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  • DEEBS11
    XS-XJ Guru
    • Feb 2023
    • 1384
    • Connecticut

    #121
    BTW, on the XS11, I used 10 inches sidecar wheel lead and 3/4" toe in. I can take my hands off the handlebars and the bike will track straight but slowly pull to the right because of the road crown. I have absolutely no head shake which is rare with conventional forks. Most bikes need some sort of steering damper such as a VW bug unit which can lead to even heavier steering.


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    • Larrym
      XS-XJ Guru
      • Oct 2008
      • 1294
      • Tucson

      #122
      Wowzers! (⊙ᴗ⊙)

      Ain't seen a steering dampener on any of the bikes I've owned/ridden since.... (,,◕ ⋏◕,,)

      Oh Yea.... (;☉_☉)

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      Drove the "Widowmaker" back-n-forth to school/work fOaR 'bout 4 years. (*′☉.̫☉)

      Dampener wuz adjustable on the fly. No dampening really needed at under 45 mph in-city traffic. (´◡`)

      But every time I had to use the inter-state to go cross town? εεεεεεεεε=┌(;・_・)┘

      I did NOT ferget to max it out fOaR those 60 mph plus runz. ε=ε=┏( >_<)┛

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      • LAB3
        XSive Maximus
        • May 2022
        • 677
        • Traveling the U.S. with no permanent address

        #123
        Originally posted by Larrym
        Wowzers! (⊙ᴗ⊙)

        60 mph plus runz.
        I ain't had those since the last time I was in LA and hit a taco stand that was built out of an old gas station.

        1980 XS1100G

        Intelligent people discuss ideas, average people discuss events, petty people discuss other people.

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        • Peanutbutter Nma
          XSive
          • Jul 2024
          • 45
          • Pennsylvania

          #124
          First off, I've picked away at this thread since I started on here, I do some fab work so I'd love to do something like this some day. Just picked up my second XS this weekend, it's on the horizon. Just need a garage to keep the project out of the rain. I totally understand the hesitancy toward giving advice, this is the sort of thing you've got to trust your own intuition and craftsmanship. And then second guess yourself over and over, just to make sure it's right.

          Originally posted by DEEBS11
          I would answer any questions for anyone that wants to do this modification. In this topic, I showed the mount modifications which would be the most complicated part of the project. The alignment process is also key in a strait tracking machine.


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          Where did you get this?? I already saved it for future reference, is this from something I can go to so I can learn more about it?
          1978 XS1100E - "Bessie"
          1978 XS1100E - "Pearl"
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          Previous bikes:
          2012 Yamaha YZF-R6
          2015 Yamaha MT-09 - "Amber"

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          • DEEBS11
            XS-XJ Guru
            • Feb 2023
            • 1384
            • Connecticut

            #125

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            • DEEBS11
              XS-XJ Guru
              • Feb 2023
              • 1384
              • Connecticut

              #126

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              • DEEBS11
                XS-XJ Guru
                • Feb 2023
                • 1384
                • Connecticut

                #127
                The forum:

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                • Peanutbutter Nma
                  XSive
                  • Jul 2024
                  • 45
                  • Pennsylvania

                  #128
                  Originally posted by DEEBS11
                  Thanks brother, if only for the reading list. I bookmarked it, maybe I'll get there one day. I was just reading, hoping I could make my own... the consensus seems to be that it's much easier installing one off the shelf. Makes sense, getting the weight distribution and whatnot right has to be a pain, nevermind getting all the angles of the dangles right.

                  This is also insane:

                  Located in France and the description is in French, but a cool looking, go-fast rig. Check out that front end setup. Wish I could read French to learn...
                  1978 XS1100E - "Bessie"
                  1978 XS1100E - "Pearl"
                  --------------------------------
                  Previous bikes:
                  2012 Yamaha YZF-R6
                  2015 Yamaha MT-09 - "Amber"

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                  • DEEBS11
                    XS-XJ Guru
                    • Feb 2023
                    • 1384
                    • Connecticut

                    #129
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