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  • #16
    Originally posted by CatatonicBug View Post
    The first picture you show is a '79 Special - note the non-slotted brake rotors and the thin grab bar behind the seat. The second picture is an '80 Midnight Special. In '80 and '81, both the Specials and Midnight Specials had the same seat construction (and grab bar), with slightly different stitching on the cover for the Midnights.

    If what you have is the first picture, you have an SF, NOT an SG, and you will be searching for a new seat pan for a while! They only fit that one bike, and are VERY hard to come by.
    i'm certain it's 1980.. title matches serial number, title says 1980.. perhaps the previous owner left me with a custom seat? it's definitely the same shape, albeit with slightly different stitching.. interesting..

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    • #17
      Originally posted by jshepard935 View Post
      i'm certain it's 1980.. title matches serial number, title says 1980.. perhaps the previous owner left me with a custom seat? it's definitely the same shape, albeit with slightly different stitching.. interesting..
      Just cause the title says its an 80 and you vin (which vin by the way, engine or steering neck vin) matches it doesn't necessarily mean its an 80. check your steering neck vin against the list here. then you will know for sure what you need.

      xs11.com/faqs/153-serial-numbersmodel-designationsfactory-colors.html
      Nathan
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      1978 XS1100E
      K&N Filter
      #45 pilot Jet, #137.5 Main Jet
      OEM Exhaust
      ATK Fork Brace
      LED Dash lights
      Ammeter, Oil Pressure, Oil Temp, and Volt Meters
      Green Monster Coils
      SS Brake Lines
      Vision 550 Auto Tensioner

      In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.

      Theodore Roosevelt

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      • #18
        It's always possible the previous owner changed the seat over to a 79. Have a look at your right side clutch cover , if it has a splined shaft for a kick starter just above your foot peg than your engine is a 79 and if your numbers match then you have a 79 . My ownership states mine is a 80 G but it is a SG things can get mixed up over time.
        BDF Special
        80SG Vetter bagger 1196 Wiseco big bore kit, Mega Cycle Cams, slotted cam gears, ported and flowed head, bronze intake seats, Dyno Jet kit, Dyno coils and Mikes XS air pods, Venture cam chain adjuster,Geezer's regulator, Clutch mod, Mac 4 into 1 with custom built and tuned baffle, Oil cooler,MikesXS emulators mod.
        Dyno tuned to 98 hp at the rear wheel.

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        • #19
          It's the frame that matters. the engine does not matter, it could be any year. you need to compare the neck vin to that list in the link. then you will know what year and model seat you need to look for.
          Nathan
          KD9ARL

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          1978 XS1100E
          K&N Filter
          #45 pilot Jet, #137.5 Main Jet
          OEM Exhaust
          ATK Fork Brace
          LED Dash lights
          Ammeter, Oil Pressure, Oil Temp, and Volt Meters
          Green Monster Coils
          SS Brake Lines
          Vision 550 Auto Tensioner

          In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.

          Theodore Roosevelt

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          • #20
            Originally posted by tinman905 View Post
            it's always possible the previous owner changed the seat over to a 79. Have a look at your right side clutch cover , if it has a splined shaft for a kick starter just above your foot peg than your engine is a 79 and if your numbers match then you have a 79 . My ownership states mine is a 80 g but it is a sg things can get mixed up over time.
            lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
            Last edited by tinman905; 01-16-2011, 11:08 PM. Reason: repost
            BDF Special
            80SG Vetter bagger 1196 Wiseco big bore kit, Mega Cycle Cams, slotted cam gears, ported and flowed head, bronze intake seats, Dyno Jet kit, Dyno coils and Mikes XS air pods, Venture cam chain adjuster,Geezer's regulator, Clutch mod, Mac 4 into 1 with custom built and tuned baffle, Oil cooler,MikesXS emulators mod.
            Dyno tuned to 98 hp at the rear wheel.

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            • #21
              Didn't read all the way through before I responded. its just pretty common that people tell others to look at something other than the vins to tell what they have, and that gets things muddled.

              Sorry tinman.
              Nathan
              KD9ARL

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              1978 XS1100E
              K&N Filter
              #45 pilot Jet, #137.5 Main Jet
              OEM Exhaust
              ATK Fork Brace
              LED Dash lights
              Ammeter, Oil Pressure, Oil Temp, and Volt Meters
              Green Monster Coils
              SS Brake Lines
              Vision 550 Auto Tensioner

              In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.

              Theodore Roosevelt

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              • #22
                A bolt on option for the 79 SF is the Oceanic RH or the UK / Euro 5k7 Sport seat. They fit straight on to an SF Special.

                79 SF Special W/ Stock all original motor @ 384,000klms
                Stock exhaust, stock airbox, XJ sump, 78E carbs, Xs1100RH seat, Bosch superhorns, 5/8ths front M/c, braided lines, sintered SBS pads, drilled discs, progressive springs, 8" 50w HID headlight 4300K, 2 x 50w HID spiral driving lights, KONI shocks, Spade fuse box
                *Touring mode - Plexistar 2 screen, Gearsack rack & bag & saddlebags, homebuilt towbar
                *"The Keg"- UC torana hubs, XS11 discs, Tokico 4 spot calipers

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                • #23
                  seat

                  I took a seat from an 81 MNS, trimmed the area above the side covers to an almost straight line, and put it on my 79 Special. Had to loosen the cover and cut the sheet metal, re-install the cover, and have a very comfy seat, and everything fits up nicely. If you need a pan for an SF, ANY special pan can be trimmed to clear the side covers.
                  Last edited by rover; 01-17-2011, 11:43 AM.
                  put something smooooth betwen your legs, XS eleven
                  79 F (Blueballs)
                  79 SF (Redbutt)
                  81 LH (organ donor)
                  79 XS 650S (gone to MC heaven)
                  76 CB 750 (gone to MC heaven)
                  rover has spoken

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                  • #24
                    seat answer correction please delete

                    I took a seat from an 81 MNS, trimmed the area above the side covers to an almost straight line, and put it on my 79 Special. Had to loosen the cover and cut the sheet metal, re-install the cover, and have a very comfy seat, and everything fits up nicely. If you need a pan for an SF, ANY special pan can be trimmed to clear the side covers.
                    Last edited by rover; 01-17-2011, 11:46 AM.
                    put something smooooth betwen your legs, XS eleven
                    79 F (Blueballs)
                    79 SF (Redbutt)
                    81 LH (organ donor)
                    79 XS 650S (gone to MC heaven)
                    76 CB 750 (gone to MC heaven)
                    rover has spoken

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