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  • #16
    Sooo.. how many parts of stupid are those two...
    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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    • #17
      Originally posted by b.walker5 View Post
      Sooo.. how many parts of stupid are those two...
      Looked to be bout ALL parts Brian.
      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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      • #18
        There is a reason

        I keep two different types of fire extinguishers on hand and that bike fire is why. I love my CO2 extinguisher because it will knock out a gas fed fire like that.

        I've knocked out small oil, electrical and gas fires with a hose before but it was just luck and fast action before they became a real problem that would have needed professional assistance.

        The CO2 extinguisher sits next to me with the pin pulled when I'm in the shop working on the bikes now to stop problems before they get out of hand.

        I felt really sorry for the guy with the hose, he was trying.
        79 SF & 80 LG MNS
        73 & 74 RD 350's
        73 Honda CL 450
        Graveyard - '81 XS850 Special

        All of my bikes are projects, maybe one day I'll have them running.

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        • #19
          My wife laughed at the fire extinguisher I put nearby when I fired up my XS11 for the first time.

          But I know stuff happens.
          -Mike
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          '79 XS1100SF 20k miles
          '80 XS1100SG 44k miles
          '81 XS1100H Venturer 35k miles
          '79 XS750SF 17k miles
          '85 Honda V65 Magna ~7k miles
          '84 Honda V65 Magna 48k miles (parts bike)
          '86 Yamaha VMAX 9k miles

          Previous: '68 Motoguzzi 600cc + '79 XS750SF 22k miles +'84 Honda V65

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          • #20
            And those guys will pro-create and vote...
            Howard

            ZRX1200

            BTW, ZRX carbs have the same spacing as the XS11... http://www.xs11.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35462

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