New XS1100F Owner!

[hjohnriley]

Hello everyone! New to the group, recently acquired a 1979 Yamaha XS1100F. The bike was in storage for the last 30 years, has around 3,000 miles and I am ready to breathe some new life into this beautiful machine!

[Socer4m]

Nice FindONly 3000, it is like new, just freshen up the liquids, tires and get ready for a great ride...........Mike in San Diego

[Ranger_xs1100]

WOW, what an amazing find...3000 miles! Hope it was stored environmentally friendly for the last 30 years. Please post pictures.

[Radioguylogs]

Amazing find.

Congratulations.

You will find all the help you need here on Channel 11.

I'm also looking forward to seeing some pictures.

[tplank]

Welcome aboard! With so few miles there shouldn't be any issues. Post a pic if you can.

[2manybikes]

Congratulations! My F is one of my favorite bikes. There is plenty of good help on here to bring it back to life. Welcome to Chanel 11.

[hjohnriley]

Thanks all! Finallly got spark, poor/corroded connection from one of the pickup coils at the plug. It looks like she'll need brakes/mastercylinders rebuit (locked up), tires and fluids. I have found an incredible amount of great information on this forum, thanks to all contributors!

[hjohnriley]

Here she is:

[Ranger_xs1100]

She's Beautiful!!

[hjohnriley]

Thank goodness they drained the Gas tank before storing it, carbs...not so much. 30 year old varnish was pretty thick, but carb rebuild went fine.