Lets see your XS!

[Stumpy(NH)]

My 1980 XS 1100 as of yesterday. mounting a new rear tire and waiting for my Vetter fairing to come back from paint.

[bikerphil]

3H3

[SteadyT120]

Well I took my XS11 for it's first ride after 5 years in storage and the first time I have ridden it in solo configuration... Previously set up as a sidecar outfit with custom wheels and suspension.
Spent the last 3 months resurrecting it from its slumber and converting back to solo trim. Had a few trials along the way, all brake calipers were seized from sitting, carbs full of gunk from old fuel, and finally an ignition fault which was traced to a defective RH coil (open circuit HT winding) But all finally resolved and man did she go well !! I am really happy with it.

[Mathh]

I sold most of my Z1's to a collector and now i have more time for my XS1100 projects ... Here is my turbo bike which I bought new in 1982. I sold the orange and silver parts which styling I found too extreme now and I am going back to a more stock look. So on with a stock tank and seat. I am still not sure what to do with the turbo setup and the fuel injection. I will hoever keep the FJR swingarm and the monoshock..

[motoman]

Interesting set-up Mathh! Good to hear your still geared for XS11's and posting on occassion!

[Mathh]

Interesting set-up Mathh! Good to hear your still geared for XS11's and posting on occassion!

Thanks! And you're welcome! Still love XS1100's and me and my girlfriend have another three. The racer and this one below are currently "under construction"

[motoman]

Thanks! And you're welcome! Still love XS1100's and me and my girlfriend have another three. The racer and this one below are currently "under construction"

Nice work, as usual! My curiosity has me wondering what ever happened to the twin-spar frame build for the XS11 motor/tranny? I remember those pics you had posted several yrs. ago building those top twin-spars as to clear the valve cover tops.

[Mathh]

Nice work, as usual! My curiosity has me wondering what ever happened to the twin-spar frame build for the XS11 motor/tranny? I remember those pics you had posted several yrs. ago building those top twin-spars as to clear the valve cover tops.

Thank you for still being interested! That twin spar classic racer is still progressing but at a very low pace... At the moment I am busy with a stainless 4-2-1-2 exhaust after I ditched the 4-2-1 I made earlier. I didn't like the looks and it was too loud for my liking.. When the exhaust is done I'll start with a home made wiring harness followed by some fiberglass work, some engine work (just checking) and then (I hope) it will be a runner... These pictures are from today., the exhaust still in mock-up fase and partly tack welded to get the looks. Maybe you still recognise her hahaha

[motoman]

Mathh, I do recognize the frame rails, as you were fabricating them way back then. Again, nicely done as it heads towards a finished project!

[Jerry]

Just a reminder, I have a gallery of XS Owners and Bikes on my web page. It has not been updated in some time, though. Link is https://appleattic.net/XSOwners/xs_owners.html

My XJ back in 2008 heading for the Yosemite rally:

[Jerry]

Sorry. link in above post is incorrect. Link to my XS Owners Gallery is https://www.appleattic.net/Galleries...xs_owners.html

[Steverk]

Complete teardown and rebuild into a Cafe cruiser (no salvageable motocycles were harmed in this project).

[jpiombo67]

New to me ‘79

[Radioguylogs]

New to me ‘79

How ironic. I had seen your bike listed on Craig's List in Traverse City. I wanted to refer to it another post this evening, so I went looking for it on Craig's List and it was gone. Now I know why. Congratulations.

The reason I was looking for it was because of the similarity of the decals on the side covers:

[vedgar]

waiting for decent weather, I ve owned this one for 15 years.