brake light -> how I have mine set up, I'm not sure its legal to use the signals as your "only" brake light. I know thats how they do it on trailers but... it probably depends on local laws and such anyways.1979 xs1100 Special -
Stock air box/K&N Filter, MAC 4-2 exhaust, Bad-Boy Air horn, TC fuse box, Windshield, Soft bags, Vetter Fairing, Blinkers->Run/Turn/Brake Lights, Headlight Modulator, hard wire GPS power
Short Stack - 1981 xs1100 Standard - lowered for SWMBO.
My Bike:Originally posted by fredintoon
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