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    looking for info

    I have been asking several questions to get my bike up and running and have checked out a lot of forums. In doing so I have noticed there are several people that dont know really whats on their bike. I will be honest (i dont have a clue) other than what the previous owner told me. He said it is a 1980 xs1100 Special and I do have the title. From looking at other pics Im guessing mine has been stripped down (no farring or trunk/sidebags). My Questions. Is this a 1980 xs11 special or not? Is the bike mostly stock (seat except for the checkered duc tape lol that stuff can fix almost anything, exhaust, handle bars, etc)? And any other info about the bike.
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    Brian

    1980 xs1100 Special - Work in progress
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  • #2
    From the pictures it does look like a 80 Special.

    Check out this post. You can check the model with your vin.

    http://www.xs11.com/forum/showthread.php?t=396

    Ozz
    Four wheels move your body, two wheels move your soul.

    ATGATT, It could save your life!

    1980 XS 1100SG
    Dyna 3 Ohm Hi Output Coils
    Pod Filters
    DynoJet Kit
    T.C.'s Fuse Block
    Slip Streamer Turbo Windshield
    Custom Tank and Side Cover Decals
    V-Max Auto CCT

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    • #3
      Definitely an 80 Special

      Hey Brian, Welcome to the site. You'll find all you ever need to know here. Excluding you love life.

      This site might take precidance over that.

      Your bikes absolutely an 80 special. It hasn't been stripped. Specials didn't come stock with fairing, bags, etc. Owners or dealers added them when desired. In fact, I have a full dress 80 Special. My wife's favorite backseat ride. I like it too.
      Good Luck with you project. It's as much fun to bring these back to life as to ride them.

      If you ever want to get rid of the rack on back let know first.
      Tom Clisham

      Age is relative YOU WON"T GET OLD TIL YOU SELL THE BIKE
      _____________________________________________

      '78xs1100E ,all stock & original GONE TO WISCONSIN

      '80 SG Vetter fairing,hard bags,trunk,fork brace,
      stock headers with fishtail mufflers,black & beautiful GONE TO ARIZONA

      79SF lowered,jardine 4/2 exhaust,pod filters,drilled rotors,fork brace, bar hopper

      79SF 1 owner,8000 miles, restoring to completely original ( I hope) GONE TO FRANCE

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      • #4
        Brian, your bike appears to be a completely stock '80 Special except for the mufflers. Those have been grafted to your stock header pipes. Of course, the rack/sissy bar and w/s are aftermarket....
        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
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        • #5
          Did the slotted rotors start in '80 or '81?
          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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          • #6
            Originally posted by crazy steve View Post
            Brian, your bike appears to be a completely stock '80 Special except for the mufflers. Those have been grafted to your stock header pipes. Of course, the rack/sissy bar and w/s are aftermarket....
            Ok I know this is probably a dumb question but what do you mean by w/s? Sorry just knew to this. And does the handle bars on the 80 xs come way back? I have driven a goldwing but these handle bars seem to bend way back.
            Brian

            1980 xs1100 Special - Work in progress

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            • #7
              Nate, the first XS11 with slotted rotors was the 1980 special.

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              • #8
                handle bars on the 80 xs come way back? I have driven a goldwing but these handle bars seem to bend way back.
                That they do.......we here call them roto-tiller bars.........a few like them, most swap them out.
                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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                • #9
                  Originally posted by natemoen View Post
                  Did the slotted rotors start in '80 or '81?
                  They started in 80 for specials and 81 for standards.
                  Cy

                  1980 XS1100G (Brutus) w/81H Engine
                  Duplicolor Mirage Paint Job (Purple/Green)
                  Vetter Windjammer IV
                  Vetter hard bags & Trunk
                  OEM Luggage Rack
                  Jardine Spaghetti 4-2 exhaust system
                  Spade Fuse Box
                  Turn Signal Auto Cancel Mod
                  750 FD Mod
                  TC Spin on Oil Filter Adapter (temp removed)
                  XJ1100 Front Footpegs
                  XJ1100 Shocks

                  I was always taught to respect my elders, but it keeps getting harder to find one.

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                  • #10
                    W/s means windshield or wind screen.

                    Wasn't sure about the rotors, now I know.
                    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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                    • #11
                      I TRY to keep up on the differences from year to year and model to model, but I learn new stuff all the time, like that the LG apparently got the circle on the generator cover and ignition cover in 1980 before the other models. Yet another bit of trivia for me to memorize.
                      Cy

                      1980 XS1100G (Brutus) w/81H Engine
                      Duplicolor Mirage Paint Job (Purple/Green)
                      Vetter Windjammer IV
                      Vetter hard bags & Trunk
                      OEM Luggage Rack
                      Jardine Spaghetti 4-2 exhaust system
                      Spade Fuse Box
                      Turn Signal Auto Cancel Mod
                      750 FD Mod
                      TC Spin on Oil Filter Adapter (temp removed)
                      XJ1100 Front Footpegs
                      XJ1100 Shocks

                      I was always taught to respect my elders, but it keeps getting harder to find one.

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                      • #12
                        Hey BB,

                        Folks have already answered your other questions, just commenting on the handlebars. You've ridden a gold wing, those bars also have a decent rise and pull back, but a better angle for the wrist. Several of us have swapped the older GW bars for the rototillers to save our wrists! 7/8" bars will swap in just fine!

                        T.C.
                        T. C. Gresham
                        81SH "Godzilla" . . .1179cc super-rat.
                        79SF "The Teacher" . . .basket case!
                        History shows again and again,
                        How nature points out the folly of men!

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                        • #13
                          Hey guys thanks for the info. What kind of bars can I swap out and what kind of job would that be? I use to ride a friends 1980 honda Goldwing and I thought the bars came back pretty far but I was very comfortable. The bars on this bike seem to come back to my knees and after I raised them it got really uncomfortable. I was just wondering if there is a right hieght that I can put these bars that might ride a little better?
                          Brian

                          1980 xs1100 Special - Work in progress

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