XS Art

[madmax-im]

[xs11lover]

Boy Ben, for not working on them you sure had a lot of nice bikes! I always wanted an xj11 but I never see them for sale.

[xs11lover]

You may see junk in a field, I see a sparkle of potential. Lol

[xs11lover]

The agony of defeat?

[madmax-im]

Boy Ben, for not working on them you sure had a lot of nice bikes! I always wanted an xj11 but I never see them for sale.

Thanks Garrett...There's an XJ f orsale down in Alabama

[madmax-im]

Garrett check the classifieds here..I will post the XJ1100 in Alabama

[madmax-im]

Garrett those pics of your wreck are heartbreaking...
My Maxim I bought brand new as a leftover model in March of 1983..Kept it nearly 30 yrs..In the pic above in 2009..I had just come back from a fellow XSive up in Ontario who actually did the engine detailing as you see it...prior to that it was fugly..clear coat was faded and peeling and I never really cared for the black and silver on the engine...
Cannot believe i ever let that go...

[DeanR]

I think the meaning of this thread title hasn't quite sunk in.
Art.

[xs11lover]

I’m trying, lol.

[DeanR]

I’m trying, lol.

My XS is hidden, covered, in the corner of the garage.

Maybe I should get it out, clean the carbs again and get the stupid right front brake to bleed, and maybe try to make some photo art in the process.

[xs11lover]

I don’t know, the lump of twisted broken parts and the look on my son’s face after hauling my wreck away could be considered art. I know I see something poetic about it anyway.

[skids]

That is my kinda road!

[fredintoon]

The agony of defeat?

Hi xs11lover,
that sad face reminds me of "The Scream". Roadkill as an artform eh?
I do hope the rider survived the incident in better shape than the bike did.

[xs11lover]

Lol, yeah that was me. 10 weeks off, a broken knee, sternum, stitches in both legs, a concussion, a little less skin on my hands and a not so free helicopter ride and I’m fine. Less my clothes,my helmet and my 20 year old leather they cut off me and my pride. I always felt protected by some unseen force....up until now. Now I guess I’m just lucky. That was a few years age. I took a year off, built another xs and got a full summer of riding last year.

[bikerphil]