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Hey guys,I found this site this winter and have been reading quite a bit.I had a 80 XS Special a few years ago and sold it.I loved that bike.Well to make a long story short,I found another one in an estate sale on Craigslist last fall.This bike had 588 original miles on it.It turns out the po bought it brand new in 1980.Put a few miles on it over the first couple years and then scared himself.So it hadn't been licensed since 1983.I got it for $400.It had surface rust on it and the tank was half full of 20 year old gas.But he had shut of the petcocks and run carbs out of gas.So I found a tank the same color with no rust or varnish inside on ebay.The tank cost $200.Anyway I got it running and am starting to go through it a little at a time.Sorry this is so long,I just thought some of you would find this amusing.Assoon as I figure out how to post pics I will post a couple.
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Welcome! There are a lot of good people on this site and you'll have your bike running in no time. Congrats on the bike. What a deal.2H7 (79) owned since '89
3H3 owned since '06
"If it ain't broke, modify it"
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Sounds like a great deal its not even broke in yet. and welcome to the site79 XS1100SF 750 FD,Galfer Brake lines,ebc brake pads,Cross Drilled Rotors,TKat fork brace,bead blasted wheels repainted and polished
80 XS1100 S Project gonna be a hot rod
06 CBR1000RR sold!!!!!
2000 Concours
84 Kawi KLR600
79 Yam XT500 Ouch it kicks back
79 XR250
Why is it that the smallest part can fly to the farthest part of the shop?
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588 original miles
And I thought I got a great deal on a 79F with 2,500 miles on it.
Welcome to XSland
mro
tank cost $200
Why do all the people who want to spend big bucks on there XS always be so far away ?
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welcome!"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
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Yes, welcome to the group.
As you can see many of us are rather XSive about our machines....you will be too!Mike Giroir
79 XS-1100 Special
Once you un-can a can of worms, the only way to re-can them is with a bigger can.Comment
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I posted pics,but
I somehow posted them in the " how to" thread.Oh well.If you seach got pics! you will find them.Sorry I'm new to the photo thing.The bike isn't perfect by any means,but I think its a pretty great deal.80 SG XS1100
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Welcome to the site.
That was definitely steal. Even if you have to tear it down to the bones and re-paint it. I know you will enjoy it. And become truely excessive. Once you discover that you'll never go wanting for more twist on the throttle grip, you'll be totally hooked like the rest of us.1980G Standard, Restored
Kerker 4 - 1
850 Rear End Mod
2-21 Flashing LED Arrays on either side of license plate for Brake Light Assist, 1100 Lumen Cree Aux Lights,
Progressive springs, Showa rear shocks
Automatic CCT
1980GH Special, Restored
Stock Exhaust, New Handlebars, 1" Spacer in Fork Springs, Automatic CCT, Showa Rear Shocks
'82 XJ1100 (Sold)
Automatic CCT, RC Engineering 4 X 1 Exhaust, K&N Pods, #50 Pilot Jets, YICS Eliminator. Sorely missed.Comment
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Yea I couldn't believe it when I saw it on craigslist.I live in Washington State and the woman who was selling it lives in New York.It was her Uncles and when he passed she had to deal with his estate.And she did it from New York with the help of a freind here.So she basically wanted it gone.
I appreciate the warm welcome from you guys.I wish I found this site 5 years ago when I had my last XS.There is definitrly something about these bikes that gets a guy hooked.
I took the carbs off this bike this winter and totaly cleaned them and put in new gaskets and the carbs are like brand new inside,with no wear at all.I did have to take the brakes apart too and clean a bunch of grunge out and polish the caliper boers as the brakes didn't work.It runs smooth and the exhaust is actually in great shape too.I did put the bags on it and the windsheild.
It was 70 degrees here last weekend so I rode it 80 miles.
I can't wait till it gets nice again.80 SG XS1100
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