79 XS with windjammer - need mirrors

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  • tab1324
    XStremely XSive
    • Mar 2004
    • 303
    • Brooklyn Park, MN

    #1

    79 XS with windjammer - need mirrors

    What kind of mirrors are people using who have a fairing (IE wind jammer). I just picked up a 79 XS with a 78 parts bike (for $375 mind you) and it has no mirrors. My mirrors off of the XJ run into the fairing.

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

    #2
    Here's two 'Hs with regular mirrors - nothing fancy. Tsunami on the left has the stock round mirrors for a standard. Purple Reign on the right (before its paint job) has a set of rectangular mirrors off of a special.
    Ken Talbot

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    • Pat Kelly
      XS-XJ Super Guru
      • Jul 2002
      • 3046
      • Golden Valley, AZ

      #3
      Here's some mirrors that I mounted to the fairing (Pacifico) itself. Having the mirrors farther forward gives a wider angle of view behind you.

      Pat Kelly
      <p-lkelly@sbcglobal.net>

      1978 XS1100E (The Force)
      1980 XS1100LG (The Dark Side)
      2007 Dodge Ram 2500 quad-cab long-bed (Wifes ride)
      1999 Suburban (The Ship)
      1994 Dodge Spirit (Son #1)
      1968 F100 (Valentine)

      "No one is totally useless. They can always be used as a bad example"

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      • jeffe
        XStremely XSive
        • Oct 2004
        • 393
        • Westerville,Ohio

        #4
        I have the same mirrors as the bike on the left in the first picture on my 78E with a Windjammer. They work fine except the covering on the "back", which i guess is really the front is getting "flakey".
        78E ... Gone but not forgotten
        2006 Kawasaki Concours....just getting to know it

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        • Rickrod3
          XSive Maximus
          • Jun 2009
          • 721
          • Oakland, New Jersey

          #5
          Originally posted by Ken Talbot
          Here's two 'Hs with regular mirrors - nothing fancy. Tsunami on the left has the stock round mirrors for a standard. Purple Reign on the right (before its paint job) has a set of rectangular mirrors off of a special.
          Ken:
          Are you able to go lock to lock on the Tsunami without hitting the mirrors on the windshield?

          Are the handle bars you have the same as on the F model?

          Tia
          Rick
          XS1100F TKAT fork brace Stock suspension. Vetter Fairing. Pingel Petcocks. Geezer voltage regulator
          http://s910.photobucket.com/albums/a...t=DSCF3026.jpg
          650SF
          http://s910.photobucket.com/albums/a...t=DSCF2647.jpg
          XS1100SG Project bike
          http://s910.photobucket.com/albums/a...t=DSCF3034.jpg

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

            #6
            Yup, I can go lock to lock on Tsunami without hitting anything. Right now, I've actually got even more clearance from a set of dogbone risers.

            Same as on an F model - hmmm, I really can't answer that one as I don't know how they measure up against the H.
            Ken Talbot

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            • cywelchjr
              XS-XJ Super Guru(Deceased)
              • Oct 2008
              • 4450
              • Sacramento, CA

              #7
              I can't get lock to lock on my G with Vetter fairing and stock mirrors. I'm thinking of finding some nice mirrors to mount on the Vetter and taking the stock ones off.
              Cy

              1980 XS1100G (Brutus) w/81H Engine
              Duplicolor Mirage Paint Job (Purple/Green)
              Vetter Windjammer IV
              Vetter hard bags & Trunk
              OEM Luggage Rack
              Jardine Spaghetti 4-2 exhaust system
              Spade Fuse Box
              Turn Signal Auto Cancel Mod
              750 FD Mod
              TC Spin on Oil Filter Adapter (temp removed)
              XJ1100 Front Footpegs
              XJ1100 Shocks

              I was always taught to respect my elders, but it keeps getting harder to find one.

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              • Rickrod3
                XSive Maximus
                • Jun 2009
                • 721
                • Oakland, New Jersey

                #8
                Originally posted by cywelchjr
                I can't get lock to lock on my G with Vetter fairing and stock mirrors. I'm thinking of finding some nice mirrors to mount on the Vetter and taking the stock ones off.
                If you can post your progress.
                I'm going to look into the dogbone risers as well
                XS1100F TKAT fork brace Stock suspension. Vetter Fairing. Pingel Petcocks. Geezer voltage regulator
                http://s910.photobucket.com/albums/a...t=DSCF3026.jpg
                650SF
                http://s910.photobucket.com/albums/a...t=DSCF2647.jpg
                XS1100SG Project bike
                http://s910.photobucket.com/albums/a...t=DSCF3034.jpg

