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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
Hmm I never saw that other thread...But When I bought my '82 Maxim new from the dealer...I was already calling it Max...then some where in the 80s' the movie Mad Max came out...and I coined its name MadMax...Joining this forum many many yrs later... thinking of a screen name I just did a play on words MadMax/Maxim or MadMax-im
I'm Garrett so naturally mine is XS11lover.
My wife gave me the name. She said she's only ever seen me give so much special care to one other thing......and she keeps that under lock and key.
79 XS11 Special (Lazarus)
80 XS850 Special (Old Faithful)
80 XS11 Standard sorta stock (Beatrice)
79 DT 100
Back in the late 70's I drove 1969 Chevy cargo van with holes big enough to throw a cat through and hasps and paddle locks on the rear doors to keep them from popping open when going over railroad tracks.
One fine morning I came out of the house to find that my best friend Bob had used silver spray paint across the back of the van that said "Lucky Eddie".
The name stuck (and Bob is still my best friend).
Well I got the nickname in college. I have been a redneck (the glorious absence of sophistication) all my life. But I went to college and have a degree in Electro-Mechanical Technology in Robotics. One day while testing the programming of a robotic project that I had just finished, A friend who was watching it run in amazement walked over to me and said " well you are a hightec redneck for sure" and the nickname just stuck. I designed fully automated equipment and process control systems for over 20 years, yet I still pull the truck over in the winter and pick up a dead raccoon or mink and through it in the back of the truck. When a friend asked why, I said you pull over and pick up a pop can that is worth a nickel. The raccoon is worth $40.00 and that is why I stopped. lol
1980 xs1100g mostly. "Adrenalize - the Yamaha I always wanted to be able to order"
Modified frame, side covers, seat, back rest, engine, carbs, airbox, hoses, headlight assembly, turn signals, mirriors, handle bars, grips, v rated tires, gauges, homemade 4-2 exhaust system, leather upholstery, custom paint including True Fire Flames air brush work. A 25 year dream realizied.
My favorite fish to hook, fight, and eat. I do have spillover interests.
1980G Standard, Restored
Kerker 4 - 1
850 Rear End Mod
2-21 Flashing LED Arrays on either side of license plate for Brake Light Assist, 1100 Lumen Cree Aux Lights,
Progressive springs, Showa rear shocks
Automatic CCT 1980GH Special, Restored
Stock Exhaust, New Handlebars, 1" Spacer in Fork Springs, Automatic CCT, Showa Rear Shocks '82 XJ1100 (Sold)
Automatic CCT, RC Engineering 4 X 1 Exhaust, K&N Pods, #50 Pilot Jets, YICS Eliminator. Sorely missed.
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