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    Need to Change my back Tire.

    Hi All, I'm looking for so advice or a picture or two of what exactly to remove in order to change my rear tire. I have never changed the rubber on a motorcycle wheel that has a driveshaft. Although I did it on my rm80 20 years ago. No disrespect to anyone, but here's what I did with my 78 XS11E.
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    Today I bought some new rubber, 130/90-17 Rear and 100/90-19 Front and need to put them on so I can head back out on the highway, my skins are weathered and I want to be safe. Thank You All...

    Here's a video of my bike through the changes.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu-tyScHISM
    Some make 'em, most just make payments on 'em!
    1978 XS 1100E
    Vance & Hines Slip on Straight Shot Exhaust
    K & N Air filter
    Home built forward controls
    Vulcan Mustang seat
    A little chopped
    http://s812.photobucket.com/albums/zz42/Brad_099/
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    Your best bet would be to download a copy of one of the shop manuals from CatatonicBug's website. That will give you a nice step-by-step procedure with some illustrations. Rather than print out the whole thing, you can browse through it with Acrobat Reader, then just print out the page or two you need for a particular job. Of course, your bike will be a bit different depending on how your seat is mounted, and what kind of rear fender you've got, but the basics will still be the same.

    That is an interesting variation on an 'E model. Can't say I've ever seen saddlebags mounted like that! Nice looking scoot...
    Ken Talbot

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    • #3
      Thanks Ken, I put the saddle bags there because I don't have the side covers and then I got used to it.
      Some make 'em, most just make payments on 'em!
      1978 XS 1100E
      Vance & Hines Slip on Straight Shot Exhaust
      K & N Air filter
      Home built forward controls
      Vulcan Mustang seat
      A little chopped
      http://s812.photobucket.com/albums/zz42/Brad_099/

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      • #4
        Nice bike man I dig it, even the bags. I like the seat, or at least the front half of it. The back portion looks a little long. Im not sure how the passanger would feel about it sloping down to the rear. You might have to get one of those shirts that says "If you can read this the b*tch fell off...seroiusly, flag me down please" lol. The manual will walk you throught the tire change, its fairly easy. What pipes are you uising? THey look like the Mac's but with no turnouts just straight pipes with no baffles.
        Last edited by WMarshy; 04-09-2010, 02:53 AM.
        '79 XS11 F
        Stock except K&N

        '79 XS11 SF
        Stock, no title.

        '84 Chevy K-10 "Big Blue"
        GM 350, Muncie SM465, NP208, GM 10 Bolt with 3.42gears turnin 31x10.5 Baja Claws

        "What they do have is an implacable, unrelenting presence and movement that bespeaks massive power lurking behind paint and chrome. They don't wail like a screeching ninja, the don't rumble like a harley. They just growl like a spactic, stressed out badger waiting to rip your face off and eat your soul." Trainzz~RIP~

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        • #5
          Now, Here's the thing...

          Found this on U Tube a couple of days ago and thought "now thats different" and today it pops up here. Minus some airbrushing and with a different tag but definately the same bike.

          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu-ty...eature=related
          1980 SG. (Sold - waiting on replacement)
          2000 XJR1300. The Real modern XS11. Others are just pretenders.

          Woman (well, my wife anyway) are always on Transmit and never Receive.

          "A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be" Albert Einstien.

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          • #6
            Hey Guys, yeah that's my bike on youtube, and in a music video I made for my friend. (Hugh Poorman - I Found You) This was early in 2010, before I did more work on it. The exhaust is a set of 2004 Vance Hines striaght shot slip on's. Bought them used for $140.00 and seen that they were a 2" O.D., I think. I had to notch the headers and these exhaust fit right inside the headers, attached a muffler clamp and that was all. The slop on the back seat has been corrected a little more level and the wife say's its fine. I will go with a solo mustang seat and longer fender once I build one for the wife.
            Some make 'em, most just make payments on 'em!
            1978 XS 1100E
            Vance & Hines Slip on Straight Shot Exhaust
            K & N Air filter
            Home built forward controls
            Vulcan Mustang seat
            A little chopped
            http://s812.photobucket.com/albums/zz42/Brad_099/

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            • #7
              Standards include a wire harness in their toolkit to compress the shocks so that the axle will clear the exhaust pipes. It looks like you won't need it.

