xs1100 junkie

[RichW1064]

the latest find...

now this is a restorable... she is still far from the barn, a few hoop's and she will be on the way though...


not sure just what to chrysene her yet...



possibly "Holly"... we will see after she hits the barn floor here at home...

[RichW1064]

Hi Rich

Harry... have the voice's made any attempt to speak to you yet..? lol...

[RichW1064]

I'm thinking that I will set this off to the side for now... I will pull the carbs and see just what is going on in there, and do a compression check after I run the bore scope into the cylinders... not real sure about a full restoration, need to know what it has to offer...

[soccer4m]

Doable

Howdy Rich W,,,,,the bike looks kinda restorable, just a bunch of time to go through it and get it road worthy. At least most of the parts are there. Derust the tank, pop in some inline fuel filters, flush all the oils, redo the fuse panel, fresh battery, plugs, etc. As long as there is spark to the plugs you have a chance.....keep us posted,,,,,,,,Mike in Sun DIego

[RichW1064]

latest is home

heres what I picked up for $150.00











the tank is in real bad shape... came with a clean title, as a 79'...

[RichW1064]

Actually, the bike in T.C.'s picture is a EURO SPEC XS1100E. It's a '78, but with the black engine and signals mounted in the far rear. You can also see the large number plate used in Europe, and the oil cooler.

I did find the page with the models and the pic's so I did compare them... the latest should be a 78E but he sold it as a 79, dont have it home yet so I can't pic it apart just yet, but it does come with the rear turn lights mounted on the bar that appears to bolt to the tail/plate mount... thanks Guy's for all the help and advice... I do appreciate it greatly... I will keep ya's in the loop as I dig into the mod's that have been performed here...

[DiverRay]

Actually, the bike in T.C.'s picture is a EURO SPEC XS1100E. It's a '78, but with the black engine and signals mounted in the far rear. You can also see the large number plate used in Europe, and the oil cooler.

[RichW1064]

78 (first yr.) Standard.......also, the one model only that first year.

thanks Mr... 78_XS1100primer.... yes I will post pic's... you might be surprised as I was.... I can fit a tank to red then I will make it run and fitting a tank to taste... bottom line...! re-shelving the inventory... lol...

[RichW1064]

If you'll re-read T.C.'s post, he BROUGHT you up to speed on model type, yr., etc. and how to identify........right side frame neck for vin. and top right at top of engine case for motor vin. My bet without pics, it originally was a Special. As for motor year......as I stated, top of right side engine case near backside of starter motor.......C'mon buddy, I'm sure you can handle THAT.

I will re-read but I still have much to learn regarding these machine's... I ask only for brotherly love in understanding for the next generation of XS11.com_er's...

[RichW1064]

oh yeah... I've seen this type of ridin before... you know what, this is a similar model as compared to the latest I just picked up... what model is this?

DUDES... it comes with the exact same rear turn light assembly... in cherry... wonderful... it mounts to the plate... (really???)...? tank is toast, hoping the carbs haven't been infected...

[RichW1064]

Welcome. Nice collection. Congrats on your newest acquisition.

My 1100 is an XJ. That is my particular addiction. I migrated from XS400 to XJ650 to XJ1100 over a period of some years.

My latest acquisition is a 2003 FJR1300. It was a shortcut to having a full bagger to ride this year. The XJ1100 is being overhauled in slow motion. It will eventually be a full bagger.

thanks Brother and I am sure that your neck of the woods is standing tall as well... so you found a fondness with the 1100... it is a giant...

[motoman]

oh yeah... I've seen this type of ridin before... you know what, this is a similar model as compared to the latest I just picked up... what model is this?

78 (first yr.) Standard.......also, the one model only that first year.

[motoman]

when I can I will get some pic's up and maybe someone can bring me up to speed regarding the model... for me, as it stands, this will probly go down as RedMax... another male bike in the family... lol...

If you'll re-read T.C.'s post, he BROUGHT you up to speed on model type, yr., etc. and how to identify........right side frame neck for vin. and top right at top of engine case for motor vin. My bet without pics, it originally was a Special. As for motor year......as I stated, top of right side engine case near backside of starter motor.......C'mon buddy, I'm sure you can handle THAT.

[RichW1064]

Hey again,

Another thing to consider is that the Special has a 1" shorter rear wheel, so you loose a few hundred rpms right there compared to the Standards 17" rear. SO...if you want to lower the rpms a little more, along with the 850 FD, you can also put on a Standard Rear wheel/tire. However, the Standard 17" has less variety of tire choices than the 16".

Now as to your friend, the Special running the 16" rear gave him better leverage to get the front end up, along with the extra passenger ballast in the rear at the rear tire provided additional leverage to bring the front end up.

Like Greg, I, too brought mine up to almost vertical during one of the 3 drag tune and time runs I did many years ago...had it revved to 5K and accidentally dumped the clutch too early, was able to hold on, but just barely, got it back down to earth safely. I'm running 4" extended forks on mine, and my rake/trail was reduced a couple of decades ago due to a front end collision that bent my frame/steering neck unbeknownst to me or the repair shop. SO the front end sits up a bit more to begin with, so it's easier for me to get it to wheelie than others. But that will changed once I complete my frame swap to an UNBENT frame.

BTW, here's an image of a skilled rider having some fun back in the 70's!



T.C.

oh yeah... I've seen this type of ridin before... you know what, this is a similar model as compared to the latest I just picked up... what model is this?

[RichW1064]

oh yeah... I've seen this type of ridin before... you know what, this is a similar model as compared to the latest I just picked up... what model is this?