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  • Pat Kelly
    XS-XJ Super Guru
    • Jul 2002
    • 3046
    • Golden Valley, AZ

    #1051
    Originally posted by BA80
    Why not Pat?
    Working alot anymore. Spending time and money on new hobbies (firearms). About to start a new project doing a resto-mod on the 83 Camaro. Should be fun as I'm not a Chevy guy.
    Pat Kelly
    <p-lkelly@sbcglobal.net>

    1978 XS1100E (The Force)
    1980 XS1100LG (The Dark Side)
    2007 Dodge Ram 2500 quad-cab long-bed (Wifes ride)
    1999 Suburban (The Ship)
    1994 Dodge Spirit (Son #1)
    1968 F100 (Valentine)

    "No one is totally useless. They can always be used as a bad example"

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    • fredintoon
      Master of XSology
      • Mar 2004
      • 6795
      • Saskatoon SK

      #1052
      Originally posted by Cuda 69
      replaced the front brake master cylinder today with a new one,man am I having a h*ll of a time bleeding the brakes,even using a mity-vac. time to take a break.
      Hi Cuda,
      BTDT. I got 2 sets of stainless hoses for me & my son a while back.
      Took me 2 days to bleed the bastards, took my son 20 minutes.
      I swear we used the same technique.
      Fred Hill, S'toon
      XS11SG with Spirit of America sidecar
      "The Flying Pumpkin"

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      • petejw
        XS-XJ Guru
        • May 2005
        • 2269
        • sydney australia

        #1053
        Originally posted by Cuda 69
        replaced the front brake master cylinder today with a new one,man am I having a h*ll of a time bleeding the brakes,even using a mity-vac. time to take a break.
        did u bleed the m/c before attaching the brake lines?
        pete


        new owner of
        08 gen2 hayabusa


        former owner
        1981 xs1100 RH (aus) (5N5)
        zrx carbs
        18mm float height
        145 main jets
        38 pilots
        slide needle shimmed .5mm washer
        fitted with v/stax and uni pod filters

        [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pA8dwxmAVA&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL[/url]

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        • jwhughes3
          XS-XJ Guru
          • Sep 2009
          • 2798
          • Home of the Alamo

          #1054
          Nice short ride..

          Finally home and warm enough to paint so finshed painting mine and son's gas tanks and reassembled. Got in a short ride to make sure everything operating ok. Even installed new bar end mirrors.

          Ready for Spring now

          John
          John is in an anonymous city with an Alamo (N29.519227,W-98.678980)

          Go ahead, click on the bikes - you know you want to...the electrons are ready.
          '81 XS1100H - "Enterprise"
          Bob Jones Custom Navy bike: Tkat brace, EBC floating rotors & SS lines, ROX pivot risers, Geezer rectifier, new 3H3 engine

          "Not all treasure is silver and gold"

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          • trbig
            Simply used to just post A LOT!
            • Nov 2005
            • 7838
            • Ada, Oklahoma

            #1055
            Yeah, but what about a windshield, John?
            Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.

            You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!

            Current bikes:
            '06 Suzuki DR650
            *'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
            '82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
            '82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
            '82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
            '82 XJ1100 Parts bike
            '81 XS1100 Special
            '81 YZ250
            '80 XS850 Special
            '80 XR100
            *Crashed/Totalled, still own

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            • motoman
              Master of XSology
              • Aug 2005
              • 8413
              • Grand Junction, Colorado

              #1056
              Originally posted by trbig
              Yeah, but what about a windshield, John?
              ...........with the longhorn 'scare' sticker........
              81H Venturer1100 "The Bentley" (on steroids) 97 Yamaha YZ250(age reducer) 92 Honda ST1100 "Twisty"(touring rocket) Age is relative to the number of seconds counted 'airing' out an 85ft. table-top.

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

                #1057
                That got left in Arkansas somewhere after John decided to do some off roading
                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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                • ddragon63
                  XS-XJ Guru
                  • Jan 2012
                  • 1101
                  • Ridgefield, WA

                  #1058
                  Rode mine to work today. A brisk 33 when I left the house. Warmed up to 51. Suppose to see 60's Thursday and Friday and then another week of rain
                  Don
                  1979 XS1100SF "Old Man" bought by my Dad brand new in 79, customized in 80 with Vetter, Standard tank, and touring seat. I inherited in 02 when Dad passed. Been riding it since 09. No resto, bike is a survivor...

