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  • #1

    Special fork covers

    I know some guys are having trouble finding decent fork covers for a special.
    The older ones are mostly too pitted &/or rusty to save.

    I've found that the XS850 fork cover is exactly the same one. And, there are a bunch of them on EBAY. Some look pretty nice. There are chrome & MNS ones available.

    There is even a BRAND NEW ONE (chrome) on there for thirty some bucks.Just for info.
    Just search XS850 on EBAY.
    Tom Clisham

    Age is relative YOU WON"T GET OLD TIL YOU SELL THE BIKE
    _____________________________________________

    '78xs1100E ,all stock & original GONE TO WISCONSIN

    '80 SG Vetter fairing,hard bags,trunk,fork brace,
    stock headers with fishtail mufflers,black & beautiful GONE TO ARIZONA

    79SF lowered,jardine 4/2 exhaust,pod filters,drilled rotors,fork brace, bar hopper

    79SF 1 owner,8000 miles, restoring to completely original ( I hope) GONE TO FRANCE
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  • #2
    Really?!!?

    Have you tried this swap yet?
    The part numbers for the covers are different.
    1100 specials are listed as 3H3-23122 and the 850's are 3J2-23122.
    If they're the same size why would Yammy give them different part numbers?

    If you're talking about the emblem, then yeah # 2M0-23395
    is the same for the 650,750,850 and 1100 specials
    Hi, my name is George & I'm a twisty addict!

    80G (Green paint(PO idea))
    The Green Monster
    K&N A/F, TC's fuse block, '81 oil cooler, TC's homemade 4-2 w/Mac Mufflers, Raptor 660 ACCT
    Got him in '04.
    bald tire & borrowing parts

    80SG (Black w/red emblems & calipers)
    Scarlet
    K&N A/F, TC's fuse block, WJ5, Shoei bags, Raptor 660 ACCT.
    Got her in '11
    Ready for the twisties!

    81H (previously CPMaynard's)
    Hugo
    Full Venturer, Indigo Blue with B/W painted tank.
    Cold weather ride

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    • #3
      Done it

      I've got one on 1 of my 79 specials right now. can't tell difference.
      Tom Clisham

      Age is relative YOU WON"T GET OLD TIL YOU SELL THE BIKE
      _____________________________________________

      '78xs1100E ,all stock & original GONE TO WISCONSIN

      '80 SG Vetter fairing,hard bags,trunk,fork brace,
      stock headers with fishtail mufflers,black & beautiful GONE TO ARIZONA

      79SF lowered,jardine 4/2 exhaust,pod filters,drilled rotors,fork brace, bar hopper

      79SF 1 owner,8000 miles, restoring to completely original ( I hope) GONE TO FRANCE

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      • #4
        done it part II

        I believe they designate parts for different models with that models prefix, even when they're the same part. I've got drive wheels & front wheels on my 11's that were listed for 850s as well.
        The 850 stuff on ebay doesn't sell like 11 stuff does, & is usually cheaper.
        Won't work for everything, of course, but lots of stuff. The finds are when the seller only lists the part for an 850. Lots of them are listed for both. The wheels were a bolt on as was the for cover.

        That brand new one is still listed.
        Tom Clisham

        Age is relative YOU WON"T GET OLD TIL YOU SELL THE BIKE
        _____________________________________________

        '78xs1100E ,all stock & original GONE TO WISCONSIN

        '80 SG Vetter fairing,hard bags,trunk,fork brace,
        stock headers with fishtail mufflers,black & beautiful GONE TO ARIZONA

        79SF lowered,jardine 4/2 exhaust,pod filters,drilled rotors,fork brace, bar hopper

        79SF 1 owner,8000 miles, restoring to completely original ( I hope) GONE TO FRANCE

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        • #5
          Originally posted by tom clisham View Post
          I've got one on 1 of my 79 specials right now. can't tell difference.
          Hi Tom,
          that's the chrome trim piece with a YAMAHA badge on it that hides the lower triple tree?
          Don't the different fork tube diameters on the XS750/850/1100 make a difference?
          I know I had to trim my Special's trim piece to make it fit over the Standard lower 'tree when I hybridized my forks.
          Fred Hill, S'toon
          XS11SG with Spirit of America sidecar
          "The Flying Pumpkin"

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          • #6
            Fred, that would probably be due to the standard and special tubes are different. I guess the special tubes on the 850 and 1100 are similar (if not the same)

            Tom, Thanks a whole bunch. It's always great to find 'extra' places to get parts for these bikes.
            I'll probabaly start looking now at 850 stuff too.

            I seem to recall a few years ago I picked up an oil cooler (and adapter) off ebay. It bolted right up to my 80G. I guess it was from an 850!

            Then again, it could have came off an 81H.
            Last edited by GLoweVA; 11-30-2011, 12:20 PM.
            Hi, my name is George & I'm a twisty addict!

            80G (Green paint(PO idea))
            The Green Monster
            K&N A/F, TC's fuse block, '81 oil cooler, TC's homemade 4-2 w/Mac Mufflers, Raptor 660 ACCT
            Got him in '04.
            bald tire & borrowing parts

            80SG (Black w/red emblems & calipers)
            Scarlet
            K&N A/F, TC's fuse block, WJ5, Shoei bags, Raptor 660 ACCT.
            Got her in '11
            Ready for the twisties!

            81H (previously CPMaynard's)
            Hugo
            Full Venturer, Indigo Blue with B/W painted tank.
            Cold weather ride

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            • #7
              It looks like the diff part number could be that the 850 cover doesn't have the thread boss for the reflectors. If that's the only diff then????
              79SF
              XJ11
              78E

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              • #8
                80 And 81 don't have the reflectors.
                Greg

                Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

                ― Albert Einstein

                80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.

                The list changes.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by BA80 View Post
                  80 And 81 don't have the reflectors.
                  Perhaps not, but the parts fish illustrations(11sg) show the boss with a 3h3 part number. The 850 (sg)pics do not. I cant say why... Those sneaky yam peeps.

                  I do have an SG in pieces somewhere , someday(mayby) I'll look. I do love a mystery.
                  79SF
                  XJ11
                  78E

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                  • #10
                    I was just going by the illustrations, the reflectors may screw into the triple tree. My SF is not home right now to look. If those 850 covers work it will be great for us.
                    79SF
                    XJ11
                    78E

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                    • #11
                      Hey, sorry guys,I forgot. Its been about a year since I put 1 on my SF.
                      You do have to ream the tube opening just a hair. & you can't use the reflectors.
                      So, it's not for a restoration, just for a driver to look good.
                      Tom Clisham

                      Age is relative YOU WON"T GET OLD TIL YOU SELL THE BIKE
                      _____________________________________________

                      '78xs1100E ,all stock & original GONE TO WISCONSIN

                      '80 SG Vetter fairing,hard bags,trunk,fork brace,
                      stock headers with fishtail mufflers,black & beautiful GONE TO ARIZONA

                      79SF lowered,jardine 4/2 exhaust,pod filters,drilled rotors,fork brace, bar hopper

                      79SF 1 owner,8000 miles, restoring to completely original ( I hope) GONE TO FRANCE

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