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  • #1

    Guess what it is...

    So I finally got my fairing pocket unlocked and found bunch of parts in there...
    wondering if someone can tell me what they are, where/if they go on our bikes, and is it worth it to hold on to these...

    Nick

    1979 XS11 F,Yamaha fairings w/hard bags, TC's fuse box, K&N air filter

    1982 Virago 750 (it's alive!)

    1979 XS 11 F, Windjammer IV, Samsonite luggage cases(another rescue)
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    It's been a while since someone posted up a thread like this.
    It's fun trying to guess.

    I'd wager that the hose clamps are reflector attachments for the forks.
    The 3 'spoons' may be tie irons for mounting tires.

    The 2 round brackets may be something for a horn mount?

    Just guesses.
    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!

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    Hugo
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    • #3
      Antique pasties. They were tougher back then.. they rivetted them on.


      Those parts aren't from our bikes. Almost looks to me like the center locking thingy for a couple hub caps. Maybe someone was going to try to adapt some bling on the bike with some nice hubcaps, whitewalls, and a set of curb finders?

      You might be able to look up what they are from the patent number.
      Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.

      You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!

      Current bikes:
      '06 Suzuki DR650
      *'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
      '82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
      '82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
      '82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
      '82 XJ1100 Parts bike
      '81 XS1100 Special
      '81 YZ250
      '80 XS850 Special
      '80 XR100
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      • #4
        The 2 big things in the center. One is missing it's welded nut. Don't know what they are called. But on my moms old 84 Chrysler New Yorker. They bolted to the center of her factory rims. And then you put the wire wheel hub caps on. And behind the Chrysler symbol was a security bolt that bolted the hub cap on the wheel. Then just pressed the cap into place. Never really understood why they put a security bolt on the hub cap for as I recall back in the day people stole the center cap itself.

        The 3 angle levers look like tire irons/spoke tighteners!
        Chris

        79 XS1100 Standard aka: Mutt
        87 Honda TRX350D 4X4: Old Blue!
        93 NewYorker Salon: Sleeper...
        71 RoadRunner 440 Magnum: Mean Green!
        69 Charger 440 Magnum: Pleasure Ride!

        Gimme Fuel Gimme Fire!

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        • #5
          Three spoons are definitely "tire irons" for a BICYCLE. Spoons hook under the tire and the slot goes over the spoke to hold the iron in place. Looks to me like this guy had just run out of places to store miscellaneous junk from his garage.
          1995 KZ100P
          Pods, jets, pipes, cam adjuster, oil cooler

          1977 Ironhead - custom build
          Hot engine, custom frame, KZ front and rear, high torque starter, alternator conversion, Progressive shocks, Thunderheart wiring, Dyna ignition, oil cooler, Dakota Digital instruments, etc.

          Sold all my XS's to Eastcoaster but still love to keep up with you guys. This is the best cycle forum on the web.

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          • #6
            Great! I'm glad you guys had fun with this one

            This is why this forum is so addicting...there is always something new I can learn
            Nick

            1979 XS11 F,Yamaha fairings w/hard bags, TC's fuse box, K&N air filter

            1982 Virago 750 (it's alive!)

            1979 XS 11 F, Windjammer IV, Samsonite luggage cases(another rescue)

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            • #7
              It's so obvious, I'm surprised you had to ask. This is a dismantled Indonesian gamelan. You hang the components on strings and then strike them with the items wrongly described as bicycle tyre levers. The PO was quite clearly a travelling musician who hung the instrument from the handlebars.
              Last edited by James England; 09-07-2013, 05:30 PM.
              XS1100F 1980 European model. Standard. Dyna coils. Iridium plugs. XS750 final drive (sometimes). Micron fork brace. Progressive front springs. Geezer regulator/rectifier. Stainless 4 into 2 exhaust. Auto CCT (Venturer 1300) SOLD. New project now on the go. 1980 European model.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by mikubuilder View Post
                So I finally got my fairing pocket unlocked and found bunch of parts in there...
                wondering if someone can tell me what they are, where/if they go on our bikes, and is it worth it to hold on to these...
                Hi Nick,
                the 3 bent things are bicycle tire levers. The notch in the bent end hooks over a spoke in the bicycle wheel to hold it in place hands free.
                The rest? Misc. bicycle related junk. OTOH, if you toss them, they'll turn out to be worth a fortune.
                Fred Hill, S'toon
                XS11SG with Spirit of America sidecar
                "The Flying Pumpkin"

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