              Darrell
              Darrell
              78E
              80G project
              06FJR

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              • #8
                I Love It!!!

                Hey Brad, Welcome to the Obsession. Great video sounds great and Your bike too Good job on the forwards your bike just bleeds "Old Skool Kool"
                1980 XS1100G "Dolly G" Full Dresser (with a coat of many colors )
                1979 XS1100SF (stock-euro mods planned)
                1984 XV700L Virago (to be hot-modded)
                1983 XJ750MK Midnight Maxim (semi-restored DD)
                1977 XS650D ( patiently awaiting resto)

                Sometimes it takes a whole tank of gas before you can think straight.

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                • #9
                  Hey Brad: That bike is cool! I love the seat, forwards & the emblem on the tank brings it all together. You did a great job! I'm with Schming with comment of the ole skool cool! You hit the nail on the head dude - Dan
                  '81 XS1100 LH - Midnight Special - been lookin' a long time for this one.
                  1179 big bore kit, 80SG motor
                  Rebuilt head, valves
                  TC Bros Forward Controls (Brass Pegs)
                  Tkat Fork Brace
                  T.C. Spade Fuse Box
                  Dyna Coils & wires
                  Mikesxs shocks,controls,& bars (special)
                  ISO grips with stelleto ends
                  4 into 1 black Bassani exhaust
                  Bridgestone Spitfires
                  Tuned by Tinman905
                  & a will to keep it.

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                  • #10
                    forward controls

                    Hey Brad,

                    Why dont you do a tech blurb on how you did the forward controls, a step by step if you would. It sure would help me, or perhaps you already have and I cant find it for whatever reason. Also was looking for the info the TC is reported to have done with forwards, but cant find it, can anyone point me to that info?
                    Bikes Now.
                    80 MNS 11 pods,georgefix kit,stock jets, HD Sporty muffs
                    79 XS 11 Special, Emgo pods, stock jets, with Pacifico fairing, hard bags, intact stock pipes Sold
                    83 Yammi Venture with custom footboards, 20k miles.
                    83 Yammi Venture parts bike

                    99 Valkyrie shield and bags 37k miles like new
                    08 ZX 14 Kawa Ninja 6k miles Sold

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                    • #11
                      Hey Brad,

                      I'll be doing this on my special soon, but haven't yet, so I haven't made a pictorial about it. However, there is one for the front tire...again, it's for a special, so there are some differences with the axle and spacers, but still good info about getting the old tread off, and putting the new one on, etc.! Get the manual like Ken said, will go a long ways.

                      Yamtom, Here's the thread where I show about the forward controls, not the prettiest, but functional, and retains the OEM controls as well.

                      http://www.xs11.com/forum/showthread...rward+controls

                      T.C.
                      T. C. Gresham
                      81SH "Godzilla" . . .1179cc super-rat.
                      79SF "The Teacher" . . .basket case!
                      History shows again and again,
                      How nature points out the folly of men!

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                      • #12
                        Thanks All, just finished changing the rubber but left my camera at home. That was fun, not much harder than changing a bicycle tire. And yes, I popped the front tube, had to run and pick up a new one and decided to change the back tube as well. The valve stems were kinda rusty at the base.
                        Some make 'em, most just make payments on 'em!
                        1978 XS 1100E
                        Vance & Hines Slip on Straight Shot Exhaust
                        K & N Air filter
                        Home built forward controls
                        Vulcan Mustang seat
                        A little chopped
                        http://s812.photobucket.com/albums/zz42/Brad_099/

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by yamtom View Post
                          Hey Brad,

                          Why dont you do a tech blurb on how you did the forward controls, a step by step if you would. It sure would help me, or perhaps you already have and I cant find it for whatever reason. Also was looking for the info the TC is reported to have done with forwards, but cant find it, can anyone point me to that info?
                          Good idea yamtom, I will put something together.
                          Some make 'em, most just make payments on 'em!
                          1978 XS 1100E
                          Vance & Hines Slip on Straight Shot Exhaust
                          K & N Air filter
                          Home built forward controls
                          Vulcan Mustang seat
                          A little chopped
                          http://s812.photobucket.com/albums/zz42/Brad_099/

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