THIS 1978 Yamaha XS1100 IS THE ULTIMATE 70'S YAMAHA CLASSIC SUPERBIKE!

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@bennyrobles9194 Год назад

We did some dragracing on the public roads in the late 70s with all kinda bikes. H1, H2, daytona specials, Z650, z1000, gs 850e, cbx 1100, etc. We all wanted to have the fastest bike. Till 1 day a guy we didn’t know came over with a xs 1100. He made a mess out of all of us…ha. What fun we had.!!!!

@ananiahg9069 9 месяцев назад

That’s an awesome story man! I just picked up a 79’ XS1100S it’s pretty sweet!

@tomrynkewicz7674 3 года назад

Yamahas truly first superbike! Loved them!

@bearislandjosh5279 4 месяца назад

Man I used to have a black 79 one of those, in the late 90s and early 2000s. Loved that bike.

@5CGQ 8 месяцев назад

Glorious bike. I had an XS1100F with Peter Allen 4-into-1, and a Vetter fairing. Would go 200 klicks all day every day two-up. Miss it. 😢

@rover100bunson 5 месяцев назад

my mate had one, he couldnt keep up with my gs1000, have to admit i was impressed with the solid build quality

@themeanaverage.1692 Год назад

Just purchased a 1980xs11 Can’t wait to get her going.

@Donfleebie1 2 года назад

I had a79 in Blue. One of the best bikes I’ve ever had. Put 80k trouble free miles on mine equipped with Vetter Windjammer, fairing, bags , and trunk. Btw, there should be a kickstarter arm under the right side cover in case of emergencies.

@MikeInExile 11 месяцев назад

I have an XS1100 still to this day that I bought new in '78 from Big Jim's Yamaha in Little Rock, Arkansas. The bike in the video is missing the rear turn signals, and the mufflers are not original. A common problem with the XS1100s was that the stock mufflers would rot/rust out very quickly, and people would replace them with better aftermarket pieces back in the day. My bike has a set of chrome Alphabet 4-into-two-into-one headers which looks (and sounds) very _very_ cool! 🙂 Edit: The front brake rotor on the right side of this bike is slotted, so it's not original. The rotor on the left side is _not_ slotted and appears to be original. A common problem with these bikes was a 'wallow' at speeds over 90 MPH while turning left or right. I solved that problem by adding a Telefix fork brace and using a higher viscosity fork oil.

@mikanakayama-ss5co 11 месяцев назад

Nice to hear from someone who really knows these bikes.. thxs for sharing .👍

@MikeInExile 11 месяцев назад

@@mikanakayama-ss5co You're very welcome! I made a mistake about that Alphabet exhaust system though. It's _not_ a 4-into-two-into-one system! The pipes from cylinders 1 and 4 are brought together into a single collector and exit into a muffler on the LEFT side of the motorcycle where the original muffler was. The pipes from cylinders 2 and 3 are brought together into a single collector and exit into a muffler on the RIGHT side of the motorcycle where the original muffler was. The primary exhaust pipes have to 'crisscross' each other in front of the engine to allow for this, and it looks _very_ cool! I bought the Alphabet system because I thought the bike would look 'funny' if it was missing a muffler on one side like it would with a Kerker 4-into-1 system. Did you know that the XS1100 was the _first_ motorcycle to have an electronic CDI ignition (no points)? It was also the first to have a _vacuum advance_ ignition system (like an automobile)! The vacuum advance is what allowed it to make all that power and STILL get decent gas mileage on the freeway!

@sonnyseabury4051 2 года назад

My Uncle has one. Black and Gold!

@MikeInExile 11 месяцев назад

The black and gold bikes were marketed by Yamaha as "Midnight Specials".

@tjinspace7001 3 года назад

KZ, XS, CB, CL, GS being destroyed by hipsters, so get it before it's made to a knock off Cafe bike

@Treeman196 3 года назад

I've got the triple 750 great bike I'm 67 so not a hipster lol they are great bikes but need leaving original btw from Wales UK

@arkan9004 3 года назад

It's amazing what u do with these, I've tried to do up old bikes and they never look as great.. Keep it up guys!

@michaelsaylor891 3 года назад

Awesome bike, You could start a tv show, love your commentary! Keep up the good work

@coltwinchester6124 4 месяца назад

I just look at a 1979 Yamaha 1100 xs yesterday for sale for $1500, 5678 miles on it and very clean. Sold before I could get up the cash😢

@aaronyork6173 3 года назад

I hope one day I can actually save enough money to buy One of these classic beautiful motorcycles from you.

@izom 3 года назад

always liked the xs models- they looked and sound different - great bikes

@vincentferrara5032 3 года назад

I had a 1979 xs1100 had a header on it it was a torque monster i used to hang wheelies on it shaft driven it weighed 556 pounds i still have a picture of it it was a beast

@ananiahg9069 9 месяцев назад

How do you do wheelies on them

@gotaplay 2 года назад

Had a '78 xs 1100 , loved that bike until the infamous second gear issues

@gregbishop3167 3 года назад

I think my first issue of my Cycle magazine subscription had the Eleven on the cover. Used to read all those bikes mags cover to cover, dirt or street. Keep on keeping these coming.

@KaplanCycles 3 года назад

I'm gonna open a motorcycle book library at the museum

@gregbishop3167 3 года назад

@@KaplanCycles that’s a great idea. All of mine are gone unfortunately. Cycle, Cycle World, Popular Cycling, Dirt Bike, minicycle/BMX Action, Dirt Rider, Moto Cross. Man I bet I am forgetting dome. All the great Super Hunky, Jody, and Hertfelder columns.

@Donfleebie1 2 года назад

Yeah the headline was Excessive Eleven.

@davelollback6555 3 года назад

Takes me back to the Castrol six hour big enduro race in Oz naked bikes big bars men were men my friends

@parkerswan1007 3 года назад

1st production street bike to break into the 11’s in the quarter mile.

@MikeInExile 11 месяцев назад

Not only _that,_ but it could do it _consistently_ with less than professional riders like PeeWee Gleason riding/testing it! Remember _him?_ ;-)

@jaxs2384 2 года назад

god bless america,god bless japan

@MikeInExile 11 месяцев назад

Just for fun... The color of this bike was called "Macho Maroon" by Yamaha. I'm dead serious, that's what they called it!

@alkehrer1986 Год назад

My neighbor just picked one up a few weeks ago Ken It has an aftermarket faring 6800 miles a little rough around the edges needs cleaned up I don't know what it would be worth

@saschaesken5524 3 месяца назад

Need to mobilize my xs1.1 still standing since 2000 😢

@crankybear1236 3 года назад

What a sound!

@avelinovelez5090 3 года назад

I had that same bike but a 79 I loved it very reliable she's a bute!!!

@battler544 2 года назад

This bike harks back to the days when men rode big bikes, and woman? Well - they respected those men. I'm going to be restoring mine next month here in South Africa.

@mehrdadmithra9591 Месяц назад

Original exhaust pipes were not larger, more beautiful? Love 80s heavy bike

@mikestowe6136 3 года назад

thought sr was gonna have to start working out more couldnt lift the big hammer on the center stand these are good bikes that you can usually buy pretty cheap