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  • gui_tarzan
    XSive
    • Sep 2010
    • 69
    • Mid-Michigan

    #1

    Frame tabs

    What are these for?

    Jim...<><

    '78 XS1100E

    Previous bikes:
    Early 70s Honda 90 Enduro
    1998 Honda Shadow ACE
    2006 Honda VTX 1300R

    Dogs understand why people ride motorcycles
  • bikerphil
    Master of XSology
    • Jan 2008
    • 8634
    • South Flori-DUH

    #2
    Optional luggage rack. (I think)
    2H7 (79) owned since '89
    3H3 owned since '06

    "If it ain't broke, modify it"

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    • gui_tarzan
      XSive
      • Sep 2010
      • 69
      • Mid-Michigan

      #3
      Ah, cool. Thanks. I will build mine to use those holes if I can't find a decent one.
      Jim...<><

      '78 XS1100E

      Previous bikes:
      Early 70s Honda 90 Enduro
      1998 Honda Shadow ACE
      2006 Honda VTX 1300R

      Dogs understand why people ride motorcycles

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      • cywelchjr
        XS-XJ Super Guru(Deceased)
        • Oct 2008
        • 4450
        • Sacramento, CA

        #4
        That's where (at least on mine) my luggage racks rear connection point fastens to. Two points to the top of the rear shocks and two to those points there. Then I added the additional brace from my Vetter framework to add some additional strength and stability to the whole thing (plus I could leave it on and keep that brace in the Vetter setup which kept that more rigid too).
        Cy

        1980 XS1100G (Brutus) w/81H Engine
        Duplicolor Mirage Paint Job (Purple/Green)
        Vetter Windjammer IV
        Vetter hard bags & Trunk
        OEM Luggage Rack
        Jardine Spaghetti 4-2 exhaust system
        Spade Fuse Box
        Turn Signal Auto Cancel Mod
        750 FD Mod
        TC Spin on Oil Filter Adapter (temp removed)
        XJ1100 Front Footpegs
        XJ1100 Shocks

        I was always taught to respect my elders, but it keeps getting harder to find one.

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        • Pat Kelly
          XS-XJ Super Guru
          • Jul 2002
          • 3046
          • Golden Valley, AZ

          #5
          There is also a chrome bar that goes from those tab(s) to the shocks that is a handle for lifting the bike onto the centerstand. I have one.
          Pat Kelly
          <p-lkelly@sbcglobal.net>

          1978 XS1100E (The Force)
          1980 XS1100LG (The Dark Side)
          2007 Dodge Ram 2500 quad-cab long-bed (Wifes ride)
          1999 Suburban (The Ship)
          1994 Dodge Spirit (Son #1)
          1968 F100 (Valentine)

          "No one is totally useless. They can always be used as a bad example"

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          • 79XS11F
            XS-XJ Super Guru
            • Jul 2006
            • 3563
            • Ottawa, Ont. Canada

            #6
            Pats got it. On the left hand side of the bike the standing handle attached to that tab while the other end goes on the shock tower. They also serve as accessory mounting points for items like saddle bags.
            Rob
            KEEP THE RUBBER SIDE DOWN

            1978 XS1100E Modified
            1978 XS500E
            1979 XS1100F Restored
            1980 XS1100 SG
            1981 Suzuki GS1100
            1983 Suzuki GS750S Katana
            1983 Honda CB900 Custom

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