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  • #1

    Rising Sun transformed

    I had given my 78E aka Rising Sun to my brother in law Tom because he got a motorcycle license and needed a bike to for his 6'4" frame and he is a pretty good guy.

    Here is when I gave it:


    And after he had it painted and added a Plexifairing III:








    He likes green better. Anyway it has a good home. The tank had a hole so it got replaced by the black standard I used on Great Ranger last summer on the 7kWUSCAN trip. I am switching back to the original Special tank on Great Ranger.

    Just thought I'd share cuz I liked how it came out.

    John
    John is in an anonymous city with an Alamo (N29.519227,W-98.678980)

    Go ahead, click on the bikes - you know you want to...the electrons are ready.
    '81 XS1100H - "Enterprise"
    Bob Jones Custom Navy bike: Tkat brace, EBC floating rotors & SS lines, ROX pivot risers, Geezer rectifier, new 3H3 engine

    "Not all treasure is silver and gold"
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  • #2
    Nice ...

    I like the yellow better, but the more I look at the green, the more it grows on me.

    Either way, looks really sharp!
    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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    • #3
      The yellow was a rattle can by the PO. Good from 10 feet only!!

      John
      John is in an anonymous city with an Alamo (N29.519227,W-98.678980)

      Go ahead, click on the bikes - you know you want to...the electrons are ready.
      '81 XS1100H - "Enterprise"
      Bob Jones Custom Navy bike: Tkat brace, EBC floating rotors & SS lines, ROX pivot risers, Geezer rectifier, new 3H3 engine

      "Not all treasure is silver and gold"

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      • #4
        Green it is, then!
        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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        • #5
          I like Green too.

          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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          • #6
            wow that looks great John...paint is nice...engine is alittle dull...could be shined up...overtall very nice bike...
            1980 XS650G Special-Two
            1993 Honda ST1100

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            • #7
              Green Motorcycles

              I just copied this from motorcyclephilosophy.org

              Green Motorcycles

              Supposedly, a green painted motorcycle is bad luck. The legend has it that the Harleys used in World War II were often sitting duck targets, and many military riders got their butts blasted off them. And since they were painted Army green, it eventually translated into modern folklore.

              This one might actually be true. I know a guy who had a green Road Glide, and dropped it several times, one time injuring his leg. Then he got the bike repainted, with a different shade of green, and wiped out on it again. From what I could recall, when his bike still had the factory black, he never crashed it.
              I was told of this superstition by a friend who sold me his 1969 Triumph T100R. It was green.

              I love the E in that shade. It looks great!
              Marty (in Mississippi)
              XS1100SG
              XS650SK
              XS650SH
              XS650G
              XS6502F
              XS650E

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              • #8
                They say green is bad luck on a race car too......

                Don't tell John Force, Darrell Waltrip, or Harry Gant.
                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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                • #9
                  I didn't have bad luck with the Triumph either. I turner it over to a friend who made a show winner out of it. He still has it and rides it.
                  Marty (in Mississippi)
                  XS1100SG
                  XS650SK
                  XS650SH
                  XS650G
                  XS6502F
                  XS650E

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by jwhughes3 View Post
                    I had given my 78E aka Rising Sun to my brother in law Tom because he got a motorcycle license and needed a bike to for his 6'4" frame and he is a pretty good guy.

                    Here is when I gave it:


                    And after he had it painted and added a Plexifairing III:








                    He likes green better. Anyway it has a good home. The tank had a hole so it got replaced by the black standard I used on Great Ranger last summer on the 7kWUSCAN trip. I am switching back to the original Special tank on Great Ranger.

                    Just thought I'd share cuz I liked how it came out.

                    John
                    Hi John,
                    Is that Godzilla Green sure looks like it.
                    Phil
                    1981 XS1100 H Venturer ( Addie)
                    1983 XJ 650 Maxim
                    2004 Kawasaki Concours. ( Black Bear)

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                    • #11
                      Haha! Good one.

                      Maybe without the Godzilla modifications!

                      He had it done at an auto body shop. I may give up my rattle can career.

                      John
                      John is in an anonymous city with an Alamo (N29.519227,W-98.678980)

                      Go ahead, click on the bikes - you know you want to...the electrons are ready.
                      '81 XS1100H - "Enterprise"
                      Bob Jones Custom Navy bike: Tkat brace, EBC floating rotors & SS lines, ROX pivot risers, Geezer rectifier, new 3H3 engine

                      "Not all treasure is silver and gold"

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                      • #12
                        Is that a Standard with Special front forks JW?
                        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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                        • #13
                          Yes it is. It was the bike I used to keep at the office in San Diego.

                          It rode pretty well and pulled like a freight train.

                          John
                          John is in an anonymous city with an Alamo (N29.519227,W-98.678980)

                          Go ahead, click on the bikes - you know you want to...the electrons are ready.
                          '81 XS1100H - "Enterprise"
                          Bob Jones Custom Navy bike: Tkat brace, EBC floating rotors & SS lines, ROX pivot risers, Geezer rectifier, new 3H3 engine

                          "Not all treasure is silver and gold"

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                          • #14
                            I like the yellow better, but the green works too!
                            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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                            • #15
                              So ,now you have to rename the bike, Rising Sun doesn't match the green
                              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)

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