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I hate to double post, but I'm kinda proud of how ol' Twlite turned out, and the fact that I figured out how to post the pics on the first try. I posted them in my It's Alive post, but I thought the post might get buried soon. There will be more later, but Webshots will only allow 5 uploads per day using their free service. Enjoy, and I'd love to hear your comments.
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John
Xsively, Xellent, nice ride does it go as fast as it looks
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Doug Mitchell
82 XJ1100 sold
2006 Suzuki C90 SE 1500 CC Cruiser sold
2007 Stratoliner 1900 sold
1999 Honda Valkyrie interstate
47 years riding and still learning, does that make me a slow learner? -
Don't know yet. I haven't had a chance to road test it yet. I did go to the gas station yesterday, and played a little in second gear. It felt good.
Merci.Comment
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Dam, that looks nice. All I can say is, well done.
GeezerHi my name is Tony and I'm a bikeoholic.
The old gray biker ain't what he used to be.Comment
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Very Nice Indeed!'81 XS11 Midnight SpecialComment
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Well done, John!Marty in NW PA
Gone - 1978E - one of the first XS11 made
Gone - 2007A FJR - the only year of Dark Red Metallic
This IS my happy face.
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ol' Twlite
Lookin' Good!, John.
XSively fine job!
XSively fine bike!Red Tarrents
XS1100E "Big Red"
IOOB #792669
"Don't let the Bastards grind ya down!"Comment
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Thanx Guys
I really appreciate all the kind comments. SWMBO and I put a lot of time in on that job, and American Airlines paid me so well to work on it, that I feel I should put an AA decal on it, and give them a little free advertising...or not I want to do the rest of the bike no. It's been 12 years sice I restored it, and it's showing. I'd like for the rest of the bike to look as good as the engine. Oh, yeah, It DOES run as good as it looks
That FJ had better beware. I'll try to get some more pics of it up on Webshots soon.
Thanx again.Comment
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Great job!
It looks fantastic Johm!
Do you know what brand headers are on your bike? I have the same ones on my 79 and would like to get a new set.Walt
80 XS11s - "Landshark"
79 XS11s
03 Valkyrie
80 XS Midnight Special - Freebee 1
78 Honda CB125C - Freebee 2
81 Suzuki 850L - Freebee 3Comment
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Walt, they are Jardines. If you look on the outboard side of the mounting tab where the muffler mounts to the foot peg bracket you should be able to see the word Jardine stamped there. I believe there is a P/N there also, but that just may be the P/N for the mufflers, and not the header. The mufflers are slipons. That's where I found it. The pipes were on Organ Donor when I bought it. That was one of the reasons why I bought it. Thanks for the kind words. I have added some more pics to the album also.Comment
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Did you paint the cases yourself or did you use MNS cases?
GeezerHi my name is Tony and I'm a bikeoholic.
The old gray biker ain't what he used to be.Comment
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I did them myself. I used VHT brand of engine paint. The instructions recommended baking the finish in the oven @200 degrees for an hour. The engine is actually the original engine from my bike. I swapped it out with an XJ engine about 7-8 years ago.Comment
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