How Much

[ManitoulinLad]

Wow compared to all you guys this is quite embarasing for me and never planed on mentioning it, but maybe this will stop someone from taking there bike to a shop like I did. Paid $1000 for the bike, $1500 in parts right off the bat. Found out later compression was gone. Took to 3 places for a bore out kit & head, valve rebuild. No one wanted to touch it. 4th place took it, 3.5 mths later = Cost $4000. Total $6500 so far. Still seem to be getting odds & ends for it, stopped counting last fall after the big bill. If I had the connections that I have today through this website I am sure I would have the re-build done a hellava lot faster, cheaper, and done better. Oh well, in June the Tinman905 is swapping out my carbs & will get it done right as the shop tuned it up too rich. So there is always a light at the end of the tunnel, its in June for me. Hey I still love the bike - Dan

[cywelchjr]

Well, lets see, the bike was $800, but my parents made it a birthday present to that was free. $139 for registration and title, about $30 for replacement windshield for the vetter fairing (used) and around 35 for oil and filter. Then $15 for a regulator/recifier, $40 for a replacement tank, $35 for a set of vetter saddlebags, $40 for the trunk, about $120 so far in paint, and not done yet, $16 for a new trunk lid after the mounts broke and trashed the lid, $99 for an engine and about $200 for tires over the last 1.5 years. Oh, about $44 for LED bulbs for the brake lights and vetter trunk lights. $46 for a set of sync guages and like $8 for a middle and final drive dipstick. $35 for a clutch pack, I think that about sums it up.

Haven't been into the carbs other than setting the idle mixture and syncing them.

So, I guess this puts me at about the same into it that my parent paid for it for my birthday. Oh, I forgot the blade type fuse box from TC, and I still need to replace the side cover emblems and the tank emblems, but all in all it's less than 1700 so far and I figure I've gotten that much value in transportation and stress lowering, even considering the stress of working on it and all.

[zie_kraut]

i bought my 79xs11sf off craigslist. i guess the owner was in a pinch because he was advertising it at $1250 first, then put it up as $1000 must sell. I talked him down to $500, but said i couldn't afford it. called him back the next week and offered $300, and he said today only. I showed up at 9pm with a trailer. a new battery, and carb cleaning was all it took. for a total of $347 and some change i had a bike worth easily 5 times that. since then i've chopped, grinded and penny pinched for the cheapest, meanest-looking bobber i could imagine.
extras include: implement spotlight as headlight $10, tractor seat $5, cone filters $36, oil change $42, used gps as speedometer $80 (that was an impulse buy), new fuel line $7, 10-20 cans of flat black $10-20. i'm sure i might have missed something, but this is pretty close.

grand total of $547 plus some change and maybe one or two other things

[psycoreefer]

hmmm, lets see, the easy one first
81H - Free
Gas, Trailer and Food to go get it - 300
Carb rebuild kits - 77
Petcock kits - 60
Plugs & end caps & new fuel lines - 20
Front Blinkers w\mounts - 50
New Bulb sockets & bulbs for ^ - 8
Grand Total - 515.00,
ready to ride but I still have to transfer title & get registration & new tires.

And then there is:
79SF - 350.00
Dremel bits for 1/2 fix - 20
Vetter fairing - free
Vetter mounting bracket - 20
King Queen seat - 20
Tires - 180
2nd Rear tire - 100
Brake Pads all around - 75
Master cyclinder rebuild kits F&R - 40
Braided Stainless Brake Lines F&R - 100
Red rear turn signal lenses - 10
New Bulbs and Sockets for Rear - 10
Trailer Run/Turn/Tail adapter - 10
Assorted electrical connectors - 20
Carb rebuild kits - 77
Mixture of Jets - 25
New emulsion tubes - 90
New fuel lines, Plugs, end caps - 25
Brake Light Modulator - 35
Gasket Kit - 70
Cam chain & extra links - 40
Valve shims - 20
Kick start lever (off 850) - 20
Trunk - 16
Saddle bags - 105
Windshield - 70
Clutch basket - 30
Alto Clutch parts w\new steels & new springs - 180
Mirrors - 16
Shocks - 70
New Grips - 10
Front Brake light switch - 8
Neutral Switch - 8
headlight modulator - 40
TC Fuse box - 10
Solid billet Cam plugs - 25
Total - 1950

Edit: forgot some stuff
Air Horn - 35
Plastic Floats - 32
luggage rack\sissybar - 10

New total - 2027.00

Man kinda wish I hadn't done that now.....it is like a hobby though, and still cheaper then a "new" bike and way more style and versatility. Really I've got two bikes, I can put the bags, vetter, trunk, and King queen on and have a tourer, or strip them off and have a cool standard for commuting, plus any combination in the middle.

