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  • #1

    sweet handling machine

    Saw this on cl awhile back,
    Had it listed as an xs 11.
    4nb9w-4162559729@sale.craigslist.org.
    I like the way the forks are still there.
    Maybe it would spring you backwards out of harms way if you ran into something.
    With the exception of being really drunk or high,how could this be a good idea?
    78standard,79 & 80 Specials; 2 x 650 Maxims; 4 x RD350's; yz450; 2 x Honda tlr's;2x jt1 mini.
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  • #2
    Do you have the craigslist listing address? The one you put there is just the contact email for the seller.
    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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    • #3
      rat bike

      Sorry about that.
      if you go on cl. for grand island Nebraska
      type in rat bike and it will come up
      78standard,79 & 80 Specials; 2 x 650 Maxims; 4 x RD350's; yz450; 2 x Honda tlr's;2x jt1 mini.

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      • #4
        I think he means this one. http://grandisland.craigslist.org/mcy/4162559729.html
        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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        • #5
          WTF is that!

          "Ran it most of the season, then I screwed it up and I can't go back so now I am going to sell it to some other poor sucker....."
          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
            It would take 2 acres to turn that thing around.
            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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            • #7
              He could at least line up the handlebars with the fork angle, wouldn't look half as bad.

              Last edited by bikerphil; 12-04-2013, 06:31 PM.
              2H7 (79) owned since '89
              3H3 owned since '06

              "If it ain't broke, modify it"

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              • #8
                Ok normally Im the first one to say "its his bike he can make make it how he wants it". But this guy is an idiot.
                Nate

                78 XS11 "Matilda" 2H7 000364

                2001 Raptor ACCT, T.C. Fuse Box, TC Bros Forward Controls
                Kuryakyn Iso Grips/Throttleboss/Bar End Mirror, Custom Covered Seat
                Shinko 712s, HID Headlight, RC Performance Exhaust
                Bikemaster Daytona Handlebars, Galfer SS Brake Lines
                Barnett HD Clutch Springs, T.C. Spin On Filter Adapter
                K+N Air Filter

                88 Voyager XII
                81 XJ650 Maxim

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by BA80 View Post
                  It would take 2 acres to turn that thing around.
                  Yeah, a guy in a semi tractor could beat him through a slalom course...
                  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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                  • #10
                    Hey Greg, Grand Island has more than two acres, so maybe no problem.
                    But a more pertinate question is, what did he use to make the extension tubes?
                    That might be a safety issue.
                    But, for the price of $1, it might be a buy.

                    CZ

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                    • #11
                      Given that he did not change the actual stearing stem angle on the frame, just welded "extensions" to tubes in the original trees, I would think that even turning the wheel with that set up would take a strong set of arms. I think this rates as "artwork" at best. And not all that good of artwork either.
                      Life is what happens while your planning everything else!

                      When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.

                      81 XS1100 Special - Humpty Dumpty
                      80 XS1100 Special - Project Resurrection


                      Previously owned
                      93 GSX600F
                      80 XS1100 Special - Ruby
                      81 XS1100 Special
                      81 CB750 C
                      80 CB750 C
                      78 XS750

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                      • #12
                        Can't tell what color the fenders are, but if side cover paint matched the tank maybe he could get $2 for it???
                        Marco

                        Current bikes:
                        1979 Yamaha XS Eleven Special (SF)
                        1979 Honda CBX
                        2002 Kawasaki ZRX1200R

                        Rest in Peace, Don Glardon (DGXSER) 1966-2014
                        WE MISS YOU, DON

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                        • #13
                          Stupid is as... well you know the rest.
                          1980 XS1100G "Dolly G" Full Dresser (with a coat of many colors )
                          1979 XS1100SF (stock-euro mods planned)
                          1984 XV700L Virago (to be hot-modded)
                          1983 XJ750MK Midnight Maxim (semi-restored DD)
                          1977 XS650D ( patiently awaiting resto)

                          Sometimes it takes a whole tank of gas before you can think straight.

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                          • #14
                            "How to turn 800 dollars into 1 dollar in one easy lesson"
                            RIP Whiskers (Shop Boss) 25+yrs

                            "It doesn't hurt until you find out no one is looking"

                            Everything on hold...

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                            • #15
                              Still salvageable

                              C'mon guys,
                              it's claimed it runs and it still has the rear suspension, eh?
                              And my son still has the forks & tank from a dead XS750 so I could get it back on the road real cheap.
                              Mind you, the shipping to Saskatoon would kill the deal for me.
                              Fred Hill, S'toon
                              XS11SG with Spirit of America sidecar
                              "The Flying Pumpkin"

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