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Must have remembered some of the good stuff last night.
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Yeah, it's called muscle memory!
Ray Matteis
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XS1100 E '78 (winter project)
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My brother has a V-Rod, and that bike will smoke an XS off the line, so obvipusly that dude could not ride. I took his for a spin for a few times, and it's like riding a V-Max. Pure muscle!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.Comment
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Agreed. I rode an early VRod a friend of a mine had, and it would eat up the XS from a dead start. And that is the stock bike, not a "200 Hp" version.
. The XS1100 ain't a lot of engine below 3,000 rpm, whether we want to admit it or not...
Last edited by Bonz; 04-02-2016, 07:23 AM.Howard
ZRX1200
BTW, ZRX carbs have the same spacing as the XS11... http://www.xs11.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35462Comment
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81H Venturer1100 "The Bentley" (on steroids) 97 Yamaha YZ250(age reducer) 92 Honda ST1100 "Twisty"(touring rocket) Age is relative to the number of seconds counted 'airing' out an 85ft. table-top.Comment
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I have beat a R6 to 80 now do not think I beat the bike just the guy riding it. And one more thing the guy you beat paid that much money for a Humpty Dumpty so how swift could he be.To fix the problem one should not make more assumptions than the minimum needed.
Rodan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khm6...liHntN91DHjHiS
1980 G Silverbird
Original Yamaha Fairfing and Bags
1198 Overbore kit
Grizzly 660 ACCT
Barnett Clutch Springs
R1 Clutch Fiber Plates
122.5 Main Jets
ACCT Mod
Mac 4-2 Flare Tips
Antivibe Bar ends
Rear trunk add-on
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Drag Race
Our 11s don't have the fastest bike status they once had 35 years ago, but their quickness still surprises a lot of people.
Much as we hate it, today's rocket bikes can out "squirt" our old machines by a bunch. As mentioned, Harley's have really good low to mid range acceleration, but nothing up top. Many others have as many as 5000+ RPMs left after the V-twins are finished.
I can vouch for the BMW K1200GT. Our 11s "Can't Touch This".Last edited by MPittma100; 04-02-2016, 04:23 PM.1981 XS1100H Venturer
K&N Air Filter
ACCT
Custom Paint by Deitz
Geezer Rectifier/Regulator
Chacal Stainless Steel Braided Brake Lines
Chrome Front Rotor & Caliper Covers
Stebel Nautilus Horn
EBC Front Rotors
Limie Accent Moves On In 2015
MikeComment
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There's a guy driving a Bigger Bore Copper Colored HD around here that knows full well how un-fast his HD is on the top end!
He was in the left lane and looked over at me with that look. You know, that down his nose look?...."I got a HD and you're driving that POS Jap Bike". Either that or he thought I looked kinda stupid with my reflective vest on....
Regardless, He smoked me out of the hole from a stop light. I actually didn't realize we were about to race. I caught him in about an 1/8 and waved bye-bye at him as I blew past. He was ALL IN ON THE THROTTLE but had ABSOLUTELY NOTHING left.
KURTKurt Boehringer
Peachtree City, Georgia
1970 - CT70K0 - Mini-Trail
1978 - SR500 - Thumper
1979 - CT70H - Mini-Trail
1979 - XS1100SF - Pensacola
1980 - XS850SG - Rocky
1980 - XS1100SG - The Ugly Duck
1980 - XS1100SG - Mayberry Duck
1981 - XS1100SH - DEAD Duck Cafe'
1981 - XJ550 Maxim - Nancy's Mini-Max
1982 - XJ650 SECA - Hurricane
1986 - FJ1200 - Georgia Big Red
1992 - FZR1000 - Genesis
2016 - FJR1300A - MontgomeryComment
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This is the ONLY site I could find that put any kind of HP rating on the Night Train. It would take pretty much a miracle to get 200HP out of a 63HP 1450cc engine.
Greg
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.
The list changes.
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2H7 (79) owned since '89
3H3 owned since '06
"If it ain't broke, modify it"
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ROFLMFAO... Not Night Train... Night Rod...
Night Rod/VRod does 119 Hp at the rear wheel and 80 ft/lbs torque. The engine was co-designed with Porsche. 4 valve cylinder heads, 9,000 rpm redline, but not much faster in the 1/4 mile than the XS1100.Howard
ZRX1200
BTW, ZRX carbs have the same spacing as the XS11... http://www.xs11.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35462Comment
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OK giggles, a 108hp 1800cc. Not a lot of difference. Still just a loud boat anchor.
Greg
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.
The list changes.Comment
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Totally agree, the K1200 GT's a sport bike, and a quick one at that.
I can also vouch that even a C14 struggles to stay with a 1200 GS outta the hole, too! They're very low geared, and have a lotta torque!
Now, I'm not saying Cody beat me the one time we went stop light to stop light, but...
In his defense, he did strip the driveshaft out... ahem...
You had to be there. It was pretty funny...
I only had about 1200 miles on my C14 at that time.
His BMW GS1200 had around 80,000.
We're sitting at a light in Stillwater. He lifts his visor and tells me he believes his GS will take mine outta the hole. So, at that point, it's on.
I roll the throttle up to 5000 rpm, light changes, and I pull the front end, launching like a bullet. Went through the gears to 3rd, looked back... no Cody!
Turned around, went back, there he was on the side of the road with what seemed like a blown clutch!
One and only time Cody rode bitch on the back of my bike.
Went and got the truck/trailer. Took BMW Tulsa 3 weeks to figure out it wasn't the clutch... he'd stripped the rubber that's GLUED to the round driveshaft and broke the adhesion. I wonder how those shafts pull the GS and RT's even a foot... but somehow they do. They rarely ever fail.
It was still pretty funny, though. GS got no braggin rights that night! LolLast edited by XJOK2PLAY; 04-02-2016, 09:53 PM.'82 XJ1100J Maxim (has been sold.)
'79 F "Time Machine"... oh yeah, Baby.... (Sold back to Maximan)
2011 Kaw Concours 14 ABS
In the warden's words from Cool Hand Luke;
"What we have here is a failure to communicate."Comment
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Oh, and Cody can tell you a true story of a particular Maxim that embarressed a hopped up HD once out in San Francisco!
Now that's a funny story, right there...
Nobody tells that story like Cody can, either.'82 XJ1100J Maxim (has been sold.)
'79 F "Time Machine"... oh yeah, Baby.... (Sold back to Maximan)
2011 Kaw Concours 14 ABS
In the warden's words from Cool Hand Luke;
"What we have here is a failure to communicate."Comment
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