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  • gaffer77
    XStremely XSive
    • Jul 2004
    • 444
    • gloucestershire england

    #61
    Hi jazzrat my special does about 100 miles with reserve as well ,that is really wide open on the throttle tho!!!

    all those out there hiding stuff from the missus ,thats the fun of it

    i work shifts and always try to time it so i catch the post,the more you wait for the postie the longer he takes!!!

    you give up on waiting and everything comes at once!!

    i had it good at christmas ,every parcel for my bike i said was for my wife for christmas and so couldnt tell her what it was !!!!!


    my wife was screaming at me for something the other day ,something about a divorce etc ,guess who knocked on the door in the middle of her opening it to do a runner !!!!
    the poor old postie got some verbal and i got a parcel in the head
    i found it quite amusing really!!!

    dont like deceiving the wife but i love my bike and thats all there is to it!!!!
    Don't put all yer eggs into one basket ,,,case

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    • Ken Talbot
      XS-XJ Super Guru
      • Jun 2002
      • 4251
      • Revelstoke, BC

      #62
      The Special has a 3.97 US gal tank, while the Standard is 5.3 US Gal. Then, the '81 standard version called the Venturer came with a 6.5 US gallon tank. 30 mpg should be possible from any XS in decent tune - call that 120 miles for a Special, compared to 195 miles for the big tank version.
      Ken Talbot

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      • jazzrat2000
        XStremely XSive
        • Jan 2005
        • 298
        • Delray Beach FL

        #63
        hmmm, I think I might be able to make it... the longest jaunt is about 100 miles, and I will not be going too fast, I don't think... thanks!
        Dr. Tim Walters

        Florida Atlantic University
        The Rats
        Full Flight Foundation, Inc.

        "just put the trumpet down and slowly back away..."

        "owned by a 79 XS1100 Special"

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        • scoobes
          XStremely XSive
          • Jun 2003
          • 454
          • formby,which is near liverpool england.

          #64
          hey jazzrat,have you been bidding for stuff i think i might have bid against you,have you won anythink nice?

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          • jazzrat2000
            XStremely XSive
            • Jan 2005
            • 298
            • Delray Beach FL

            #65
            I love ebay! recent wins: a fairing 4532320688, some parts: 4534815299, a nice seat that will need recovering: 4534796886, a parts CD: 7960724606, some front fork caps: 4534464049, a front caliper: 5554341919, some front controls: 4530154902, a luggage rack: 4530152758 ... I also bought a fairing and bags from a guy I met on ebay (and actually, my bike was originally listed there), and numerous other things going back longer... if you see me bidding, don't let that stop you, I don't mind losing to a friend, and another item will always come along... future hopefuls: a set of new carb boots, an oil cooler, a Clymer manual (I have the Haynes one), an original tool kit... maybe a big bore kit and a set of rings... and who knows what else!
            Dr. Tim Walters

            Florida Atlantic University
            The Rats
            Full Flight Foundation, Inc.

            "just put the trumpet down and slowly back away..."

            "owned by a 79 XS1100 Special"

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            • bkush
              XSive
              • Jan 2005
              • 46
              • Peoria, IL

              #66
              My ebay id is bkusnerik. Just recently bought a set of carb boots, a 4 into 2 exhaust and some exhaust gaskets... Oh yeah, and an XJ1100!!!! How could I forget!

              Bill
              Bill
              XJ1100

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              • John
                XS-XJ Super Guru
                • Oct 2003
                • 5117

                #67
                I have been buying under SWMBO's name Wildkat_f. She's had the account for years.

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                • jazzrat2000
                  XStremely XSive
                  • Jan 2005
                  • 298
                  • Delray Beach FL

                  #68
                  I almost forgot, I am, who else?: jazzrat20000
                  Dr. Tim Walters

                  Florida Atlantic University
                  The Rats
                  Full Flight Foundation, Inc.

                  "just put the trumpet down and slowly back away..."

                  "owned by a 79 XS1100 Special"

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                  • Parr8hed
                    XStremely XSive
                    • Aug 2003
                    • 444
                    • Southern Indiana

                    #69
                    I am under Parr8hed1. Pretty much restored my 78 off of ebay. I have bought everything from bike parts, to boat parts. I even bought 380' of rope. My friends at work were wondering why buy 380' of rope on ebay? BECAUSE I CAN! My wife even bought an electric breast pump off of ebay, I can assure you that it was new in box! My new son did not know the difference!

                    Travis
                    Travis Miller
                    1978 E

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                    • iamphotog
                      XSive
                      • Mar 2005
                      • 19
                      • Lufkin, Texas

                      #70
                      I am sfeaster on ebay. I have been addicted to ebay for a long time. I tend to research prices a lot before I buy something though. I have bought anything from books published in the late 1800's, to cameras, to parts for my 1969 mustang project. I also snipe, so if I outbid you in the last 3 seconds...well sorry. sometimes you win a few, sometimes you loose a few. it all depends on how much you are willing to pay. but if I recognize one of your usernames, and I don't "have" to have it, I will probably not bid. but if that is the case, you had better win!
                      Scott

                      1980 SG

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                      • jazzrat2000
                        XStremely XSive
                        • Jan 2005
                        • 298
                        • Delray Beach FL

                        #71
                        I am a member of another group of ardent ebay users, we pretty much had to say all was fair in love and ebay, and agree to remain friends...
                        Dr. Tim Walters

                        Florida Atlantic University
                        The Rats
                        Full Flight Foundation, Inc.

                        "just put the trumpet down and slowly back away..."

                        "owned by a 79 XS1100 Special"

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                        • e.z.nightrider
                          XStremely XSive
                          • Apr 2005
                          • 212
                          • Rockford IL

                          #72
                          I'm ezahorik1.

                          I'm the same way, bid what I'm willing to spend if I win fine if I don't that's ok too. Did much work on a XJ650 with parts from ebay.
                          It's an 80 LG My Midnight Ride
                          81 XJ650 MAXIM The Preachers Bike (Gone but not forgotten)
                          82 KZ 305 CSR Training Wheels (now my daughters)
                          82 GS 850 GL SWMBO's (HER RIDE)

                          'He who wanders is not always lost."

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                          • GNEPIG
                            XS-XJ Guru
                            • Apr 2005
                            • 1647
                            • fl

                            #73
                            i didnt think much of this computer crap at first but my woman showed me how i could buy parts for my eXSellent motor cycles on ebay and now she cant pry the key board away from me. i love it, i buy parts for my norton my harley sprint my pocket bikes and of course xs 11s. in fact i bought 2 ignition modules from a guy just last week with the handle DZander; got the parts for a good price and really fast thanx dennyZ!
                            i still use the womans handle stepmom611

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                            • John
                              XS-XJ Super Guru
                              • Oct 2003
                              • 5117

                              #74
                              i still use the womans handle stepmom611

                              Ah ha! You're the one that outbid me on the 81 module

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                              • GNEPIG
                                XS-XJ Guru
                                • Apr 2005
                                • 1647
                                • fl

                                #75
                                sooo wildkat_f what else are you watching on ebay?






                                anyone else want to be on our hit list?!

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