Topic: 1979 yamaha xs eleven

[KRONUS0100]

looked at this today.  it is huge compared to my 750f.  square guages and all.  nice 4 into 2.  did i mention this bike is huge.........almost 10 inches taller than my 750f.  and longer as well by couple inches.  what made these bikes so special?

[cb650]

First production bike in the 11's for the quarter mile.  See a few around time to time. There is a xs11 site too.

[Stev-o]

My brother had one, great bike.  Was just slightly after than the Kaw 1000 that I had at the time.  I didn't like the "torque lift" of the rear end when hammered, due to the shaft final drive.

[ekpent]

Make sure it still has a good second gear, one weak spot on these. At the time they made good power and were up by the top of the heap.

[Xnavylfr]

VERY nice riding bike with LOTS of HP. 0-100 quick!! Just a shafty!!
Comparable to the KZ1000 in power and speed and like you said TALL.

http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/yamaha/yamaha_xs1100sf_special.htm


Xnavylfr(CHUCK)

[raymond10078]

My first XS1100 experience was riding down main street - me on my Kawasaki H2 and my friend on his RD350.  We pulled alongside this guy on a XS1100 - we're doing about 25-30 MPH or so. . . .

The guy on the XS1100 pulls in the clutch, revs only slightly, and dropped the clutch.  The rear wheel spun (and squeeled) for about a second - he just communicated to us - don't try it -you're mine - I'll own you.

We picked up our jaws and had to pull over and talk about this guys awe-inspiring bike . . . .