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  • Bigfoot
    XS-XJ GURU
    • Sep 2005
    • 1422
    • Kansas City, Missouri

    #1

    Here is what I have been working on

    Hey, at least I am back on two wheels. It was a long year off.





    Harry

    The voices in my head are giving me the silent treatment.

    '79 Standard
    '82 XJ1100
    '84 FJ1100


    Acta Non Verba
  • madmax-im
    Master of XSology
    • Sep 2007
    • 6751
    • Southern Comfort...Wendell NC

    #2
    Glad to hear you are back in action...now we need to do something about that motorcycle...
    1980 XS650G Special-Two
    1993 Honda ST1100

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    • Bigfoot
      XS-XJ GURU
      • Sep 2005
      • 1422
      • Kansas City, Missouri

      #3
      I love the looks of the FJ and the speed can get the heart rate up. .

      Now that this one is about done, it will be time to start on the XS. It has been in "time out" since it hurt me. lol.

      I think i am going to strip all of the hard bags off of it and ditch the big fairing. It was awesome on the freeway, but I like the way the bike handles lighter without all that stuff. Go through the carbs and the entire brake system, add a headlight back on it, and it will be ready to go. Will probably need a new battery as well.

      Gonna go from this look


      back to this one


      except I am going to replace the headlight with a round one to fit the windshield better.
      Harry

      The voices in my head are giving me the silent treatment.

      '79 Standard
      '82 XJ1100
      '84 FJ1100


      Acta Non Verba

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      • rover
        XSive Maximus
        • Jan 2004
        • 765
        • central WI (715)

        #4
        Wow

        I have never seen a fairing like that. What is it? If I lived closer to you, I would be begging to buy it, and the trunk and bags.
        put something smooooth betwen your legs, XS eleven
        79 F (Blueballs)
        79 SF (Redbutt)
        81 LH (organ donor)
        79 XS 650S (gone to MC heaven)
        76 CB 750 (gone to MC heaven)
        rover has spoken

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        • donebysunday
          XS-XJ Guru
          • Oct 2012
          • 1737
          • New Berlin, Wi.

          #5
          Both Great

          I like both looks ! You gonna stash the parts in case you want to go back ?
          76 XS650 C ROADSTER
          80 XS650 G Special II
          https://ibb.co/album/icbGgF
          80 XS 1100 SG
          81 XS 1100LH/SH DARKHORSE
          https://tinyurl.com/k6nzvtw
          AKA; Don'e, UD, Unca Don'e

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          • Bigfoot
            XS-XJ GURU
            • Sep 2005
            • 1422
            • Kansas City, Missouri

            #6
            Originally posted by rover
            I have never seen a fairing like that. What is it? If I lived closer to you, I would be begging to buy it, and the trunk and bags.
            LOL, its one of those things, people either hate it, or love it. It is a Vetter Liberator fairing. Only a hundred or so were made before the Vetter factory burned down and all the molds were destroyed. So yeah, very very rare. I will probably sell them but who knows.
            Harry

            The voices in my head are giving me the silent treatment.

            '79 Standard
            '82 XJ1100
            '84 FJ1100


            Acta Non Verba

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            • madmax-im
              Master of XSology
              • Sep 2007
              • 6751
              • Southern Comfort...Wendell NC

              #7
              Harry...just giving you a hard time...I cant say i like the paint scheme but I've owned 2 FJ1200s and they are great bikes... The windscreen on Swamp Thing is Plexistar...it does an adequate job of keeping the headwinds off your upper body but it still allows alot of air to get around it...a big difference than your Harley fairing for sure...
              1980 XS650G Special-Two
              1993 Honda ST1100

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              • Bigfoot
                XS-XJ GURU
                • Sep 2005
                • 1422
                • Kansas City, Missouri

                #8
                The windshield I have is a Memphis Shades brand. Very nice quality. I happen to love the way the paint came out. Good thing it is my bike and not yours, huh.
                Harry

                The voices in my head are giving me the silent treatment.

                '79 Standard
                '82 XJ1100
                '84 FJ1100


                Acta Non Verba

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                • madmax-im
                  Master of XSology
                  • Sep 2007
                  • 6751
                  • Southern Comfort...Wendell NC

                  #9
                  Hey its your thing...to each their own...
                  1980 XS650G Special-Two
                  1993 Honda ST1100

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                  • madmax-im
                    Master of XSology
                    • Sep 2007
                    • 6751
                    • Southern Comfort...Wendell NC

                    #10
                    Harry I like the big locomotive fairing... that gets you noticed...no doubt its heavy...
                    1980 XS650G Special-Two
                    1993 Honda ST1100

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                    • Bigfoot
                      XS-XJ GURU
                      • Sep 2005
                      • 1422
                      • Kansas City, Missouri

                      #11
                      hey, leave my thing out of it.
                      Harry

                      The voices in my head are giving me the silent treatment.

                      '79 Standard
                      '82 XJ1100
                      '84 FJ1100


                      Acta Non Verba

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                      • trbig
                        Simply used to just post A LOT!
                        • Nov 2005
                        • 7838
                        • Ada, Oklahoma

                        #12
                        Still delusional on pain meds apparently.. .
                        Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.

                        You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!

                        Current bikes:
                        '06 Suzuki DR650
                        *'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
                        '82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
                        '82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
                        '82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
                        '82 XJ1100 Parts bike
                        '81 XS1100 Special
                        '81 YZ250
                        '80 XS850 Special
                        '80 XR100
                        *Crashed/Totalled, still own

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                        • Bigfoot
                          XS-XJ GURU
                          • Sep 2005
                          • 1422
                          • Kansas City, Missouri

                          #13
                          No, still drunk from that kahlua that Greg made with the everclear and brought to Cody's that time. 4 years ago or something like that??
                          Harry

                          The voices in my head are giving me the silent treatment.

                          '79 Standard
                          '82 XJ1100
                          '84 FJ1100


                          Acta Non Verba

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                          • motoman
                            Master of XSology
                            • Aug 2005
                            • 8413
                            • Grand Junction, Colorado

                            #14
                            Good to hear you can get back on two wheels again! Still like seeing pics of THAT set-up on the bike. IMO, I'd leave it and have the FJ to fill the more spirited riding. Does look good in either attire though.
                            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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                            • XJOK2PLAY
                              XS-XJ Guru
                              • Jan 2009
                              • 2099
                              • Skiatook, Ok.

                              #15
                              Harry,
                              Great to read posts from ya again.
                              Like the bike! Looking forward to seeing it in person.

                              Glad to hear the legs getting better, too.

                              According to the home page reminder, I see...

                              It's your birthday today!
                              Hope you had a great one today, my friend!
                              '82 XJ1100J Maxim (has been sold.)

                              '79 F "Time Machine"... oh yeah, Baby.... (Sold back to Maximan)

                              2011 Kaw Concours 14 ABS

                              In the warden's words from Cool Hand Luke;
                              "What we have here is a failure to communicate."

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