Greetings from New Zealand

[Alive]

Thought I might as well join seeing as I purchased an 81 XS1100 Special today for $300NZD.

She's a bit of a basket case at present but I plan on ground up rebuilding her except for the engine which I'll just throw some paint at

I'm going to be on the hunt for some parts... All the usual, forks, exhaust, headlight mounts, indicators, intake manifolds and what ever else I come across while I have her in bits.

I'll poke my head in here when I get the chance.

Cheers

[egsols]

Welcome and poke away.... this site has provided not only the required technical advise..... but as members will atest.....it has been the source of inspiration needed to complete the project.

[mro]

Hi Alan, welcome to XS land
Good deal?
$300NZD ... That's like $23,487.21 yen
or $213.87 US in real money

Would be cool to see before and after pics of your rebuild.


mro

[subike]

i may be able to help you with a set of indicators, what part of NZ are you in? I am in Greta Valley north Cant, Are doing an mild custom on mine and will have a set of indicators , rear gaurd, square clocks and headlight that will not be going back on the bike. I also have available a few other parts via a friend who is not on here. Let me have a list of what you are looking for and I will get you some prices off the guy.

[Alive]

Thanks guys...

I'm not sure if its a good deal or not but I can afford it lol

Will definately be taking photos as I go

Sub, I'm in Auckland... An import from the mainland and will definately be keen on some of those parts you have

[mdnzz]

cool another kiwi xs'r, shame ya north of the bombay aye, inlet boots can be bit hard to find in NZ have been searching myself for a decent set. TradeMe and Ebay seem to be the best spots for getting them or the local junk meets. $300 Nz is a bargain mine cost $2500 and I'm still payin through the nose

[Alive]

Originally posted by mdnzz
cool another kiwi xs'r, shame ya north of the bombay aye, inlet boots can be bit hard to find in NZ have been searching myself for a decent set. TradeMe and Ebay seem to be the best spots for getting them or the local junk meets. $300 Nz is a bargain mine cost $2500 and I'm still payin through the nose

Damn... I need a set of them

[TopCatGr58]

Hey fellows in NZ,

Yes, they are on EBAY, about the same prices as on Partsnmore.com, about $90.00 US for a set of four. They don't weigh that much, so.....depending on how FAST you want them, the really slow shipping can be fairly economical.

Some members here in the USA have offered to receive $$ via Paypal or such for folks in FAR AWAY places, bought the products and had them shipped to them!

But aside from the cosmetics, have you verified whether yours are leaking?? THey are double walled, and most times the insides are solid and not leaking, it's just the cracking of the outside that's unsightly! There are several fixes for that that are much more economical than the cost of new ones!
T.C.

[Alive]

Thanks Topcat... The ones on my bike have very deep cracks in them and because I am going to do a ground up restore I will definately be replacing them

[chrisso]

Re: Greetings from New Zealand

Originally posted by Alive
Thought I might as well join seeing as I purchased an 81 XS1100 Special today for $300NZD.

She's a bit of a basket case at present but I plan on ground up rebuilding her except for the engine which I'll just throw some paint at

I'm going to be on the hunt for some parts... All the usual, forks, exhaust, headlight mounts, indicators, intake manifolds and what ever else I come across while I have her in bits.

I'll poke my head in here when I get the chance.

Cheers

Gday! Your on KiwiBiker arent you? Lots of good stuff here. Good luck with the Barge....Chrisso ( Kiwi in Oz)

[Alive]

Re: Re: Greetings from New Zealand

Originally posted by chrisso


Gday! Your on KiwiBiker arent you? Lots of good stuff here. Good luck with the Barge....Chrisso ( Kiwi in Oz)

Yea I have been known to poke my head in to Kiwibiker from time to time

The Barge is going to be a fairly long term project from the look of it

[Just In Case]

Good to see another XS about.

There was a guy on Trademe last week flogging a bunch of XS bits last week; forks, body bits, frame, etc, but no bids. Search trademe for "cherokee6"

Dave

[subike]

That guy is in the deep south. Invercargill. His prices are way above anything that is reasonable. You would get parts in better condition and cheaper by importing them from the members of this forum. Or buying them on Ebay.

[Alive]

Yea I've seen his stuff.. Asked about a set of carbs he had on a motor and he wasn't prepared to remove them so I figured it was probably better not to deal with him

[subike]

I will as my local guy if he has a set of carbs, possibly a set of forks and his price, I know he has parted out three xs11's. I have a set of indercators I can sell you, also a rear gaurd complete with tail light in good condition. You may be interested in the tail light, as the gaurd is off a 79 std and I think is different than the special. I have a set of 4-1 headders, but they are rough, you would be better getting a Jardine of Ebay like I did, They were $450 delivered. If you dont have one, and are interested, I am removing the oil cooler unit. I will be putting this up for sale on Trade me, comes complete with mounting hardware. Let me know if interested and I will give you first option.