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Best part is we are still good friends, much to the chagrin of our spouses. She can't wait to ride on my SG for old times' sake, which should happen soon. We probably won't tell the spouses about that one!
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Steve R
'80 SG
"Fred" -- TC fuse box, stock airbox/exhaust/jets, SS brake lines, Windjammer V fairing, Cibie headlight lens, TKAT fork brace, Showa rear shocks, MikesXS emulators
Former bikes:
1973 Yamaha 125 Enduro (brother's but I 'borrowed' it a lot, usually after midnight)
1978 XS400E Red
1981 XS850 Special (Stingo) -
The XS400 was a POS from the point of view of being a serious ride longer than 60 miles...thats based upon the limits of my tolerance to sit on it before my body was screaming to get off...
Over 50 mph and the parallel twin puts out so much vibration that the mirrors are buzzed useless to see anything behind you...that same vibration numbed my hands within 5 mins anything more was an endurance test...so from the standpoint of actually going on a day trip it sucked completely....BUT around town it was fun and easy to ride...I rode the XS400 in Arizona and it was woefully inadequate for those roads...ah but I was young and stupid...
1980 XS650G Special-Two
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Fixed it for you ...Originally posted by madmax-im View PostThe XS400 was a POS from the point of view of being a serious ride longer than 60 miles...thats based upon the limits of my tolerance to sit on it before my body was screaming to get off... Over 50 mph and the parallel twin puts out so much vibration that the mirrors are buzzed useless to see anything behind you...that same vibration numbed my hands within 5 mins anything more was an endurance test...so from the standpoint of actually going on a day trip it sucked completely....BUT around town it was fun and easy to ride...I rode the XS400 in Arizona and it was woefully inadequate for those roads...ah but I was young and stupid... YMMVMarco
Current bikes:
1979 Yamaha XS Eleven Special (SF)
1979 Honda CBX
2002 Kawasaki ZRX1200R
Rest in Peace, Don Glardon (DGXSER) 1966-2014
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Marty,
Now I have to go find the scan of a photo from September 1977. My XS1100 with me and then gf. The color is off because of the old photo, but I may be able to bring it back a little. Tonight I'll look!Ray Matteis
KE6NHG
XS1100 E '78 (winter project)
XS1100 SF Bob Jones worked on it!Comment
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ha ha Marco...it ocurred to me that I omitted that...I knew you'd fix it...LOL YMMV
1980 XS650G Special-Two
1993 Honda ST1100Comment
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Where is it? If you do not want it I could use a second project.Originally posted by MPittma100 View Post
Bill1980 XS1100 SG
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I used to have an XS400 that I received many tickets on. I also had a RD350 and RD400. The good old 2-Cycle engines. They sure were easy to work on.
I also had a XS650. That twin 650 had a lot of torque.
The good old days...
Bill1980 XS1100 SG
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Key words there. First bike I owned was an XS400. Made me want the XS11. My son Dylan learned to ride on an XS400 too until he needed a bigger bike.Originally posted by Prisoner6 View Post
I think its fine around town.
JohnJohn 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
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