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So, finally saved my pennies and was able to pick up the XS11 today. 1979 Standard. Painted in Dynamite Yellow. About 30,000 well-maintained miles on her (all documented with original bill of sale included). I am the third owner, with the previous owner owning the bike since '91. He completely went through the bike's engine and rebuilt it from the bottom up, including dog gear fix. Had the valves surfaced and the intake ported. The only non-standard on the bike is that he converted the air filter box to accommodate an automotive square filter (pretty nice in my book), and Mac pipes, which surprisingly sound much better on this bike than they did on my 750. He gave me three boxes of invaluable parts including extra electronics, side covers, etc. On his wall he had a complete set of Jardine spaghetti pipes that he was going to give me. I felt obliged to tell him that he could fetch some good money for them on this forum, and that he was better off selling them, as I felt like a crook taking them off his hands.
The first thing I am going to do today is first FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THE SEAT AND LEFT SIDE COVER OFF (HELP IS APPRECIATED). After that, change the oil, throw on some Euro bars, and after this weekend order an ACCT and a TKAT fork brace. Bike runs good. Gotta be honest, I was expecting a little bit more hold onto your seat power, but, that may be a jetting issue in-combination with the exhaust. We'll see. I'll check on the valve lash when I have a day off soon.
Brand new Metzeler touring tired on them. All the chrome looks great. Plan is to clean up the engine and re-paint it. Not sure if I'll go gray or black. We'll see. Other than that, I am happy with the bike and cannot wait to have the whole next summer to spend on the road with her.
So, finally saved my pennies and was able to pick up the XS11 today. 1979 Standard. Painted in Dynamite Yellow. About 30,000 well-maintained miles on her (all documented with original bill of sale included). I am the third owner, with the previous owner owning the bike since '91. He completely went through the bike's engine and rebuilt it from the bottom up, including dog gear fix. Had the valves surfaced and the intake ported. The only non-standard on the bike is that he converted the air filter box to accommodate an automotive square filter (pretty nice in my book), and Mac pipes, which surprisingly sound much better on this bike than they did on my 750. He gave me three boxes of invaluable parts including extra electronics, side covers, etc. On his wall he had a complete set of Jardine spaghetti pipes that he was going to give me. I felt obliged to tell him that he could fetch some good money for them on this forum, and that he was better off selling them, as I felt like a crook taking them off his hands.
The first thing I am going to do today is first FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THE SEAT AND LEFT SIDE COVER OFF (HELP IS APPRECIATED). After that, change the oil, throw on some Euro bars, and after this weekend order an ACCT and a TKAT fork brace. Bike runs good. Gotta be honest, I was expecting a little bit more hold onto your seat power, but, that may be a jetting issue in-combination with the exhaust. We'll see. I'll check on the valve lash when I have a day off soon.
Brand new Metzeler touring tired on them. All the chrome looks great. Plan is to clean up the engine and re-paint it. Not sure if I'll go gray or black. We'll see. Other than that, I am happy with the bike and cannot wait to have the whole next summer to spend on the road with her.
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