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  • MAXIMAN
    XS-XJ Guru
    • Jan 2005
    • 1817
    • As far from the government as humanly possible.

    #1

    New Addition 2 Da Stable

    Here's my new addition...dubbed "Time Machine". This one is truly a blast from the past. I bought it from the original owner who got it new in '79. He kept it in a garage and only rode it to church on Sundays... .

    This baby is slicker than snot on a brass door knob. 11,500 miles and totally stock except for the jardine slip-ons. The OEM mufflers rusted out years ago and he replaced them.

    And now......THE TIME MACHINE.......




  • 2bhappy
    XSive
    • Sep 2005
    • 73
    • Flint, Texas

    #2
    That is one really nice MACHNE!!!!

    Marc

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    • skids
      XS-XJ Super Guru
      • Jul 2002
      • 5046
      • Florissant, CO, USA

      #3
      Niiiiiiiice!
      Skids (Sid Hansen)

      Down to one 1978 E. Stock air box with K&N filter, 81H pipes and carbs, 8500 feet elevation.

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      • tommystinson
        XStremely XSive
        • Aug 2003
        • 425
        • Albany, NY

        #4
        Envy is rising like bile in my throat. I'm going to barf over my XSSIVE jealousy!
        2010 Kawasaki Z1000
        1979 SF: Millennium Falcon, until this Saturday

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        • prometheus578
          XS-XJ Super Guru (RESIGNED)
          • Aug 2004
          • 4012
          • Olympia , Wa.

          #5
          Maximan, that is one sweet machine!
          "Damn it Jim, I'm a doctor, not a mechanic!' ('Bones' McCoy)

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          • Mathh
            XSive Maximus
            • Nov 2006
            • 662
            • Beek, Netherlands

            #6
            mmmmmmmmmmm, must have...............
            XS1100 3X0 '82 restomod, 2H9 '78 chain drive racer, 3H3 '79 customized.
            MV Agusta Brutale 910R '06.
            Triumph 1200 Speed Trophy '91, Triumph 1200 '93.
            Z1 '73 restomod, Z1A '74 yellow/green, KZ900 A4 '76 green.
            Yamaha MT-09 Tracer '15 grey.
            Kawasaki Z1300 DFI '84 modified, red.

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            • acof911
              XStremely XSive
              • Jun 2005
              • 244
              • S.E PA

              #7
              Very nice, how much blood did you have to give for that one?
              ATC

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              • xschop
                XS-XJ Guru
                • Feb 2006
                • 1794
                • oklahoma city

                #8
                original

                She's def. pretty Max. Fuel lines are new school too....Nice find
                MDRNF
                79F.....Not Stock
                80G......Not Stock Either....In the works

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                • tommystinson
                  XStremely XSive
                  • Aug 2003
                  • 425
                  • Albany, NY

                  #9
                  Re: original

                  Originally posted by xschop
                  She's def. pretty Max. Fuel lines are new school too....Nice find
                  Looks like Tygon(?) Good stuff.
                  2010 Kawasaki Z1000
                  1979 SF: Millennium Falcon, until this Saturday

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                  • MAXIMAN
                    XS-XJ Guru
                    • Jan 2005
                    • 1817
                    • As far from the government as humanly possible.

                    #10
                    Yes Tommy it's Tygon. I started using that stuff last year and I'm not going back. It's absolutely the finest fuel line made.

                    aco - Twas a mere 12 Bens. That would be about 1446 in Oz.

                    If I can get away I hope to ride it to Andrews going away party in Hurst. Today the Time Machine will be on the Dyno. Primarily to check F/A mixture. But I'll post the results here. The only modifaction to this bike is the airbox has 25 3/8" hole in the bottom of it and the Jardine slip-ons. So I'm sure it will fall into the 75-80 hp range.

                    However whne I check the pumping compression the bike had 181 to 190 psi on all 4. Really high...so I suspected carbon build up. I took a small flexible diffuser light and slipped it into the chamber to see. They were all very clean so I guess the early Elevens had high compression but I wouldn't think by that much.

                    Keep ya posted.

                    Cg

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                    • JWSanders
                      XSive Maximus
                      • May 2005
                      • 879
                      • White House, TN

                      #11
                      Wow, what a beauty!

                      Looks like the only thing you'll need to do is tune 'er up and ride.

                      Lucky so and so....
                      80 XS1100SG
                      81 XS400SH

                      Some men miss opportunity because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas Edison

                      A Few Animations I've Made

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                      • MAXIMAN
                        XS-XJ Guru
                        • Jan 2005
                        • 1817
                        • As far from the government as humanly possible.

                        #12
                        Warmed the bike up and it turned up 79 ponies. Not bad for a stock '79. But it was fat on top and lean in the mid section. We raised the needles and dropped the mains down to 130 to get it right on. Then the bike made 81 rwhp. If I had a good 4-1 exhaust this machine would likely make 85+.

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                        • mason79
                          XS-XJ Guru
                          • Mar 2006
                          • 1351
                          • los angeles, ca

                          #13
                          looks like a ferrari without the mirrors
                          "a good man knows his limitations" dirty harry
                          History
                          85 Yamaha FJ 1100
                          79 yamaha xs1100f
                          03 honda cbr 600 f4
                          91 yamaha fzr 600
                          84 yamaha fj 1100
                          82 yamaha seca 750
                          87 yamaha fazer
                          86 yamaha maxim x
                          82 yamaha vision
                          78 yamaha rd 400

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                          • pggg
                            XS-XJ Guru
                            • Nov 2004
                            • 1609
                            • NZ

                            #14
                            Wow 11500 miles, cam & hyvo chains aren't even worn, 130 mains seems low, drilled box 140's & K&N could hit 90 or more with that 4-1, see the 78 testers getting impressive 11 sec 1/4's at 115 mph on the line out of stock bikes

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                            • MAXIMAN
                              XS-XJ Guru
                              • Jan 2005
                              • 1817
                              • As far from the government as humanly possible.

                              #15
                              130 mains ARE low. It's those Jardine mufflers.

                              If I could find a slick 4-1 I might do it. But the only one I'm really interested in is a chrome Supertrapp. And those are rare indeed.

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