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I bought an XS1100 new in 1980. Wore it out , bought a used 79 model and it was superior to the "80". More power and much better milage., 50 Plus MPG on the highway, why so much difference. I now have another 80 model and it only gets 37MPG, about the same as my Escort Station wagon.
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my 79 special gets mid - upper 30s. -
The 79 should have better power due to more restrictive carburation for emission control on the 80. Not sure about the gas mileage though. My 79 gets 36 city/ 41 highway MPG. Glad to hear you're keeping the faith with XS1100s.Robert
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Mythical fuel mileage???
My old 80 midnite got 49. I checked it several times. I don't know what Battlecat gets but I'm convinced it is very s#%*@y. I'm sure it (80 midnite) was somewhat lean but it ran like a bat out of hell! God only knows I tried my hardest to blow it up cause all I really wanted was a big bore!!!!! Sic part is the idiots I finally sold it to did blow it up only they ran it out of oil. That was a looooong time ago. P.S. I do like the looks of my SF better now for some strange reason (that is before I ran it over like a dog cause now it looks like a dead dog that should'a been buried a long time ago) Not to say that midnites don't look good to me still, just prejudice I guess!Comment
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