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    Are the emblems the same on standard & special? I found some but, the guy says they are from a 1979 XS1100 Special gas tank emblems off a . Mine is a 78 XS11E Standard. Will they fit?
    There's always a way, figure it out.
    78XS11E

  • #2
    I've sold about fifty pair of emblems on eBay and no one has complained that they didn't fit.
    Bill Murrin
    Nashville, TN
    1981 XS1100SH "Kick in the Ass"
    1981 XS650SH "Numb in the Ass"
    2005 DL1000 V-Strom "WOW"
    2005 FJR1300 Newest ride
    1993 ST1100 "For Sale $2,700" (Sold)
    2005 Ninja 250 For Sale $2,000 1100 miles

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    • #3
      Originally posted by nashville_bill
      I've sold about fifty pair of emblems on eBay and no one has complained that they didn't fit.
      Are you the one selling the golf cart emblems as XS11 tank badges?

      Geezer
      Hi my name is Tony and I'm a bikeoholic.

      The old gray biker ain't what he used to be.

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      • #4
        Yes, I was and I have never had a complaint. Only problem is that you can't get them now. I have them on my '81 special and wish I had saved a pair for the future.
        Bill Murrin
        Nashville, TN
        1981 XS1100SH "Kick in the Ass"
        1981 XS650SH "Numb in the Ass"
        2005 DL1000 V-Strom "WOW"
        2005 FJR1300 Newest ride
        1993 ST1100 "For Sale $2,700" (Sold)
        2005 Ninja 250 For Sale $2,000 1100 miles

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        • #5
          Found emblems

          I don't need these but somebody out there might.
          http://cgi.msn.ebay.com/ebaymotors/w...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1

          They sure do look good
          There's always a way, figure it out.
          78XS11E

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          • #6
            Please look closely. They are broken! One is broken in the "A", the other across the "Y".
            Marty (in Mississippi)
            XS1100SG
            XS650SK
            XS650SH
            XS650G
            XS6502F
            XS650E

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            • #7
              Originally posted by nashville_bill
              Yes, I was and I have never had a complaint. Only problem is that you can't get them now. I have them on my '81 special and wish I had saved a pair for the future.
              Remind me to never do business with you.

              Geezer
              Hi my name is Tony and I'm a bikeoholic.

              The old gray biker ain't what he used to be.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by jetmechmarty
                Please look closely. They are broken! One is broken in the "A", the other across the "Y".
                They turn up all the time but the imatation gold plating is usually worn off. I have a hand full of them that aren't damaged but look like crap.

                I found a used Euro model tank (no emblems) that I'm going to use on the Mongrel but I now need to find Yamaha decals fir it or have it painted on after I refinish the tank.

                Geezer
                Hi my name is Tony and I'm a bikeoholic.

                The old gray biker ain't what he used to be.

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                • #9
                  Hey Geezer - Don't do business with me!
                  Bill Murrin
                  Nashville, TN
                  1981 XS1100SH "Kick in the Ass"
                  1981 XS650SH "Numb in the Ass"
                  2005 DL1000 V-Strom "WOW"
                  2005 FJR1300 Newest ride
                  1993 ST1100 "For Sale $2,700" (Sold)
                  2005 Ninja 250 For Sale $2,000 1100 miles

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                  • #10
                    MikesXS lists gold emblems for $30 a set, I think. I haven't called to check if they are in stock, though. The do appear to have some curvature to them, but it is awfully hard to tell.
                    2010 Kawasaki Z1000
                    1979 SF: Millennium Falcon, until this Saturday

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                    • #11
                      Emblems are not cracked!

                      Dudes,

                      Check out the reflection of the photographers hands. They look like back side cracks, but they are the reflection of the dude's hands.

                      Pretty cool, huh?
                      Gone but never Forgotten:
                      1980 XS11SG - "Scorpion"

                      Current:
                      2006 Yamaha FJR1300A - "Orion"
                      2007 Honda CBR600RR - "Twitch"


                      "Life is not a journey to the grave, with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body; but rather to skid on broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming:

                      WOW - What a ride!

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                      • #12
                        The emblems that MIKE'S XS sells are about 10% smaller than what is on the XS1100 and the holes don't line up. YAMAHA had them look right rather than standardize.

                        The best way to check parts like this is to look the numbers up on the YAMAHA site and then look up the same thing on the XS650 and see if the numbers match. A lot of the stuff is the same. A lot isn't.
                        Marty (in Mississippi)
                        XS1100SG
                        XS650SK
                        XS650SH
                        XS650G
                        XS6502F
                        XS650E

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                        • #13
                          Thanks For the tip. I assumed they were the same, and we all know what assuming does...
                          2010 Kawasaki Z1000
                          1979 SF: Millennium Falcon, until this Saturday

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                          • #14
                            The smaller ones are for the 650.
                            I bought a new (OEM) pair for the 1100 and a mate had done me some favours so I donated them to him. Too big
                            Glenn

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