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                • CatatonicBug
                  Master of XSology
                  • Oct 2008
                  • 6117
                  • Clinton, UT

                  #9
                  I have the Windjammer and stock mirrors, and have no problem going lock to lock. It's close, but it stops just before they hit the radio.
                  1980 XS850SG - Sold
                  1981 XS1100LH Midnight Special (Sold) - purchased 9/29/08
                  Fully Vetterized and Dynojet Kit added, Heated Grips, Truck-Lite LED headlight, Accel Coils, Irridium plugs, TKAT Fork Brace, XS850LH Final Drive & Black SS Brake lines from Chacal.
                  Here's my web page devoted to my bike! XS/XJ User's Manuals there, and the XJ1100 Service Manual and both XS1100 Service manuals (free download!).

                  Whether you think you can, or you think you cannot - You're right.
                  -H. Ford

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                  • GARTHXS
                    XS-XJ Guru
                    • Nov 2007
                    • 1631
                    • Seattle

                    #10
                    Mikes xs has good ones I went for the xstended round and can go lock to lock
                    91 kwaka kz1000p
                    Stock


                    ( Insert clever quote here )

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                    • Rickrod3
                      XSive Maximus
                      • Jun 2009
                      • 721
                      • Oakland, New Jersey

                      #11
                      Originally posted by CatatonicBug
                      I have the Windjammer and stock mirrors, and have no problem going lock to lock. It's close, but it stops just before they hit the radio.
                      Hey bug:

                      Does the LH have pull back bars like a special?

                      Rick
                      XS1100F TKAT fork brace Stock suspension. Vetter Fairing. Pingel Petcocks. Geezer voltage regulator
                      http://s910.photobucket.com/albums/a...t=DSCF3026.jpg
                      650SF
                      http://s910.photobucket.com/albums/a...t=DSCF2647.jpg
                      XS1100SG Project bike
                      http://s910.photobucket.com/albums/a...t=DSCF3034.jpg

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                      • CatatonicBug
                        Master of XSology
                        • Oct 2008
                        • 6117
                        • Clinton, UT

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Rickrod3
                        Hey bug:

                        Does the LH have pull back bars like a special?

                        Rick
                        Yep. Special bars, colored black.
                        1980 XS850SG - Sold
                        1981 XS1100LH Midnight Special (Sold) - purchased 9/29/08
                        Fully Vetterized and Dynojet Kit added, Heated Grips, Truck-Lite LED headlight, Accel Coils, Irridium plugs, TKAT Fork Brace, XS850LH Final Drive & Black SS Brake lines from Chacal.
                        Here's my web page devoted to my bike! XS/XJ User's Manuals there, and the XJ1100 Service Manual and both XS1100 Service manuals (free download!).

                        Whether you think you can, or you think you cannot - You're right.
                        -H. Ford

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                        • webbcraft2150
                          XS-XJ Guru
                          • Sep 2002
                          • 1605
                          • AUSTIN.TX

                          #13
                          Stock Bars, stock mirrors and Windjammer. Close, but they do not hit.
                          When a 10 isn't enough, get a 11. 80g Hardbagger

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                          • cywelchjr
                            XS-XJ Super Guru(Deceased)
                            • Oct 2008
                            • 4450
                            • Sacramento, CA

                            #14
                            Originally posted by CatatonicBug
                            I have the Windjammer and stock mirrors, and have no problem going lock to lock. It's close, but it stops just before they hit the radio.
                            You also have the special with it's different bars than the standard. It does make a difference.
                            Cy

                            1980 XS1100G (Brutus) w/81H Engine
                            Duplicolor Mirage Paint Job (Purple/Green)
                            Vetter Windjammer IV
                            Vetter hard bags & Trunk
                            OEM Luggage Rack
                            Jardine Spaghetti 4-2 exhaust system
                            Spade Fuse Box
                            Turn Signal Auto Cancel Mod
                            750 FD Mod
                            TC Spin on Oil Filter Adapter (temp removed)
                            XJ1100 Front Footpegs
                            XJ1100 Shocks

                            I was always taught to respect my elders, but it keeps getting harder to find one.

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                            • Dragon Tamer
                              XStremely XSive(Deceased)
                              • Sep 2006
                              • 426
                              • Half way between Chili and Winter Wisconsin.

                              #15
                              '79 SF, stock bars and mirrors with a Windjammer IV. No clearance problems!
                              The Old Tamer
                              _________________________
                              1979 XS1100SF (The Fire Dragon)
                              1982 650 Maxim (The Little Dragon)
                              another '82 650 Maxim (Parts Dragon)
                              1981 XS1100SH (The Black Dragon)

                              If there are more than three bolts holding it on there, it is most likely a very important part!

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