hello

[McShafty]

first off i would like to thank everyone for the imensly valuble information on the xs11 bikes here. i came across your forums while on my quest to get my 81 xs11 midnight special road worthy. this place is a gold mine of tips and tricks. this bike is my first overhaul. its now on the road but still needs alot of love. i rescued it from abandonment last year. the original owner had left it to rot in his yard since 1983. i could not have gotten it to where it is now without the weath of information here. thanks to all

[trdriver71]

Welcome to the site. With all the help here you will have that running like new before you know it.

[TopCatGr58]

Congrats on your find, your rescue and your efforts!

We LOVE to see photos of bikes, rescues, etc.!!

Now, you need to NAME IT! The 81 MNS is one of the coolest looking versions IMHO...and what's cooler than

PERMAFROST being it was found in the great white north or such! JAT!

Or BLACK ICE !

Anyways, there's a thread in the Members Lounge about Bike Nicknames, a simple search should reveal it. Might give you some ideas.

T.C.

[McShafty]

unfortunatly i didnt have any photos of it as i found it but here is what she looks like in may when i was readdy to take her for her first ride in decades.



and here is the millage on the old girl

[trdriver71]

Look really good. I wish my sf looked that nice.

[McShafty]

it tiook alot of work to get it this far. now i ve just got to work the bugs out as i ride. i see your from eskimo country. i left there last feb when i retired from the army

[mack]

Nice LH

I have one too that I just finished this spring, they do attract a crowd when you pull into a Tims. A bitch to keep clean though. Nice work. What unit you retire from?

[McShafty]

i retired from 1 Service Battalion. very nice mns. where did you get your gold chrome redone. i had to settle with standard chrome as i couldnt find any one in my area to do the gold

[Cuda 69]

looks good ,welcome to the site. Alot of great people here.

[trdriver71]

well if you ever come back around eskimo country pm me maybe we can meet up all good to meet other xsives.

[mack]

Gold

Ya, I spent close to year going around to different places before I found the right guy. Mine is hybrid of 10k gold and brass. I have another batch of stuff to take to him this fall. If you want to send me your air box sides and head light ring, I'll include them in my order. The guy I use is a mom and pop shop in Ottawa.