[madmax-im]

Geez you guys make me sick...LOL...I paid the full price of my XJ because I bought it new which was around $3600 in the spring of '83. Until 2007 nothing more was spent on him other than the usual maintainence items...but since '07 I have spent at least that on exhausts,fairing,top box...paid a member here to detail the engine/repaint...bought new tranny gears...all in all its over $7K...

[bikerphil]

$600 for my 79F back in '89, with 7000 miles.

$850 for my 79SF in '06, with 13,000 miles.

Never kept track of $ into either one.

[Prothec]

1982 XJ1100

$Free from my father-in-law

38.00 Crankshaft - ebay.com
70.00 Engine Gasket Kit - partsnmore.com
31.00 Petcock rebuild kit - ebay.com
60.00 New Crank Bearings - Local shop
24.00 Primary Chain - ebay.com
37.00 Wiring Harness - ebay.com
25.00 Cam Chain - Local shop
130.00 NEW valves (4 Intake / 4 Exhaust) - Geezer
200.00 Ignition Coils - Local Shop
25.00 Shaft Boot - ebay.com
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$640 so far including shipping


To purchase:
Braided stainless lines
Front master cylinder rebuild kit
2 x Front caliper rebuild kits (rear is good)
Fuel sender gasket - looked pretty bad last I saw it fuel sender unit is probably hosed but that's what reserve is for, right?

[crazy steve]

Well, I paid $3783.86 out the door, brand new in 1978! But that included more than just the bike; I also got a trailer and hitch, windshield, 'universal' sissy bar, two new Bell helmets, a snowmobile suit for SWMBO, factory manual (listed at a mere $7.50!), title/license fees, and some other small items. How much have I spent since? Hmmm, let's see...

Up until '85, about the only money I spent on it other than maint and normal wear items was for two failed tachs; this was when you could still buy them new, about $500 for both (they weren't cheap even then). I went off the road and endoed it in late '85 (leading to it sitting for years; long story) and had to buy repair parts: used replacement tank $125, new bars $15, rear fender/taillight $30, windshield (bought years later as NOS) $100, one mirror and a clutch lever $30. The bike (and parts) sat for the next 15 years...

In '00, I decided it was time to get it running again, but of course now it needed more. Parts were very hard to find at the time (I didn't have internet yet; I'd just recently gotten rid of my party telephone line!), so I got disgusted and bought another bike (but kept the XS). Well, fast-foward a few more years, the internet arrived to the hinterlands, and I could now find parts much easier. Rebuild parts for the brakes (including new pistons), gasket set (pulled all the covers for a repolish), stuff to go through the forks. Total, about $300 worth of bits. Gave the bike (and all the parts) to my oldest kid, with the condition he had to get it running/riding to get the title. Well, he got lazy and decided to get something new and shiny (which he has since found out he couldn't afford) so I got the bike back. At this time I bought a clapped-out '78 as a parts source ($250). I finished up the stuff he'd failed to do (except for new paint) and was ready to put the bike back together when Biker Phil showed up with his FJ11 fork swap...

Well, I never could leave well enough alone, so more bits. $80 for two sets of FJ forks; gee, I might as well put better brakes on while I'm at it (4-piston HD calipers F&R, $110), tubeless Special wheels ($50), stainless/chrome hardware $170, various chunks of metal to make custom parts out of $100. Any parts I had to mod I pulled off the parts bike, so I still have all the stock parts if I ever decide to 'restore' the bike. I still need to buy paint and brake lines, so I figure about $250 for that. I also picked up a very nice spare OEM exhaust for $400. Some other misc bits bought here and there, probably about $200. It hasn't gone down the road since '85, but ran well when parked and has always been stored inside, so I don't expect any big issues.

