'80 or '81 midnight?

[COxs11newbie]

So I traded my old dirt bike to this guy for what I thought was a '81 midnight special, but I just checked the vin number against the listing in the tech tips section and it turns out it's a '80!

I know these are the rarer ones, but is there any differences between the two besides the fact less were made in '80? I'd like to make sure it's a 80 before I start calling it that! Thanks guys....

[scoobes]

you can check out www.biker.net there is a better listing on there of the xs1100,you could also but some pictures of it up on the forum,the guys on here would geta better idea then.

[MartyA]

You should be able to tell by the serial number.

[COxs11newbie]

Yeah, according to the serial number it is a 80. I just wanted to see what the difference were besides just being more rare. Thanks...

[sam_cg_cook]

What do your rims look like? The 80 Midnight rims were straight spoke, and the 81's were that spiral/pinwheel pattern.

[COxs11newbie]

Yup, definatly the straight spoke!