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  • T99Ford
    XSive Maximus
    • May 2008
    • 678
    • Bozeman,MT
    #16
    The scoop idea is good, too. I might try seeing what I can come up with.

    Sorry about the vid. With everything else going on, I haven't got it done. It does sound super mean, though, from about 3K on up. Has kind of a sport bike howl, but with more throat to it. You can't even hear my buddies R6 running next to it
    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. Thompson

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      • Kit
        XStremely XSive
        • Nov 2010
        • 201
        • Oregon
        #17
        Though I don't know much about them, and I've never had the chance to ride one (maybe someday), I've always liked the looks of the cafe bikes. I like where you're going with this one.

        On a side note, I had to look up that quote in your sig to see where it came from. I thoroughly enjoyed that article.
        XS1100SG - Obsession

        Like I told my last wife, I says, "Honey, I never drive faster than I can see. Besides that, it's all in the reflexes."
        -- Jack Burton

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          • T99Ford
            XSive Maximus
            • May 2008
            • 678
            • Bozeman,MT
            #18
            That article by Hunter S. Thompson is probably one of the closest things I have ever read that matches how I feel when riding. I really liked it as well.
            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. Thompson

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              • crazy steve
                XS-XJ Guru MODERATOR
                • Jan 2009
                • 7932
                • Beautiful outer Yelm, WA
                #19
                Originally posted by T99Ford
                That article by Hunter S. Thompson is probably one of the closest things I have ever read that matches how I feel when riding. I really liked it as well.
                One of the very few writers that could bring clarity and coherence to things that were, by nature, incoherent and chaotic...
                Fast, Cheap, Reliable... Pick any two

                '78E original owner - resto project
                '78E ???? owner - Modder project FJ forks, 4-piston calipers F/R, 160/80-16 rear tire
                '82 XJ rebuild project
                '80SG restified, red SOLD
                '79F parts...
                '81H more parts...

                Other current bikes:
                '93 XL1200 Anniversary Sportster 85RWHP
                '86 XL883/1200 Chopper
                '82 XL1000 w/1450cc Buell, Baker 6-speed, in-progress project
                Cage: '13 Mustang GT/CS with a few 'custom' touches
                Yep, can't leave nuthin' alone...

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                  • petejw
                    XS-XJ Guru
                    • May 2005
                    • 2269
                    • sydney australia
                    #20
                    hi T99Ford,

                    not sure if u've seen this but thought u might
                    be interested in.

                    Pardon our interruption...
                    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260723363440&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT


                    i like what ur doing with it,
                    and how its coming along.

                    for me i think it needs one of those small (angry) looking
                    fairing to cover up the wiring etc.
                    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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                      • T99Ford
                        XSive Maximus
                        • May 2008
                        • 678
                        • Bozeman,MT
                        #21
                        way too much polishing effort went into that!!

                        almost as a matter of principle, I don't do fairings. I have yet to see one that I really liked. But, I am going to be modifying the wiring harness to greatly reduce the amount of wire you see. It should help some. Thanks for the link. It is really cool to see what is getting built in Europe
                        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. Thompson

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                          • T99Ford
                            XSive Maximus
                            • May 2008
                            • 678
                            • Bozeman,MT
                            #22
                            Got a little more done since last time. Here is the progress:





                            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. Thompson

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                              • natemoen
                                Master of XSology
                                • May 2010
                                • 8640
                                • Fargo
                                #23
                                I like the red chain to match the kool-aid man!
                                Nathan
                                KD9ARL

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                                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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                                  • T99Ford
                                    XSive Maximus
                                    • May 2008
                                    • 678
                                    • Bozeman,MT
                                    #24
                                    Here is some vid of the beast alive!

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                                    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. Thompson

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                                      • paulapalooza
                                        XSive
                                        • Oct 2010
                                        • 65
                                        • Calgary, AB, Canada
                                        #25
                                        Sounds great, I'm loving the way it looks too. You should post the same style vid of your xs11 too!
                                        1979 XS1100 SF - My first project

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