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  • #16
    Bummer about your wrist. Good luck on your recovery.

    Still hoping for a XS11 meet up somewhere in the Van/Vic area this summer.

    Will you be going to Vintage in the Valley?
    Living to EXcess.
    1978 XS1100E Canadian, Cartridge emulators, NOS heavy duty fork springs,
    Showa rear shocks, ACCT, Jardine 4-2 spaghetti pipes.
    1979 XS1100F Canadian, stock exhaust. Top end rebuild in progress.

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    • #17
      T.C.
      The bike with the number 7 plate on it is the one with the chain drive setup (and the rest) fitted to it. It ran in the prototype class and did extremely well for its limited career.
      The chaindrive setup is the forefather of the Motionlogics unit that appeared on her some time ago - CLICK for Thread

      As for the cylinder head, here's a pic of the business side of one that was sold on the Aussie site in 2010



      There's a lot more info about them if you search the UK and german XS1100 sites.


      All the rest of the bikes in the pics and videos are absolutely bog standard, with no modifications allowed at all except for the removal of glass bits etc for safety reasons.

      Here's photos of a pair of them at the Broadford Bike Bonanza in Victoria a few weeks ago -


      ^ with Mal pitman riding


      ^ and Jim Scraysbrook aboard this one

      Both bikes are in " brand new" condition and also blitzed the "period era" runners on the racetrack at the meet

      And, Yes. Through the 70's and 80's, Motorcycle racing had a massive following over here (and we're still living that dream)
      79 SF Special W/ Stock all original motor @ 384,000klms
      Stock exhaust, stock airbox, XJ sump, 78E carbs, Xs1100RH seat, Bosch superhorns, 5/8ths front M/c, braided lines, sintered SBS pads, drilled discs, progressive springs, 8" 50w HID headlight 4300K, 2 x 50w HID spiral driving lights, KONI shocks, Spade fuse box
      *Touring mode - Plexistar 2 screen, Gearsack rack & bag & saddlebags, homebuilt towbar
      *"The Keg"- UC torana hubs, XS11 discs, Tokico 4 spot calipers

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      • #18
        Vitv

        Originally posted by Orange4 View Post
        Bummer about your wrist. Good luck on your recovery.

        Still hoping for a XS11 meet up somewhere in the Van/Vic area this summer.

        Will you be going to Vintage in the Valley?
        When is the vintage in the valley?
        We might be away on the boat.
        Went to an all British bike and car show yesterday.
        Hand is getting better slowly, but two fingers are numb. Did not happen with the other hand.

        Unkle Crusty

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        • #19
          OK. That's it. I'm moving to OZ.

          Thanks for those pics. Amazing to see them still kicking azz.

          Interesting to see those heads with all the ridges and polyspherical combustion chamber facets polished off.

          Crusty, just put the info in the Northwest Rallies section
          Living to EXcess.
          1978 XS1100E Canadian, Cartridge emulators, NOS heavy duty fork springs,
          Showa rear shocks, ACCT, Jardine 4-2 spaghetti pipes.
          1979 XS1100F Canadian, stock exhaust. Top end rebuild in progress.

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          • #20
            Rally in the valley

            Thanks Orange. Put it in my diary, but I think we will still be out on the ocean waves at that time.
            Going later this year due to a wedding in WA in late July.

            Unkle Crusty

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            • #21
              Some french guys are racing a modified XS1100 in a vintage racing series in europe. Looks like they are running dual plugs and without the flywheel. Interesting. Total loss electrical or magneto?



              Nope. Alternator over the front sprocket. Is is lighter/more efficient than the original setup or did they wire it to work only when the brakes are applied?

              Living to EXcess.
              1978 XS1100E Canadian, Cartridge emulators, NOS heavy duty fork springs,
              Showa rear shocks, ACCT, Jardine 4-2 spaghetti pipes.
              1979 XS1100F Canadian, stock exhaust. Top end rebuild in progress.

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              • #22
                Here is the whole gallery.
                Living to EXcess.
                1978 XS1100E Canadian, Cartridge emulators, NOS heavy duty fork springs,
                Showa rear shocks, ACCT, Jardine 4-2 spaghetti pipes.
                1979 XS1100F Canadian, stock exhaust. Top end rebuild in progress.

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                • #23
                  Ritv

                  Crusty, just put the info in the Northwest Rallies section[/QUOTE]

                  We will likely make it to the rally in Chilliwack 17 August. Will be on the Suzuki.
                  Yami is leaking fork oil. You can text message me at 250 325-7000.
                  I will look for your XS11 if that is what you will be riding.

                  Unkle Crusty

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                  • #24
                    More pics of the XS1100 win uncovered at Bathurst in 1981. Greg Pretty won the Arai 500 on the Pitman's chain drive XS.



                    A good look at that swing arm.



                    Photo credits to Phil Aynsley photography. http://www.philaphoto.com/imageLibra...ex.php?cat=336
                    Last edited by Orange4; 12-19-2014, 01:28 PM.
                    Living to EXcess.
                    1978 XS1100E Canadian, Cartridge emulators, NOS heavy duty fork springs,
                    Showa rear shocks, ACCT, Jardine 4-2 spaghetti pipes.
                    1979 XS1100F Canadian, stock exhaust. Top end rebuild in progress.

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                    • #25
                      Chain drive

                      Super Dave in Langley BC has a chain drive on his 1100, that he rode at Westwood during the 80s. He built his own frame. Engine has flat slide carbs on it.

                      Unkle Crusty*

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                      • #26
                        Orange4, The 1.1 in the picture has WEBBERS on it!! NO problems tuning or breathing with that! Oh, and note that they "dimpled" the tank to fit the carbs.
                        Ray Matteis
                        KE6NHG
                        XS1100 E '78 (winter project)
                        XS1100 SF Bob Jones worked on it!

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                        • #27
                          Originally posted by BA80 View Post
                          Here y'all go. Hold my beer and watch this......

                          http://youtu.be/IHo0DiqXAys

                          http://youtu.be/O--sqoaxgMo
                          A rear wheel change in one minute flat holy crap
                          Last edited by DAVINCI; 12-20-2014, 05:58 AM.
                          Former owner, but I have NO PARTS LEFT!

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                          • #28
                            Bathurst is the holy grail of V8 motorsport in this part of the world, but its had a pretty rich history of other racing in the past.

                            My wife and I drove a couple of laps around the Mt Panorama track while on holiday a few years back. All the way round I was thinking what a brilliant track this would be on a bike. Apparently it is..

                            There's a pretty good motor museum at the bottom of the hill, with a good collection of bikes and cars.











                            1980 SG. (Sold - waiting on replacement)
                            2000 XJR1300. The Real modern XS11. Others are just pretenders.

                            Woman (well, my wife anyway) are always on Transmit and never Receive.

                            "A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be" Albert Einstien.

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                            • #29
                              Interesting versions of 'race ready' vehicles Brian. Be sure and give Mark, Jim and the rest a 'shout' for me.
                              81H Venturer1100 "The Bentley" (on steroids) 97 Yamaha YZ250(age reducer) 92 Honda ST1100 "Twisty"(touring rocket) Age is relative to the number of seconds counted 'airing' out an 85ft. table-top.

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                              • #30
                                Hi Brian,
                                Mount Panorama is on my bucket list
                                I will watch the 12 hour in february on my computer. of course this will mean another sleepless night as Oz is 12 hours ahead.
                                Phil
                                1981 XS1100 H Venturer ( Addie)
                                1983 XJ 650 Maxim
                                2004 Kawasaki Concours. ( Black Bear)

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