Why do you think thay stoped make'n them

[dogyear58]

Dudes, You own a XS1100 ??????

It aint if it's going to start hopping out of low gear it's When....

I had a lot of Your prize XS1100 and
kan you guess what thay all did ???????????

That's rite......you guess it ...sooner or later Your XS is
Goin' to make that famous exit from 1st to nuteral...
XSpecaly nice lozen' power turning w/fat old ladie on the back...

So gear up for some bad news.
The XS1100 1st gear Blues...

[John]

And your point is????
Hey you guys, did you hear that? These bikes have 1st gear problems! Is that why we all have done the Dremel fix?

[mro]

The XS1100 1st gear Blues...

I've several...
17,000 to over 50,000 miles
no tranny problems


mro

[vanhump]

And from out of the woodworks comes some brand new unheard of before problems.

[Da-Bubble]

Incoherent

I think someone really enjoyed their St. Patty's Day!!!

(read the original post with your best slurred drunken, rambling )

[prometheus578]

"Now boys, play nicely."

Yeah, MRO,
All mine are up to 50/60 thousand. No problems, either, but it is an issue on some machines.
'course... Someone might have more issues than just a tranny problem should his "Fat ol' Lady read his post.

Another issue may be that both he and AXEL have the same avitar. DogYear has 21 posts... Axel has 238 posts.
(Uhmmm... someone may wish to choose a different one)

[mro]

Another issue may be that both he and AXEL have the same avitar. DogYear has 21 posts... Axel has 238 posts.

Yea, but how many is that in dog years


mro

[TADracer]

1st gear? Whats 1st gear?

[trbig]

from 1st to nuteral

lozen' power turning w/fat old ladie

That's rite......

I had a lot of Your prize XS1100 and kan you guess what thay all did ???????????

As for the LAST quote... Yeah, I can guess. They stuck around for 25-30 years, whipped 95% of everything on the roads, carried people dependably around all over the world and are still considered by many to be the best all around bike ever made. Plus, they have lasted long enough for most of the owners to learn how to spell or use spell check!


A gear problem that can be fixed in a weekend for a bike that lasts 30 years?? Sounds like a no-brainer to me.


OOPS!!! I mean.. yeah, these are all pieces of crap. They aren't worth owning. So please send any and all XS/XJ's to me as I'm gathering them up for disposal. Just PM me, and I may even come get it for free so you could be rid of this dreaded nuisance! That's just the kind of nice guy I am!


Tod

[madmax-im]

DogYear..Are you a real?You dont sound like Yamaha enthusiast to me...You sound like some kid from another forum trying to stir up the muck...since you are new ...for all we know you might even be a reincarnated "former" member... As for the eventual to happen to the first gear....comes with the territory dude...my '82 Maxim didn't have any problems 'til year 25 so is that bad for a 26 yr old machine?

[madmax-im]

and another thing

Since when do you ever get something for nothing?There are costs to be exacted for every result we obtain...so the fact that the gears on our beloved Yamahas wear down and eventually slip comes as no surprise to me...I dont sing the blues heck..I dont even sing..so whadda am I gonna do?How 'bout what trbig said...fix it in a week(or less) and it will most likely never break again.And then my MadMax will be doing all the singing...so there...

[GrandPrix46]

And all this time, I was led to believe it was a SECOND gear problem.

[John]

It's both first and second..at least mine was.

[clisk]

Sounds like a Harley Rider to me! I've got 93,000 on mine and still rollin' through the gears smooth as silk! He must have the XS11 mixed up with something else?!! Possibly an old tractor jumping out of 1st gear???!!

[thewiz]

My G has over a hundred K on it ... no tranny problems at all ... none of mine do... I have owned four runners over the last 30 yrs... probably on borrowed tranny time ... but nothin' yet. [IMG][/IMG]