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10-09-2007, 06:59 PM
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How Did I Get Here & Is There Any Help Out There For Me ???
How did I get here and is there any help out there for me ? Like a support group for XS11-ities
I set out to buy a used bike about 2 years ago and now I have what looks like an XS1100 used parts depot and repair shop :-)   Rob
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KEEP THE RUBBER SIDE DOWN 1978 XS1100E Modified 1978 XS500E 1979 XS1100F Restored 1980 XS1100 SG 1981 Suzuki GS1100 1983 Suzuki GS750S Katana 1983 Honda CB900 Custom 
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10-09-2007, 07:07 PM
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The only help for your addiction is to quit cold-turkey. Crate everything up and send it to me.
 Tod
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Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are. You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100! Current bikes: '06 Suzuki DR650 *'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim" '82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper '82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper '82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts '82 XJ1100 Parts bike '81 XS1100 Special '81 YZ250 '80 XS850 Special '80 XR100 *Crashed/Totalled, still own
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10-09-2007, 07:40 PM
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Take two specials and call me in the morning.
Cures anything!
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80 XS1100SG 81 XS400SH Some men miss opportunity because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas Edison A Few Animations I've Made
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10-09-2007, 08:31 PM
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Wish I could help!
I would suggest an intervention. If you didn't live so far I'd come there myself, with my truck, and help you dispose of that stuff.
I don't have that much XSive stuff, but if I did....it SURE wouldn't be that neat and orderly!!
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JimBoReeno My Ex!"Half-Breed" '82 XJ1100 Maxim with '80 XS1100SG Motor Current Bike 2000 Indian Chief Millennium Edition
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10-09-2007, 08:34 PM
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Me too!!!!
I got lots of XS11 stuff too and everything needed to repair them and I like to think the skills to do it. Of course, with the help here anyone good with a wrench can too. I must admit though, you are much better organized. I just can't seem to find the time to organize that way. I'm trying though.
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You can't stay young forever, but you can be immature for the rest of your life... '78E "Pathfinder" Show bike... Lovingly restored by Dave Delzell Drilled airbox Tkat fork brace Hardly mufflers late model carbs Newer style fuses Oil pressure guage Custom security system Stainless braid brake lines
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10-09-2007, 08:55 PM
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You Poor, Sick, Perverted Man
How dare you keep your garage in such a state of...of ...organization? How do expect to be able to trip over or not find that one crucial part that will complete the job. You even have room to get around the bike.
It looks like you've got as much stuff as I do, only you can find yours. 
Last edited by John; 10-10-2007 at 04:51 PM.
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10-09-2007, 09:09 PM
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I had no choose .. I had to clear the bench tops and floor so I can make room for the Katana and room to work on the modified bike this winter when the garage is sealed up. I however never in my mind would have believed that I would have to start hanging stuff from the ceiling to make space. My doctor told me to STOP accepting stuff even if its free :-)
Rob
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KEEP THE RUBBER SIDE DOWN 1978 XS1100E Modified 1978 XS500E 1979 XS1100F Restored 1980 XS1100 SG 1981 Suzuki GS1100 1983 Suzuki GS750S Katana 1983 Honda CB900 Custom
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10-09-2007, 10:13 PM
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Me too
Hey you have a collection of stuff just like me! I got parts and a spare frame, an xtra complete xhaust system, a this and that, xtra 78 engine ( kinda tired) Lord knows what will become of all these leftovers.....just remember Rob, were all in this together, keep your wheels on the road
I would post a pic of my shop but .... Bruce 78XS1100 and many parts
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10-10-2007, 01:05 AM
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Hi 79XS,
I have to cram my BSA & XS650 solos plus my XS11 sidecar rig plus the snowblower all to one side of my none too large garage to make room for the family Buick all winter ( I have been given the option of leaving the Buick in the driveway, getting up early and going outside to scrape the windows and getting it started before my wife leaves for work ) So I see your photos that show all your XS11 stuff spread out all over your garage with all manner of access to it and I realize, yes, there is a medical term that describes your condition:- BRAGGART.
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Fred Hill, S'toon XS11SG with Spirit of America sidecar "The Flying Pumpkin"
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10-10-2007, 10:48 AM
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That's the only way to make it fit .. otherwise it would just be in a pile like it likely was when it was at the junk yards. I only after 2 years of tripping over everything all over the place got the idea to hang it from the ceiling when I saw headers at the bike shop hung from the ceiling. Works great and is out of the way. Lucky I have a high ceiling.
Rob
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KEEP THE RUBBER SIDE DOWN 1978 XS1100E Modified 1978 XS500E 1979 XS1100F Restored 1980 XS1100 SG 1981 Suzuki GS1100 1983 Suzuki GS750S Katana 1983 Honda CB900 Custom
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10-10-2007, 01:18 PM
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i don't see a problem here, your example is a solution for many, you have your act together!!
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"a good man knows his limitations" dirty harry History 85 Yamaha FJ 1100 79 yamaha xs1100f 03 honda cbr 600 f4 91 yamaha fzr 600 84 yamaha fj 1100 82 yamaha seca 750 87 yamaha fazer 86 yamaha maxim x 82 yamaha vision 78 yamaha rd 400
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10-10-2007, 04:57 PM
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LOL LOL It's funny you would say that .. I just stuffed the 750 Katana in there lol lol
Rob
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KEEP THE RUBBER SIDE DOWN 1978 XS1100E Modified 1978 XS500E 1979 XS1100F Restored 1980 XS1100 SG 1981 Suzuki GS1100 1983 Suzuki GS750S Katana 1983 Honda CB900 Custom
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10-10-2007, 07:36 PM
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Where is it
Where is it
You are missing the keg keeper or dose SOMBO let you keep yours in the house.
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If you spend to much time with me at work. then park it and cab it!!!
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