is it the last RH?

[motorbiker69]

my father just bought an original xs1(green metalic)from a garage sale for $450

[glenn]

xs

Have you been to the model identification section. Worth a look. huit search button then type in model identification. scroll down to non US models

[motorbiker69]

yes i have .everything is as normal and it says its an australian bike,but the mystey is the 1/83 build date?everything else is fine?i dont know why it is a 1/83 compliance?and is it the last 1 made??? what was the number of the last rh made?

[glenn]

xs

Dont know. Its not important. At this stage these bikes are not super collectable. The only reason I like them is because my wife screamed for a good while when I opened the throttle quickly.
Not really its cheap strong and you can use them as a pallette for your own creativity if you wish. I have 4 bikes that dont go and then pleasure is trying to get them to go. The other 2 I just ride. Nothing else matters

[jimg1au]

RH

the so called long range fuel tank will not just change over from the original 15lt tank.becase
1. the fuel system on the 15 lter tank has different taps. different fuel lines and different vacume lines.
2.15ltr tank has different fuel sender unit.
3.if you have the 23/24ltr tank on you shoud only have 1 fuel hose each side
4.when you have the 15ltr tank you must use 2 fuel lines each side and have the octpuss that all you special owners in the usa have.
a family friend used to own a yamaha shop in sydney and tells me that this was not a YAMAHA option but a option at dealer level.that is why some people have 2 tanks.this is the reason for it not being in the 1981 rh workshop manual that i have.as for bikes being around on dealers floors when the yamaha shop closed in sutherland (southern sydney) they had a yzf 1000 not r1
it was 3 years old and not a demo either.it was cheap but i had the fun police with me so she put an end to that.
cheers
ps have fun with you xs1100s they still do 190klms+ and put the wind up the young guys who are just show ponies

[motorbiker69]

sounds like a good way to be mate.like i said before my father bought a xs 1 650 for $450.i like the 650's to but dont own 1.i know there not that colectable,i like you have 1 cause i love the feel of the engine .do your bikes have the fairings?

[motorbiker69]

ok i have just looked at both my tanks and ill tell you what is different.the fuel sender is exactly the same,and its in the same place on both tanks.not only are the 2 wires are the same,there green and black and i can plug both tanks straight onto my bikes harness.so he's wrong there.yes my touring tank has different fuel taps(there chrome instead of black and are larger),but they have the same positions as my other fuel taps(on off prime res)are in the same position.they also have 2 lines on each side(which are in a different position to the standard tank)but i just put this tank on my bike and everything not only fits but works as well!i can only tell you about my bike which i just worked on.maybe your friends memory has faded over 22 years.like i said maybe you are right i dont know,all i can say is what i have in my shed.thanks.

[jimg1au]

rh

how does the vacume work on the taps as the taps need vacume to let the fuel run.and do you have the octupus conected.the fuel sender units for stds and specials are the same size,and have the same wiring,just different inside the tank.i have both.the larger fuel taps that i have have only 3 settings on prime res,my 2 rh tanks have 4 on off prime res.the sport had a opt larger tank.any one in europe got one maybe send a pic so we can see it.do you have any pics of your bike

[motorbiker69]

both tanks have on off prime and reserve.4 settings.i have pics but no scanner or pics on my pc.where do u live?maybe you can see it?

[motorbiker69]

the large tank has a diaphram on the tap, it's a square thing one of the lines come from.i think this is the vacuum your talking about

[motorbiker69]

sorry i have made a mistake.the larger tank does only have 3 settings(no off).sorry everything else is in order.why would this tank be a different shape to an early model?

[glenn]

rh

Originally posted by motorbiker69
my father just bought an original xs1(green metalic)from a garage sale for $450

There is AN ACTIVE xs650 GROUP IN sYDNEY. check out XS650 Australia. I joined when I got my XS650SH

[motorbiker69]

i looked at your pics.i dont see any difference between your rh and mine.round gauges and blinkers,black chrome gaurds,faned gold wheels etc etc.i like your blue bike its very nice.do you want to sell your faring of your rh?

[glenn]

rh

I think the photos you saw are Jims. It isnt easy to get a genuine RH fairing. Theere are some look alikes Try Replico on the net. They are Australian

[motorbiker69]

yes i know the orignal farings are hard to get (mine has small damage)i know you can buy the bracket from yamaha(not the screen).how good is the replica?i did have an original faring once in perfect condition with the smokey black screen with the yamaha sticker on it,but guess what?im a fool and i sold it.where's the hand gun???you got 1 for sale???