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So, I'm familiar with the OEM colors per model/year, etc. But, from my understanding, my bike was brown prior to re-paint. I think I recall Gabe (Down$hift) telling me that one of his bikes was the same color. So, with two bikes being brown, was there colors produced other than what's stated in the guide?
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1979 XS1100F
2H9 Mod, Truck-Lite LED Headlight, TECHNA-FIT S/S Brake Lines, Rear Air Shocks, TKAT Fork Brace, Dyna DC-I Coils, TC Fuse Block, Barnett HD Clutch Springs, Superbike Handlebars, V-Star 650 ACCT, NGK Irridium Plugs, OEM Exhaust. CNC-Cut 2nd Gear Dogs; Ported/Milled Head; Modded Airbox: 8x8 Wix Panel Filter; #137.5 Main Jet, Viper Yellow Paint, Michelin Pilot Activ F/R, Interstate AGM Battery, 14MM MC, Maier Fairing, Cree LED Fog Lights. -
No brown, but an oxidized Macho Maroon could be mistaken for a ruddy brown.
1980 XS1100G "Dolly G" Full Dresser (with a coat of many colors
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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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Same with the Magenta Red, maybe even more so....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...Comment
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I have seen a couple 80 model years bikes with that Deep Dark Red that looks very brown or DEEP maroon.
Depending where you look, that is Brown, Red Maroon, or even almost black.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 XS750Comment
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yeah, my 79 macho maroon look REALLY brown(I was thinking:what an ugly color, lol)Nick
1979 XS11 F,Yamaha fairings w/hard bags, TC's fuse box, K&N air filter
1982 Virago 750 (it's alive!)
1979 XS 11 F, Windjammer IV, Samsonite luggage cases(another rescue)Comment
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It isn't a North American bike.Originally posted by Newbee View PostIMGhttp:///IMGMarty (in Mississippi)
XS1100SG
XS650SK
XS650SH
XS650G
XS6502F
XS650EComment
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May not be Us Bike
May not be US bike but it is BrownComment
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Nah, not brown, its a Euro Standard with BIG tank, black engine, further back footrests and rear indicators, certainly it looks brown in the pic but its a Black Gold paint, the sun picks out the gold giving the impression of being brown but in normal light they look black.Originally posted by Newbee View Post
Like this
Tom
1982 5K7 Sport, restored to original from a wreck
1978 2H9 (E), my original XS11, mostly original
1980 2H9 monoshocked (avatar pic)http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r...psf30aa1c8.jpg
1982 XJ1100, waiting resto to originalComment
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Yeah, it was funny how the OEM paint on some of these could look just lifeless in some light and positively glow in direct sunlight. The colors used on the standards in particular were this way...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...Comment
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That sure does look nice! Real nice!Originally posted by TomB View PostLike this
Marty (in Mississippi)
XS1100SG
XS650SK
XS650SH
XS650G
XS6502F
XS650EComment
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Hmm. That certainly looks like the paint color Scott had on his prior to re-paint. I guess I'll concede it's not brown, but it sure looks like it.Originally posted by Newbee View PostIMGhttp:///IMG1979 XS1100F
2H9 Mod, Truck-Lite LED Headlight, TECHNA-FIT S/S Brake Lines, Rear Air Shocks, TKAT Fork Brace, Dyna DC-I Coils, TC Fuse Block, Barnett HD Clutch Springs, Superbike Handlebars, V-Star 650 ACCT, NGK Irridium Plugs, OEM Exhaust. CNC-Cut 2nd Gear Dogs; Ported/Milled Head; Modded Airbox: 8x8 Wix Panel Filter; #137.5 Main Jet, Viper Yellow Paint, Michelin Pilot Activ F/R, Interstate AGM Battery, 14MM MC, Maier Fairing, Cree LED Fog Lights.Comment
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Ian, we had this discussion a while back on the UK XS forum, our Yamaha experts (not me
) Lamric and Miti went through the European Yamaha catalogues and found no mention of there ever being a brown XS1100 produced.
Thanks Marty, I've owned this bike for 30 years, this was taken in 2008 when my son could just reach the rear footrests, last summer he came with me to Portugal for a 3 and 1/2 week tour on my 5K7, he loved it.Tom
1982 5K7 Sport, restored to original from a wreck
1978 2H9 (E), my original XS11, mostly original
1980 2H9 monoshocked (avatar pic)http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r...psf30aa1c8.jpg
1982 XJ1100, waiting resto to originalComment
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My 78E has the macho maroon. 79F’s were offered in brown. I remember back at the first XSEast back in 1998, that one rider, I can’t recall his name, had a brown 79F. The two colors are definitely different.Darrell
78E
80G project
06FJRComment
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U.S. '79F models were offered in either Magenta Red or Indigo Blue. Even non-U.S. '79F models were not offered in brown.Originally posted by newc4 View Post
Maybe re-painted or possibly, as Steve said, an oxidized Magenta Red?Last edited by Prisoner6; 01-29-2014, 04:27 PM.Marco
Current bikes:
1979 Yamaha XS Eleven Special (SF)
1979 Honda CBX
2002 Kawasaki ZRX1200R
Rest in Peace, Don Glardon (DGXSER) 1966-2014
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