Lets see your XS!

[BSAKat]

Yamaha's big bike lineup for 1980!

[warpspeedxs1100]

here is a pic of my 1979 xs1100 special , with a rc 4 into 1 exhaust system , and custom paint job

[Guru_17]

[wbw750]

Here's a 2010 photo of my previous bike (current project in pieces) in sunny Yorkshire England

[Radioguylogs]

Ooooh that's nice!

I'd give anything for that exhaust.

[Speederbrown]

1980 xs11 standard
new paint

[cajun31]

1980 xs11 standard
new paint

great looking bike. paint job is awesome.

[normalthom]

Here's mine, I'm currently getting the chrome engine guards powdercoated gold to match. I need to get rid of the silly looking grips and the childish rearview mirrors. If the gold powdercoat comes out looking good, I'm thinking about doing the same thing with the chrome springs on the rear shocks. Do you guys think that's a good idea or should I stick more to the original?

[normalthom]

Ok, I found a swatch that I think matches the Midnight Special gold. I'm having it powder coated now and will let you all know how it turns out. Here's a picture of what I chose. Fingers crossed that it's at least a close match.

[normalthom]

I got my engine guards back from the powder coating. I'm not overly impressed with the match. It certainly doesn't match the swatch that I chose. But I'm going to live with it at least for now.

[cajun31]

I got my engine guards back from the powder coating. I'm not overly impressed with the match. It certainly doesn't match the swatch that I chose. But I'm going to live with it at least for now.

Take my feeback with a grain of salt as I am the ultimate purist when it comes to MNS. Those would look my better had you done them in a mirror gloss black. I have done all mine that way and the high gloss black looks like they were installed from the factory.

[Ranger_xs1100]

My latest SF acquisition: (Thanks John!)

There are a lot more close-up pictures here: The Red SF (1979 xs1100sf) – MY QUEST FOR THE YAMAHA XS1100 MIDNIGHT SPECIAL (wordpress.com)

[jetmechmarty]

Old pic, but time to keep this thread going.

[3Phase]

Looks good, Marty!

I'm going to put the carburetors back in my XJ so I'll have something to ride.
My Harley is an ex-Harley, it's not just pining for Fords or Toyotas.

Scott (home from the hospital after losing a toe in contest with a Toyota RAV-4 on Friday the 13th)

[Radioguylogs]

Scott! Sorry to hear about your mishap, but glad you seem to be OK.

I'll contribute a picture from VYR2022: