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    UK Clutch Cover

    So, I think the US XS got the raw deal on aesthetics when it came to the clutch cover, let alone the lack of a blacked-out engine (with the exception to the LG/LH). I perused both US/UK ebays and noticed that both sites don't have the UK clutch cover with the horizontal bars. I did see one or two, but all of the rest are the plain-jane cover. Does anybody know the reasoning behind the UK aesthetics vs. US? Did they just feel bad for the Brits and gave them a bone, lol?
    1979 XS1100F
    2H9 Mod, Truck-Lite LED Headlight, TECHNA-FIT S/S Brake Lines, Rear Air Shocks, TKAT Fork Brace, Dyna DC-I Coils, TC Fuse Block, Barnett HD Clutch Springs, Superbike Handlebars, V-Star 650 ACCT, NGK Irridium Plugs, OEM Exhaust. CNC-Cut 2nd Gear Dogs; Ported/Milled Head; Modded Airbox: 8x8 Wix Panel Filter; #137.5 Main Jet, Viper Yellow Paint, Michelin Pilot Activ F/R, Interstate AGM Battery, 14MM MC, Maier Fairing, Cree LED Fog Lights.
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    Different markets, different stylings.
    Nathan
    KD9ARL

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    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.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by IanDMacDonald View Post
      So, I think the US XS got the raw deal on aesthetics when it came to the clutch cover, let alone the lack of a blacked-out engine (with the exception to the LG/LH). I perused both US/UK ebays and noticed that both sites don't have the UK clutch cover with the horizontal bars. I did see one or two, but all of the rest are the plain-jane cover. Does anybody know the reasoning behind the UK aesthetics vs. US? Did they just feel bad for the Brits and gave them a bone, lol?
      you got a raw deal on the riding position too. The European model was famous at the time for its ergonomics which permitted hundreds of miles of pain-free riding. The footpegs are farther back, handlebars different, shorter foot brake lever, a gearchange linkage to allow the footpeg to go farther back on the bike, thus allowing a lean into the wind, with feet slightly back, rather than a wrist-aching, back hurting laid back 'Easy rider' style.

      The gearchange side has the bars too...




      To match the clutch side.....



      I've shipped several sets of components to the USA to allow conversion to the European riding position. The footpeg plates are different too....

      To paraphrase Winston Churchill when referring to a comment made re Britain by someone in the US.... "Some clutch cover. Some bone"
      Last edited by James England; 11-06-2013, 06:15 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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      • #4
        No hatorade in my blood James. I've been to your country a couple times and loved it! Can't wait to go back!
        1979 XS1100F
        2H9 Mod, Truck-Lite LED Headlight, TECHNA-FIT S/S Brake Lines, Rear Air Shocks, TKAT Fork Brace, Dyna DC-I Coils, TC Fuse Block, Barnett HD Clutch Springs, Superbike Handlebars, V-Star 650 ACCT, NGK Irridium Plugs, OEM Exhaust. CNC-Cut 2nd Gear Dogs; Ported/Milled Head; Modded Airbox: 8x8 Wix Panel Filter; #137.5 Main Jet, Viper Yellow Paint, Michelin Pilot Activ F/R, Interstate AGM Battery, 14MM MC, Maier Fairing, Cree LED Fog Lights.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by IanDMacDonald View Post
          No hatorade in my blood James. I've been to your country a couple times and loved it! Can't wait to go back!
          You will be more than welcome, Iain. You're going to be visiting Scotland, I hope? I lived there for 15 years... Great biking country!
          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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          • #6
            Probably Greater London, and of course Scotland. My dad and I biked Scotland on some BMW's many years ago. Beautiful it is. So much history.
            1979 XS1100F
            2H9 Mod, Truck-Lite LED Headlight, TECHNA-FIT S/S Brake Lines, Rear Air Shocks, TKAT Fork Brace, Dyna DC-I Coils, TC Fuse Block, Barnett HD Clutch Springs, Superbike Handlebars, V-Star 650 ACCT, NGK Irridium Plugs, OEM Exhaust. CNC-Cut 2nd Gear Dogs; Ported/Milled Head; Modded Airbox: 8x8 Wix Panel Filter; #137.5 Main Jet, Viper Yellow Paint, Michelin Pilot Activ F/R, Interstate AGM Battery, 14MM MC, Maier Fairing, Cree LED Fog Lights.

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