19781100e $$$

[ACE]

I knew this would get attention! $$$$$
Can anyone tell me what the first 1100 went for list?
I was fortunent enough to get one with 50 miles on it at a real steal.
The guy thought it was to big for him, was scared of it!
Was I dreaming or what did they go for?
ACE

[sixtysix]

I am thinking an XS in '80 sold for about $3200, but I would have to look in some old mags I have to be sure.

[captjerry]

Dont remember what list price was in 79 I bought one new for 2900 cash.

[ACE]

That is about the price I was thinking.
I got mine from a guy i worked with for $2400 with 50 miles on it.
The poor guy had an inheritance and I remember him buying all sorts of things. 3 months later was broke!
The bike was to big for him and one trip out was all he rode it.
Who knows the truyh about that one trip out?
ACE

[Huron52]

In about March of 1978 I bought a brand new 1978XS11E for $3650.00 cdn. Just the bike nothing else.... then I added fairing, lowers, hard bags, luggage rack and back rest.

[TopCatGr58]

I bought my '81 from a guy in '83 with a similar story, it had only 15 miles on it, but inflation had kicked in by then, I think I paid $3,200 for my Special then, but that was the OEM '81 price, and thru the Navy Exchange system at that, and I was stationed in Japan!!

T.C.

[buggrin]

2800 in 78

Bare bike. One of 4 sold at that dealer. In a few months mine was the only one not wrecked (altho stupid as I was I tried hard to make it 4 for 4)

[Pat Kelly]

My 1100E was manufactured in Nov of 77. It had the 79 sticker on the plate and 7,200 miles. Sat for 20 + years.

I have the PO's original purchase receipt....

dated 4-13-78

new XS1100...........$3,140.00
frieght + setup..............65.00
fairing, seat,bags
w/rack, rack and
bench rest................1,060.00
................................4,265.00


less no trade (?)........-305.00
................................3,960.00
tax..............................237.60
.................................4,197.60
license..........................68.00
.................................4,265.60
down payment.............435.60
total........................$3,830.00

customer to install the equiptment himself

36 mos @ $144.68

I have all the original paperwork with this bike (including bank notices to make the payments or it will be reposessed).
I bought this bike from PO's ex-wife for $60.00

[ACE]

$60.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Maybe you'd like to explain yourself.
Oh, the PO's ex wife.
What a deal!
ACE

[Pat Kelly]

They divorced years earlier. She told him several times to come get his stuff. Ocassionall he'd come and get some but never the bike and some power tool I bought at the time too. She had to move and she said $50 was all she wanted if that was a fair price. The bike wasn't running at the time and I had no knowedge of XS1100's. She'd never seen it run, never rode on it. Tires(original) were flat and the fairing was cracked, It had been outside for years. It's a 78, had the 79 sticker on the plate (I'm assuming that's the last time it was ridden), and 7,200 miles on the odo. I bought it in 2001, $00 had it on the road (that includes initial purchase and licensing). Now I have about $2,500 invested and it's running darn near perfect. Everything now will be cosmetic.

[Jdwags]

$60 gem

Pat,

If i remember right, that thing looked pretty good at the Deuce!


wish ol' rusty was closer to running, but I'm still putting 3 kids through college..

My attorney's kid,
My orthodontist's kid
and my Dentist's kid.


So it will be the mongrel alone another year shucks.