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  • Shawnb
    XSive
    • Jun 2008
    • 88

    #1

    xs 1100

    does the xs 1100 outrun that kawasaki z1 900 from the 70's what about the ninja 950 of the 80's
  • Mississippi
    XSive
    • Apr 2008
    • 53
    • Madison, Ms.

    #2
    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.

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    • geniusloerts
      XStremely XSive
      • Jul 2007
      • 420
      • fayetteville, Arkansas

      #3
      i've got a kz1000 and it cannot touch my XS!!!
      1979 XS1100 SF "Black Goblin"
      -Pod Filters
      -4-1 pipe
      -larger jets for carbs
      1982 XJ1100 "Black Sheep"

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      • trbig
        Simply used to just post A LOT!
        • Nov 2005
        • 7838
        • Ada, Oklahoma

        #4
        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.

        Tod
        Try 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
        *Crashed/Totalled, still own

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        • chrisso
          Truly XSive
          • Jun 2008
          • 182
          • Sydney Australia

          #5
          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 Australia

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          • trbig
            Simply used to just post A LOT!
            • Nov 2005
            • 7838
            • Ada, Oklahoma

            #6
            Loerts ma'boy.... sounds like you have some tuning to do to your XS!! lol..





            Tod
            Try 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
            *Crashed/Totalled, still own

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            • geniusloerts
              XStremely XSive
              • Jul 2007
              • 420
              • fayetteville, Arkansas

              #7
              is that an offer?

              eh?


              I will ride down there and you can help me tune it and do the gear fix....hahaha
              1979 XS1100 SF "Black Goblin"
              -Pod Filters
              -4-1 pipe
              -larger jets for carbs
              1982 XJ1100 "Black Sheep"

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              • chrisso
                Truly XSive
                • Jun 2008
                • 182
                • Sydney Australia

                #8
                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 Australia

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                • chrisso
                  Truly XSive
                  • Jun 2008
                  • 182
                  • Sydney Australia

                  #9
                  Re: xs 1100

                  Originally posted by Shawnb
                  what about the ninja 950 of the 80's [/B]
                  you mean the GPZ 900 1983/4 -about 1991?
                  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 opinion
                  80 XS11 Standard Australia

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                  • trbig
                    Simply used to just post A LOT!
                    • Nov 2005
                    • 7838
                    • Ada, Oklahoma

                    #10
                    I will ride down there and you can help me tune it and do the gear fix....hahaha
                    I see how you are... you can ride clear down here when you need to, but you won't come ride with us when we are just in your back yard???

                    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...)

                    Tod
                    Try 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
                    *Crashed/Totalled, still own

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                    • 81xsproject
                      XS-XJ Super Guru
                      • Nov 2004
                      • 3185
                      • Fortuna, CA

                      #11
                      Carbs-a bit heavier
                      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.
                      '81 XS1100 SH

                      Melted to the ground during The Valley Fire

                      Sep. 12th 2015

                      RIP

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                      • chrisso
                        Truly XSive
                        • Jun 2008
                        • 182
                        • Sydney Australia

                        #12
                        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.
                        ooops-i meant the bike (XS) was heavier than the Z1.
                        My Z1 had a Wiseco 1075 with std carbs-doubt it was any quicker than XS. Certainly didnt handle any better
                        80 XS11 Standard Australia

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                        • Shawnb
                          XSive
                          • Jun 2008
                          • 88

                          #13
                          what

                          royal star tour de-what
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                          • 81xsproject
                            XS-XJ Super Guru
                            • Nov 2004
                            • 3185
                            • Fortuna, CA

                            #14
                            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

                            Melted to the ground during The Valley Fire

                            Sep. 12th 2015

                            RIP

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                            • wa407mpp
                              XSive Maximus
                              • Jul 2007
                              • 717

                              #15
                              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
                              "Just plant us in the damn garden with the stupid
                              lion". SHL
                              78 XS1100e

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