Grand total? Right about $6500. A lot of money, but figured over 32 years, it works out to only about $200 per year, so that's not so bad. I'll never sell it at this point, so what the hell...

'78E original owner

[Elevener]

Well, I paid $3783.86 out the door, brand new in
Grand total? Right about $6500. A lot of money, but figured over 32 years, it works out to only about $200 per year, so that's not so bad. I'll never sell it at this point, so what the hell...

'78E original owner

I cant believe anyone sells these, I have way to much in it and still need to much to ever sell it.

[Pat Kelly]

No one should be embarrassed by how much or how little they paid for or how much they have into their bike. It's all in what it's worth to you.
I got my E cheap. At that time it wasn't running and looked like a rusty dumpster. I knew nothing about an XS1100 but I know how to work on machines. I gambled with that $60, and looks like I did ok.

[motoman]

Bought my Venturer new in 81. Was $5300 and change. Bought Yamaha accessory tail trunk($90), Vetter Cycle Sound($110), Yamaha accessory tour seat($110). Figure with the stereo added to housing, Around $5800. Ten years later, sold it. Fourteen yrs. later, bought it back for $100, replaced motor(still have original needs top-end overhaul) with matching yr. model motor($200), and a whole lota' NOS(Luggage rack,Yamaha accessory lower backrest(fits recess in trunk), NOS left-side exhaust complete with heat shield. Also added Corbin tour seat and 6-way adjustable Heli-Bars. With it making full circle and all the corrections, sure the cost is over $7000. No matter......worth it all to have back the first tour bike I ever purchased!......

[natemoen]

Bought my Venturer new in 81. Was $5300 and change. Bought Yamaha accessory tail trunk($90), Vetter Cycle Sound($110), Yamaha accessory tour seat($110). Figure with the stereo added to housing, Around $5800. Ten years later, sold it. Fourteen yrs. later, bought it back for $100, replaced motor(still have original needs top-end overhaul) with matching yr. model motor($200), and a whole lota' NOS(Luggage rack,Yamaha accessory lower backrest(fits recess in trunk), NOS left-side exhaust complete with heat shield. Also added Corbin tour seat and 6-way adjustable Heli-Bars. With it making full circle and all the corrections, sure the cost is over $7000. No matter......worth it all to have back the first tour bike I ever purchased!......

You could subtract the sale price though from your figure

Let see I bought my 78 about 3 months ago now for $600.
Total for titling fees (moved to a diff state after I bought it) about $250.
MC rebuild kits front and rear $60.
Rear brake pads $30
Tires $140
LED Dash lights $23
Special headlight and turn signals $25 (2 pieces missing still to find)
3 point engine guards $14 (needs one bracket welded and new chrome)
Misc crap $100

[planedick]

Unknown cost

I remember when I went to Houston to pick up the Pathfinder. Dave's wife had a big BBQ at her house for all the ridding buddies and local XS owners that Dave knew. Sitting around the table that evenig with her and some others I didn't really know the discussion got around to what Dave had in that bike. She said that she had seen about $8000 worth of invoices and the guy across the table began to sniker and she said, "You just shut up, I really don't want to know". The Pathfinder was completely restored except for the tranny fix, came with many big boxes of "extra parts" and only cost me $2000.

[cowboybob998]

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Not sure how to figure this one, 50 dollar parts bike from Karla, tank off off of another 50 dollar parts bike, headers off 50 dollar parts bike, so i gess you could say 150 bucks, looks like crap but it in running like a scaled dog, my 50 dollar parts bike named "Jethro" if I ever figure out how to put up the pics i will do that

[XSive Okie]

Bought mine from my Father-in-law for $1000. He just had carbs rebuilt/synched, and oil changed, so i just started riding it. Since then, I have replaced rear tire $130, rear pads $34, and numerous tanks of gas. It's a daily driver, and my wife wants to ride every weekend, even though currently it's 100+ degrees in Oklahoma. Next up will be a new "glass" for the Windjammer fairing for around $130 plus shipping, because the SOB is so scratched from previous owners, that riding at night is damn near impossible. Oncoming headlights glare over the entire shield temporarily blocking any and all vision.