New Member from Alabama

[CKlamer]

Hello,
My name is Chris and I have a problem.
I'm a motorcycle addict!
Okay now on to the good stuff.
I just bought a rather mis-treated 1979 XS1100F. It has been sitting for some time and from what i understand the previous owners rode the bike with a completely rusted gas tank. They have bypassed the petcocks somehow since they don't turn off.
The carb boots ar split and they have covered them in goo and from what I can tell the last owner drove it with literally no oil.

But I did find the kick starter and it does move so hopefully that is a good sign.

Everything will have to be pulled and cleaned and rebuilt before I can even attempt to start it because I can see the fuel that is in there is brown from rust.
I have just finished building a custom cafe racer out of a 1981 CB750K and this will be my next project.

Look forward to getting a lot of information here.

Thanks

[JeffH]

Chris,

WELCOME .............
Sounds like you have an interesting project. Though too many of these great machines ended up in that condition.

Probably have or had some of that rusty gas down in the crankcase too. I drained about 6 qts out of mine (crankcase) when I got it. 3 oil and 3 gas. Hopefully yours was just emptied out recently and not driven with little or no oil. Good Luck with the adventure.

Jeff

[natemoen]

Welcome! We like pictures even if it looks like a pile of garbage!

Good luck and make sure to ask questions! The only dumb question is the one you didn't ask before you break something

[jetmechmarty]

Yep. You can fix it! We want to help!

[MarkD]

Welcome. I, too have a '79F. Love it. I had some work in getting it running, and these guys here are invaluable to anyone in need of help. I can tell you, if they suggest something, it's right on the money.

[TopCatGr58]

He emailed me back once I sent him his registration confirmation, and gave some more details. It was NOT run without oil. He didn't know that the site glass window was to be viewed with the bike upright...just saw it was EMPTY while on the sidestand, the guy pushed it upright and he had oil show in the window...I explained this in a rather lengthy reply I sent to him about the systems he'll want to tackle....electrical, fuel, brakes, etc.!

Glad to see you on here Chris, and that you're experienced with this kind of work. This bike won't be like your modern big machine, but like an old muscle car, it's still lots of fun!!!

T.C.

[MaximPhil]

Welcome Chris,
Start your build thread with some pictures of the current state. We can then all follow along in your trials and tribulations and celebrate your eventual success. Winter project probably does not mean quite the same in Alabama
Rallies start in February to Key West
May for XSEast which is still to be determined and
July XSNorth here in Ontario
then September in Robbinsville North Carolina
Phil

[CKlamer]

Well I have taken a bike down to the bare frame and back to a running bike in the last couple of years so I may go down to the frame on this one also and powder coat the frame and just get the bike back to a much better place.

Here is a better pick of the XS. It does have a lot of rust and sorry if I offend but the Vindicator fairing and the Saddleman seat.




Below is the bike I just finished building from a 1981 CB750K.

[Garagamus]

Beautiful cafe build. I just did the same to my XS. A little big for a pure cafe, but man it gets the looks and goes like a bat out of hell. Good luck on the build, mine had sat for four years, but I got really lucky, new battery and triple clean of the carbs and she's pretty much a daily runner now.

[Tat2demon]

Damn I love that Honda! What fairing do you have on that?

The XS looks like it'll be a good project. Nothing looks out of place.

[MarkD]

Your XS looks pretty darn good. Won't take too much to get her in the breeze, it looks like.

[natemoen]

Looks pretty good I would say. Although that seat is not correct for the bike. Looks like the seat is for an 80 or 81 maybe.

[Aches n Pains]

Welcome aboard. You will grow to love the guys on this site. So helpful.

You're Honda sure is purdy.

Doug

[CKlamer]

THANKS!
Look forward to digging in to this bike but first I have to find some where to put her.
Can't leave her sitting here in my office for long.

But with two other bikes and this one just no room left.
So I may find a temperature controlled unit until I can get it running.
But for $400.00 I just could not pass it up.

[JeffH]

XS Southeast Rally

Chris,
Well then, you got a year to get it ready!! Join us next September 26-27-28 at the Iron Horse in Stecoah NC.

some recent pics: https://www.facebook.com/XSSoutheast
https://www.facebook.com/XSSoutheast/photos_stream

I think we had 22 XS11's of the 40 bikes. From ridden from Los Angeles, Miami, few from Canada and bunch of VA, NC, MD, NY etc. even Alabama ...... These make great road bikes and are pretty fair canyon carvers too when setup properly.

Jeff