does the xs 1100 outrun that kawasaki z1 900 from the 70's what about the ninja 950 of the 80's
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The XS1100 outruns the KZ900's and the KZ100's badly like in blowing their doors off. I don't know about the 950 performance. -
i've got a kz1000 and it cannot touch my XS!!!1979 XS1100 SF "Black Goblin"
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A buddy has a bike same year as mine (82) but it's a KZ1100 Spectre. His can't hang with my bike. I don't "Blow his doors off" so to speak, but there's no question.
TodTry your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.
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Current bikes:
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*'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
'82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
'82 XJ1100 Parts bike
'81 XS1100 Special
'81 YZ250
'80 XS850 Special
'80 XR100
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Z1000 about 83 hp and I think the 1st one only had 26mm Carbs;
XS1100 95 hp, 34mm ? Carbs-a bit heavier.
Ive had a Z1000 and im sure it wasnt as fast as my XS1100.
Z1A about 235kg;XS = 255 kg, Might come down to gearing??Last edited by chrisso; 07-10-2008, 07:20 PM.80 XS11 Standard AustraliaComment
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Loerts ma'boy.... sounds like you have some tuning to do to your XS!! lol..
TodTry your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.
You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!
Current bikes:
'06 Suzuki DR650
*'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
'82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
'82 XJ1100 Parts bike
'81 XS1100 Special
'81 YZ250
'80 XS850 Special
'80 XR100
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is that an offer?
eh?
I will ride down there and you can help me tune it and do the gear fix....hahaha1979 XS1100 SF "Black Goblin"
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I may be wrong but i seem to remember reading when Yamaha 1st decided to build a large 4 cyl bike it had to be faster than the Z1 A 900. The(XS)1.1 part was supposedley a reference to its predicted 1/4 mile time.80 XS11 Standard AustraliaComment
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Re: xs 1100
Originally posted by Shawnb
what about the ninja 950 of the 80's [/B]
I had one of them too-much faster than the XS1100,more top end, they weighed a lot less and had about 115hp.and 6 speed.
underated old bike in my opinion80 XS11 Standard AustraliaComment
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I will ride down there and you can help me tune it and do the gear fix....hahaha
You must not realize how many motors I have destroyed trying to get where I am. Sure I'll help.... how many extra motors ya got?? (Evil laugh...)
TodTry your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.
You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!
Current bikes:
'06 Suzuki DR650
*'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
'82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
'82 XJ1100 Parts bike
'81 XS1100 Special
'81 YZ250
'80 XS850 Special
'80 XR100
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Carbs-a bit heavier
My buddies bike is a '77 KZ1000 bored over with the 1045 Wiseco kit. It also has Miki' BS34's, and a 530 sprocket/chain conversion. It is quick, but still can't hang with the XS
The KZ1000 J however was much faster and I think faster than the XS.'81 XS1100 SH
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Originally posted by 81xsproject
Actually the XS BS34's weigh about 30% less than the VM26's, 8 lbs 2.2 oz vs. over 13 lbs.
My buddies bike is a '77 KZ1000 bored over with the 1045 Wiseco kit. It also has Miki' BS34's, and a 530 sprocket/chain conversion. It is quick, but still can't hang with the XS
The KZ1000 J however was much faster and I think faster than the XS.
My Z1 had a Wiseco 1075 with std carbs-doubt it was any quicker than XS. Certainly didnt handle any better80 XS11 Standard AustraliaComment
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Wow, they are putting a V4 in the royal star now, huh? That is cool. I rode a 1100 vstar and it was a clumsy dog.'81 XS1100 SH
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The Royal Star has always been a v4, it was Yamaha's first attempt at a big cruiser. To save money they used the motor out of the Venture which they had just dropped from their inventory, but they got stupid and cut the power down to about 40 hp and removed the counterbalancers to make it shake. It would have been a good road bike if they would have left the motor alone. then Honda brought out their new 1800 v-twin and Yamaha followed with the Road Star, and even though they still make an improved version of the Royal Star, the Road Star is the one everyone wants. Usually, just because it is a v twin.Fastmover
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