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    New bike New question

    Alright guy s I ve been hounding everyone for help with my 81 midnight and am gonna order and change the coils and hopefully that does. So while I m awaiting coils I ll start my new or new to me bike I bought a 1983 Yamaha xj 1100 chopped into a bobber, I like it drove it for 3 hrs nice ride went smooth and picked it up cheap woo hook. So with a new bike and me being a rookie to anything other then riding bikes I have two new questions to start first is I am trying to find as much info and specs on the bike I as I can but when I google the xj 1100 I have found articles saying 82 was the last year, the information I have givin on the bike are of the ownership. So is this still possibly an 83? Second is I don't like the display, speedometer and tac can these easily be changed to the round style like my 81.
    Thanks as always
    __________________
    '81 XS1100 LH - Midnight Special - been lookin' a long time for this one.
    1179 big bore kit, 80SG motor
    Rebuilt head, valves
    TC Bros Forward Controls (Brass Pegs)
    Tkat Fork Brace
    T.C. Spade Fuse Box
    Dyna Coils & wires
    Mikesxs shocks,controls,& bars (special)
    ISO grips with stelleto ends
    4 into 1 black Bassani exhaust
    Bridgestone Spitfires
    Tuned by Tinman905
    & a will to keep it.
    83 xj 1100
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  • #2
    If you need a manual for the XJ, you can download one from the link in my signature. As for the year, they were only available in the US in '82, but they continued through '84 (IIRC) in Canada, so your '83 is quite probable.
    1980 XS850SG - Sold
    1981 XS1100LH Midnight Special (Sold) - purchased 9/29/08
    Fully Vetterized and Dynojet Kit added, Heated Grips, Truck-Lite LED headlight, Accel Coils, Irridium plugs, TKAT Fork Brace, XS850LH Final Drive & Black SS Brake lines from Chacal.
    Here's my web page devoted to my bike! XS/XJ User's Manuals there, and the XJ1100 Service Manual and both XS1100 Service manuals (free download!).

    Whether you think you can, or you think you cannot - You're right.
    -H. Ford

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    • #3
      Thanks for the info I m liking this forum more and more.
      __________________
      '81 XS1100 LH - Midnight Special - been lookin' a long time for this one.
      1179 big bore kit, 80SG motor
      Rebuilt head, valves
      TC Bros Forward Controls (Brass Pegs)
      Tkat Fork Brace
      T.C. Spade Fuse Box
      Dyna Coils & wires
      Mikesxs shocks,controls,& bars (special)
      ISO grips with stelleto ends
      4 into 1 black Bassani exhaust
      Bridgestone Spitfires
      Tuned by Tinman905
      & a will to keep it.
      83 xj 1100

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      • #4
        Easily be removed? Absolutely not! All the lights and sensors run through that thing so it would take a good bit of rewiring to remove that display.

        The speedo on the xs and XJ are an oddball 2.93 to 1 ratio that is very rare in aftermarket speedos.

        The tach is electronic and runs off a leg of the generator, also unusual. Again.it is possible to make one run of the spark plug wires but would take a bit of work.
        Nathan
        KD9ARL

        μολὼν λαβέ

        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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        • #5
          Has anyone done this can they lend some info?
          __________________
          '81 XS1100 LH - Midnight Special - been lookin' a long time for this one.
          1179 big bore kit, 80SG motor
          Rebuilt head, valves
          TC Bros Forward Controls (Brass Pegs)
          Tkat Fork Brace
          T.C. Spade Fuse Box
          Dyna Coils & wires
          Mikesxs shocks,controls,& bars (special)
          ISO grips with stelleto ends
          4 into 1 black Bassani exhaust
          Bridgestone Spitfires
          Tuned by Tinman905
          & a will to keep it.
          83 xj 1100

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          • #6
            If u get a speedo/tach from a different xs/xj 1100 it will work, but to use aftermarket anything it'll take some surgery. And you may lose function of your idiot light features...
            BARE BONES CHOPPERS: If it don't make it go faster, you don't need it!
            80 XS1100SG(cafe in progress *slowly)

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            • #7
              Just go without gauges. Who needs them.

              Drive as fast as you need to, if you go too fast a policeman will tell you.

              You could just mount a GPS instead for speed and direction info.


              John
              John is in an anonymous city with an Alamo (N29.519227,W-98.678980)

              Go ahead, click on the bikes - you know you want to...the electrons are ready.
              '81 XS1100H - "Enterprise"
              Bob Jones Custom Navy bike: Tkat brace, EBC floating rotors & SS lines, ROX pivot risers, Geezer rectifier, new 3H3 engine

              "Not all treasure is silver and gold"

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              • #8
                Awesome thanks guys
                __________________
                '81 XS1100 LH - Midnight Special - been lookin' a long time for this one.
                1179 big bore kit, 80SG motor
                Rebuilt head, valves
                TC Bros Forward Controls (Brass Pegs)
                Tkat Fork Brace
                T.C. Spade Fuse Box
                Dyna Coils & wires
                Mikesxs shocks,controls,& bars (special)
                ISO grips with stelleto ends
                4 into 1 black Bassani exhaust
                Bridgestone Spitfires
                Tuned by Tinman905
                & a will to keep it.
                83 xj 1100

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