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  • #1

    Number 8,000

    I see we're closing in a milestone for new members...#8,000! Whoever it is should win a prize or something, along with whoever does all the work behind the scenes and registers all the new members on the site! The family is getting awfully large, lotta love for these old bikes I guess.
    Billy

    1982 XJ1100, Ceramic Coated Headers, Raptor ACCT, Barnett Clutch Springs, Dremmel Fix, TC's Fuse Block, De-Linked S/S Brake Lines, 850 Final Drive, Yahman's YICS Eliminator, Pods, stock jets
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  • #2
    Many

    That is definitely a lot of XSives. Thousands of pages of posts and many years in service. Look forward to many more. Proud to be a part of it.

    MP
    1981 XS1100H Venturer
    K&N Air Filter
    ACCT
    Custom Paint by Deitz
    Geezer Rectifier/Regulator
    Chacal Stainless Steel Braided Brake Lines
    Chrome Front Rotor & Caliper Covers
    Stebel Nautilus Horn
    EBC Front Rotors
    Limie Accent Moves On In 2015

    Mike

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    • #3
      There are only about 20 or 30 that are active though. People come and go pretty fast sometimes.
      Greg

      Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

      ― Albert Einstein

      80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.

      The list changes.

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      • #4
        what they need

        Originally posted by MPittma100 View Post
        That is definitely a lot of XSives. Thousands of pages of posts and many years in service. Look forward to many more. Proud to be a part of it.

        MP
        Many get what they need and vanish, leaving lots of information unused !
        76 XS650 C ROADSTER
        80 XS650 G Special II
        https://ibb.co/album/icbGgF
        80 XS 1100 SG
        81 XS 1100LH/SH DARKHORSE
        https://tinyurl.com/k6nzvtw
        AKA; Don'e, UD, Unca Don'e

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        • #5
          Yes we need to honour those who work to keep this site and monitor it so we can enjoy it! I thank all who do it and receive minimal recognition. We do not have a huge number of members who participate but I am "Proud" of every one that does.
          It is kind of a catch 22 in that if more lurkers join then the more questions are asked. Then the same old members have to recite the same old advice. But for every lurker there is a possibility that they will become a new Guru or at least a source of new info.
          Others decide they have had enough of the same old questions and will simply fade away. Many of whom would would have been excellent guru's. Point is that participation on the forum is simply the key to it all.
          2-79 XS1100 SF
          2-78 XS1100 E Best bike Ever
          80 XS 1100 SG Big bore kit but not fully running yet.
          Couple of more parts bikes of which 2 more will live!

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          • #6
            I haven't looked at the data, but I believe that most of us who participate are over 45 years old, with 50 somethings probably the biggest bunch. To the youngsters, this is just an old bike that they got for cheap. As soon as they can get something newer, they scrap the old girl and drop off the radar.
            Marty (in Mississippi)
            XS1100SG
            XS650SK
            XS650SH
            XS650G
            XS6502F
            XS650E

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            • #7
              Originally posted by jetmechmarty View Post
              I haven't looked at the data, but I believe that most of us who participate are over 45 years old, with 50 somethings probably the biggest bunch. To the youngsters, this is just an old bike that they got for cheap. As soon as they can get something newer, they scrap the old girl and drop off the radar.
              Not all the young ones....

              I don't like new crap, I like old crap!
              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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              • #8
                I agree with Nate. My XS won't be leaving me for a long time. It was one I got for cheap, but being my first bike, I will be keeping it for a long, long time.
                80 XS11
                Still a jigsaw puzzle.

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                • #9
                  This is my First actual bike.

                  I'm younger, but I appreciate the old things ( including you gurus )

                  The more I do to it, the more I appreciate it...and I find myself looking for another XS thats a dresser.

                  My steed needs something to breed with....and maybe make a little 600?
                  79F
                  "Excelsior"
                  Honda gl1100 handlebar
                  Vetter IV fairing with speaker system
                  OE headers,Jardine slipons
                  Hid headlight 6000k
                  Stock jets
                  Shinko 712 F & R
                  Oe hardbags and luggage rack
                  TC fuse block
                  K&n filter with oe airbox
                  Raptor 660 Acct

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                  • #10


                    Be careful! They breed like rabbits!
                    Marty (in Mississippi)
                    XS1100SG
                    XS650SK
                    XS650SH
                    XS650G
                    XS6502F
                    XS650E

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                    • #11
                      Best Information

                      Originally posted by jetmechmarty View Post
                      I haven't looked at the data, but I believe that most of us who participate are over 45 years old, with 50 somethings probably the biggest bunch. To the youngsters, this is just an old bike that they got for cheap. As soon as they can get something newer, they scrap the old girl and drop off the radar.
                      The day that I got a lot smarter was the day that I quit thinking that I knew everything. I closed my mouth, opened my ears, and started listening to a coworker older than me with much more experience. I found out very quickly that I could learn more from him in just a few minutes than I would ever grasp on my own. I am forever grateful to him for taking the time to teach a young "know-it-all". Learning this way is much better than learning the hard way. That was many years ago, but I'm still listening to this day.

                      It is apparent from the comments that I have read on XS11.com, that the guys (young and old) are very eager to listen to the experience found on this forum.

                      MP
                      1981 XS1100H Venturer
                      K&N Air Filter
                      ACCT
                      Custom Paint by Deitz
                      Geezer Rectifier/Regulator
                      Chacal Stainless Steel Braided Brake Lines
                      Chrome Front Rotor & Caliper Covers
                      Stebel Nautilus Horn
                      EBC Front Rotors
                      Limie Accent Moves On In 2015

                      Mike

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                      • #12
                        Getting back on topic!

                        And I didn't realize it when I registered Garagamus tonight, but he ended up being the 8,000 member to get registered! But as we've said before, we welcome all members, and am glad for any and all of their participation in the forums.

                        I know that I certainly don't know it all....just don't tell my swmbo!
                        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
                          Originally posted by TopCatGr58 View Post
                          just don't tell my swmbo!
                          Like all swmbo's, she already knows that!
                          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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