                  2007 RoadStar 1700 Midnight Silverado "The Black Pearl" Cobra Slash-downs, K&N filter. More mods to come


                  old:
                  1989 kawi ex500
                  1996 yzf-r6
                  1999 yzf-r1
                  2001 kawi zx-6r
                  2000 Ducati 748
                  2002 YZF-R1
                  2005 V-Star 1100 Classic

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

                    #1059
                    Wired in some automotive horns today.



                    Sounds like an F150 when I hit the horn button now.
                    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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                    • ddragon63
                      XS-XJ Guru
                      • Jan 2012
                      • 1101
                      • Ridgefield, WA

                      #1060
                      Originally posted by BA80
                      Wired in some automotive horns today.
                      Sounds like an F150 when I hit the horn button now.
                      Nice! I had to use my horn today. Every other person that gets off the new freeway exit I use to go home can't understand street signs. Right turn does not have to stop they have their own lane! And then the 2 kids got mouthy @ the stop light... So me and the xs smoked their mustang!!!!
                      Don
                      1979 XS1100SF "Old Man" bought by my Dad brand new in 79, customized in 80 with Vetter, Standard tank, and touring seat. I inherited in 02 when Dad passed. Been riding it since 09. No resto, bike is a survivor...

                      2007 RoadStar 1700 Midnight Silverado "The Black Pearl" Cobra Slash-downs, K&N filter. More mods to come


                      old:
                      1989 kawi ex500
                      1996 yzf-r6
                      1999 yzf-r1
                      2001 kawi zx-6r
                      2000 Ducati 748
                      2002 YZF-R1
                      2005 V-Star 1100 Classic

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                      • motoman
                        Master of XSology
                        • Aug 2005
                        • 8413
                        • Grand Junction, Colorado

                        #1061
                        Looks good to Greg!. Apparently no relay needed either?
                        81H Venturer1100 "The Bentley" (on steroids) 97 Yamaha YZ250(age reducer) 92 Honda ST1100 "Twisty"(touring rocket) Age is relative to the number of seconds counted 'airing' out an 85ft. table-top.

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

                          #1062
                          Finally found a place that would make decals for me at a reasonable price. Everywhere I went said it would be at least $75 for them to do the work. This place did it for just under $8 per graphic set for the reverse transfer UV resistant vinyl lettering.
                          Nathan
                          KD9ARL

                          μολὼν λαβέ

                          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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                          • jwhughes3
                            XS-XJ Guru
                            • Sep 2009
                            • 2798
                            • Home of the Alamo

                            #1063
                            Windshields are overrated!

                            Originally posted by BA80
                            That got left in Arkansas somewhere after John decided to do some off roading

                            Hehe , yup its in a can at the side of the road in Arkansas due to weakness in the structural design. They didnt engineer them strong enough for offroading.

                            Thats what I get for emulating my hero Tod.


                            John
                            John is in an anonymous city with an Alamo (N29.519227,W-98.678980)

                            Go ahead, click on the bikes - you know you want to...the electrons are ready.
                            '81 XS1100H - "Enterprise"
                            Bob Jones Custom Navy bike: Tkat brace, EBC floating rotors & SS lines, ROX pivot risers, Geezer rectifier, new 3H3 engine

                            "Not all treasure is silver and gold"

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

                              #1064
                              Originally posted by motoman
                              Looks good to Greg!. Apparently no relay needed either?
                              If you look close you can see the relay ziptied to the wiring harness right above the horns.
                              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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                              • Aches n Pains
                                XStremely XSive
                                • Sep 2009
                                • 349
                                • Reston, Va.

                                #1065
                                We need pictures and a place to order them!

                                Thanks,

                                Aches n Pains

                                Originally posted by natemoen
                                Finally found a place that would make decals for me at a reasonable price. Everywhere I went said it would be at least $75 for them to do the work. This place did it for just under $8 per graphic set for the reverse transfer UV resistant vinyl lettering.
                                1995 KZ100P
                                Pods, jets, pipes, cam adjuster, oil cooler

                                1977 Ironhead - custom build
                                Hot engine, custom frame, KZ front and rear, high torque starter, alternator conversion, Progressive shocks, Thunderheart wiring, Dyna ignition, oil cooler, Dakota Digital instruments, etc.

                                Sold all my XS's to Eastcoaster but still love to keep up with you guys. This is the best cycle forum on the web.

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