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  • Moto Martin XS1100

    I saw this message from Baloo in France, he is a member of the French XS1100 club and the owner of Baloo racing who built and prepared both yellow and black #94 endurance racers based on the XS and the FJ for the Classic european endurance championship.
    He wrote that one of the very rare Moto Martin XS1100 in France is now on the market. Sadly because of the owner who also was a member passed away.
    This bike was built by the French engineer George Martin who started building frame kits (and some complete bikes in1972). He built them for every popular bike. Those kits were for sale in the eighties for around 4000 euro's. For that money you got the frame,the suspension, brakes and the wheels. You could expand as far as you wanted. As long as you paid hahaha.
    What was remarkable was that the company even produced mag wheels, brakes, rears sets, front forks and bodywork themselves
    Later he built kit cars as well but when he retired he stopped for a number of years just doing a couple of frame once in a while as a hobby.
    And then he started again because aftermarket frames were getting more popular in a hurry. And he is still building them. In total 5800 frame kits have been built and sold.
    The Moto Martin XS1100 is a very rare find (I personally know of only four: one in France, one in Switserland, one in Germany and one in the UK. The frame is from thin walled chromemoly tubing, not welded but brazed and finished in nickel (no chrome). All bikes could be fitted as either a single seater or dual seater. The XS1100 comes with a chain drive, not surprisingly. One of the very first sets available, so no outrigger bearing for the front sprockets. These XS frames come with lower frame member which you will hardly find on other models. That is because the XS engine has two sets of front engine mounts and one set on the rear. A lot of the other models have the opposite:1 set on the front and two sets on the rear. They can do without the lower frame members. Here are some pictures from the bike when we visited the 2007 International XS1100 meeting in France. The first pic came with the message..

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    Last edited by Mathh; 01-10-2024, 03:30 PM.
    XS1100 3X0 '82 restomod, 2H9 '78 chain drive racer, 3H3 '79 customized.
    MV Agusta Brutale 910R '06.
    Triumph 1200 Speed Trophy '91, Triumph 1200 '93.
    Z1 '73 restomod, Z1A '74 yellow/green, KZ900 A4 '76 green.
    Yamaha MT-09 Tracer '15 grey.
    Kawasaki Z1300 DFI '84 modified, red.

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    Looking at the theight of the clip-onsI don't think the bike will suit my old back

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    Moto Martin wheels, in 17".. this bike comes with Brembo brakes..

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    Moto Martin rear sets..

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    Total weight 200 kilos!

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    XS1100 3X0 '82 restomod, 2H9 '78 chain drive racer, 3H3 '79 customized.
    MV Agusta Brutale 910R '06.
    Triumph 1200 Speed Trophy '91, Triumph 1200 '93.
    Z1 '73 restomod, Z1A '74 yellow/green, KZ900 A4 '76 green.
    Yamaha MT-09 Tracer '15 grey.
    Kawasaki Z1300 DFI '84 modified, red.

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      Above one of the most sought after exhausts in Europe. Made by Moto Martin.
      Below the breather hose serving as chain oiler And the Moto Martin chain drive kit.

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      CR carbs 36mm

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      international meeting is a good place for some maintenance: lots of hands available

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      XS1100 3X0 '82 restomod, 2H9 '78 chain drive racer, 3H3 '79 customized.
      MV Agusta Brutale 910R '06.
      Triumph 1200 Speed Trophy '91, Triumph 1200 '93.
      Z1 '73 restomod, Z1A '74 yellow/green, KZ900 A4 '76 green.
      Yamaha MT-09 Tracer '15 grey.
      Kawasaki Z1300 DFI '84 modified, red.

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      • #4
        And the last one of this bike:

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        Here is a picture from the Swiss Bike, restored and made into a restomod:. Howit was found:

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        XS1100 3X0 '82 restomod, 2H9 '78 chain drive racer, 3H3 '79 customized.
        MV Agusta Brutale 910R '06.
        Triumph 1200 Speed Trophy '91, Triumph 1200 '93.
        Z1 '73 restomod, Z1A '74 yellow/green, KZ900 A4 '76 green.
        Yamaha MT-09 Tracer '15 grey.
        Kawasaki Z1300 DFI '84 modified, red.

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        • #5
          And finished ...ready to ride..

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          The UK bike:

          They all had one monoshock on the right side, first owner before:

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          Last edited by Mathh; 01-17-2024, 08:12 AM.
          XS1100 3X0 '82 restomod, 2H9 '78 chain drive racer, 3H3 '79 customized.
          MV Agusta Brutale 910R '06.
          Triumph 1200 Speed Trophy '91, Triumph 1200 '93.
          Z1 '73 restomod, Z1A '74 yellow/green, KZ900 A4 '76 green.
          Yamaha MT-09 Tracer '15 grey.
          Kawasaki Z1300 DFI '84 modified, red.

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          • #6
            After, restored by new owner Andrew:

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            And this German which was a regular visitor of the international meetings:

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            Bored out and nitrous assisted...

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            XS1100 3X0 '82 restomod, 2H9 '78 chain drive racer, 3H3 '79 customized.
            MV Agusta Brutale 910R '06.
            Triumph 1200 Speed Trophy '91, Triumph 1200 '93.
            Z1 '73 restomod, Z1A '74 yellow/green, KZ900 A4 '76 green.
            Yamaha MT-09 Tracer '15 grey.
            Kawasaki Z1300 DFI '84 modified, red.

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              Here is one of the official MotoMartin ads:

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              And this the very first Moto Martin I ever saw when I visited Spa, Francorchamps in the mid seventies. It is a Kawasaki Z1 engine with ATP turbokit... A stunning beauty..

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              This one has stock suspension, brakes and wheels etc..

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              XS1100 3X0 '82 restomod, 2H9 '78 chain drive racer, 3H3 '79 customized.
              MV Agusta Brutale 910R '06.
              Triumph 1200 Speed Trophy '91, Triumph 1200 '93.
              Z1 '73 restomod, Z1A '74 yellow/green, KZ900 A4 '76 green.
              Yamaha MT-09 Tracer '15 grey.
              Kawasaki Z1300 DFI '84 modified, red.

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              • #8
                Just wow! I had never heard of this.
                Marty (in Mississippi)
                XS1100SG
                XS650SK
                XS650SH
                XS650G
                XS6502F
                XS650E

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                • #9
                  I just found this picture of another very rare Moto Martin: a GT750 triple...

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                  XS1100 3X0 '82 restomod, 2H9 '78 chain drive racer, 3H3 '79 customized.
                  MV Agusta Brutale 910R '06.
                  Triumph 1200 Speed Trophy '91, Triumph 1200 '93.
                  Z1 '73 restomod, Z1A '74 yellow/green, KZ900 A4 '76 green.
                  Yamaha MT-09 Tracer '15 grey.
                  Kawasaki Z1300 DFI '84 modified, red.

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