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  • #1

    1st of 2 79 Specials finished

    Just wanted to take a moment and let you all know how much I've appreciated all of your guidance and expertise on this bike. Not to mention parts resources. You all made this rebuild possible for me.

    I wish I would have taken more pics when I drug these out of a barn a little over a year ago. It's not really a restore so much as a functional refresh. This one stayed fairly stock accept for the handlebars..... Total bill including the bike .... about 750.00

    before:











    After:









    The entire album can be seen here including a short video of Diana (yep that's her name) running. Still have some tuning to do but not bad for sitting since 1989 ....
    My Stable:

    2006 Triumph Bonneville Black
    1979 Yamaha XS11 Special (2 of them)
    1982 Yamaha XS400 Heritage Special
    1981 Suzuki GS550 E
    1976 Honda CB550F Supersport
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  • #2
    Wooo-hooooo

    Very nice man!! Beautiful bike. I bought my SF for $750 running two years ago and it looks (looked) like that except for a 4-1. Are those GP handle bars or superbike bars....I went with the superbike bars. Much better than ramshorn bars!
    '96 Kawasaki ZX11, bought February 5, 2015

    '79 Kawasaki LTD 1000, bought Oct 19,2010.....sold Sept 12, 2013

    '81 XS11 Special, bought May 6, 2010.....sold Oct 19,2010

    '79 XS 11 Special, bought July 3rd, 2008

    '78 XS11 Standard, bought July 2, 2009.....sold Aug 25, 2011

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    • #3
      Thanks man!!! I'm very pleased with it.

      They're the GP bars. I don't really have a preference between the two it just happened to be what I had around in bars with just a little rise. Aethetically they just looked right to me and the position fits me well.
      My Stable:

      2006 Triumph Bonneville Black
      1979 Yamaha XS11 Special (2 of them)
      1982 Yamaha XS400 Heritage Special
      1981 Suzuki GS550 E
      1976 Honda CB550F Supersport

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      • #4
        Very nice!! It's amazing how well some of these bikes clean up!
        1980 XS850SG - Sold
        1981 XS1100LH Midnight Special (Sold) - purchased 9/29/08
        Fully Vetterized and Dynojet Kit added, Heated Grips, Truck-Lite LED headlight, Accel Coils, Irridium plugs, TKAT Fork Brace, XS850LH Final Drive & Black SS Brake lines from Chacal.
        Here's my web page devoted to my bike! XS/XJ User's Manuals there, and the XJ1100 Service Manual and both XS1100 Service manuals (free download!).

        Whether you think you can, or you think you cannot - You're right.
        -H. Ford

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        • #5
          Looks nice, good job!
          1979 xs1100 Special -
          Stock air box/K&N Filter, MAC 4-2 exhaust, Bad-Boy Air horn, TC fuse box, Windshield, Soft bags, Vetter Fairing, Blinkers->Run/Turn/Brake Lights, Headlight Modulator, hard wire GPS power

          Short Stack - 1981 xs1100 Standard - lowered for SWMBO.

          Originally posted by fredintoon
          Goes like a train, corners like a cow, shifts like a Russian tractor, drinks like a fish, you are gonna love it.
          My Bike:
          [link is broken]

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          • #6
            Looks like alot of work went into that ride!! Very nice!
            Life is what happens while your planning everything else!

            When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.

            81 XS1100 Special - Humpty Dumpty
            80 XS1100 Special - Project Resurrection


            Previously owned
            93 GSX600F
            80 XS1100 Special - Ruby
            81 XS1100 Special
            81 CB750 C
            80 CB750 C
            78 XS750

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            • #7
              Very nice indeed...This is what XS11 is all about!
              1980 XS650G Special-Two
              1993 Honda ST1100

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              • #8
                Very nice work.
                I'll send one over right away for that treatment.
                80 SG XS1100
                14 Victory Cross Country

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                • #9
                  She came up really well,
                  looks good.
                  pete


                  new owner of
                  08 gen2 hayabusa


                  former owner
                  1981 xs1100 RH (aus) (5N5)
                  zrx carbs
                  18mm float height
                  145 main jets
                  38 pilots
                  slide needle shimmed .5mm washer
                  fitted with v/stax and uni pod filters

                  [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pA8dwxmAVA&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL[/url]

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                  • #10
                    That looks exactly like the exhaust on Banshee. Is that a kerker system? Mine says Kerker on one of the muffler sections.
                    Life is what happens while your planning everything else!

                    When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.

                    81 XS1100 Special - Humpty Dumpty
                    80 XS1100 Special - Project Resurrection


                    Previously owned
                    93 GSX600F
                    80 XS1100 Special - Ruby
                    81 XS1100 Special
                    81 CB750 C
                    80 CB750 C
                    78 XS750

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                    • #11
                      looks good

                      Looks really good. I can appreciate the work you've put into it. These are the best looking bikes I've ever seen. Best lines ever. Good work!!
                      mack
                      79 XS 1100 SF Special
                      HERMES
                      original owner
                      http://i946.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps6932d5df.jpg

                      81 XS 1100 LH MNS
                      SPICA
                      http://i946.photobucket.com/albums/ad305/mack-055/2.jpg

                      78 XS 11E
                      IOTA
                      https://youtu.be/wB5Jfbp6SUc
                      https://youtu.be/RaI3WYHSuWA



                      Have recovery trailer and shop if you breakdown in my area.
                      Frankford, Ont, Canada
                      613-398-6186

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by DGXSER View Post
                        That looks exactly like the exhaust on Banshee. Is that a kerker system? Mine says Kerker on one of the muffler sections.
                        Hmmm ... you know .. I have NO idea. I thought those were the stock pipes. Doesn't say Kerker on them anywhere and they seem fairly tame sounding for aftermarket performance but .... maybe????????
                        My Stable:

                        2006 Triumph Bonneville Black
                        1979 Yamaha XS11 Special (2 of them)
                        1982 Yamaha XS400 Heritage Special
                        1981 Suzuki GS550 E
                        1976 Honda CB550F Supersport

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by tarzan View Post
                          Very nice work.
                          I'll send one over right away for that treatment.


                          .... my shop is ready.
                          My Stable:

                          2006 Triumph Bonneville Black
                          1979 Yamaha XS11 Special (2 of them)
                          1982 Yamaha XS400 Heritage Special
                          1981 Suzuki GS550 E
                          1976 Honda CB550F Supersport

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                          • #14
                            The headers look exactly like the stock ones on both yours and mine. The mufflers are not stock. For the specials, they had megaphone style mufflers that tapered back down right at the end. End was closed in with one pipe about 1" maybe out in the center.

                            I honestly have never heard of a Kerker 4-2 before and still wonder if mine is just stockeheaders with Kerker mufflers grafted on.
                            Life is what happens while your planning everything else!

                            When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.

                            81 XS1100 Special - Humpty Dumpty
                            80 XS1100 Special - Project Resurrection


                            Previously owned
                            93 GSX600F
                            80 XS1100 Special - Ruby
                            81 XS1100 Special
                            81 CB750 C
                            80 CB750 C
                            78 XS750

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                            • #15
                              Well now I just gotta know what they are ...... thanks alot

                              I'll report back
                              My Stable:

                              2006 Triumph Bonneville Black
                              1979 Yamaha XS11 Special (2 of them)
                              1982 Yamaha XS400 Heritage Special
                              1981 Suzuki GS550 E
                              1976 Honda CB550F Supersport

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