Automotive
Surprise Surprise – well I am at least. . .
October 21, 2010 | 
Author It just struck me as I sit here listening to Diva (Chilean prog/rock/folk band), that I’ve now owned the XVS1100 for 18 months, painted it four times, swapped the bars around so many times I’ve lost count, put the sissy bar on, take the sissy bar off you get the drift 
This is it in its current form, but thinking of NEW paint 
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Tags: Airbrush, Airbrushing, Motorcycle, Paint, Repaint, Respray, XVS1100, Yamaha | 
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Eeeeeeeep
5 months since I last wrote on here tsk tsk tsk – might start using it more, that’s why it’s here. Below is the new look for the bike, I was bored it’s yellow pearl over a custom green – the bars are Harley.
Another new toy
After much thunkin’ I opted to stick with the XVS series after selling the XVS650 and bought a 1999 XVS1100 with 39k on the dashboard – in short SHWEEEEEEEEET
All up it owes me $4,550, it goes like stink, stops on a two bob bit and sounds like a freight train but maybe that’s coz of the Dyna mufflers . Now that’s a cheap conversion for anyone with one of these – 50 bux for a pair of mufflers, 20 bux for head pipe sleeves and a couple of hours of mucking about to get things perfect – just remember to really tighten up the rear head pipe nice and tight. What I thought was tight wasn’t and when you rode it, it backfired when you changed gear which apart from scaring the crap outta me didn’t do anyone standing on the side of the road any favours either LOL – you can hear it in the video.
Anyhoo – here’s the piccy and a video.
1999 XVS 1100 VStar
Posted in Automotive | Tags: Dragstar, Dyna, Freight Train, Harley Davidson, V Star, Vstar, XVS1100, Yamaha | Comments Closed
S’gorn!!!
Sold the Vulcan and moved on to an XVS 650 – bloody comfy bike they are
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S’gettin There – but Where Oh Where Is ONE GASKET!!!!!
Just thought I’d post a few pics of the Vulcan in its current state – I’m waiting on one lousy gasket and I can re-install the motor grrrrrrr.
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- Painted now – tangerine pearl with airbrushing
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- Painted now – tangerine pearl with airbrushing
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- Polished Vulcan Clutch Cover
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- Polished Stator Cover
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- Waiting on a lousy gasket
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- Not That It Looks Like This Anymore
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Well It’s In Bits
Tore the motor out, pain in the arse just to do a stator but it also gives me the chance to rebuild and re-jet the carbs, polish the rocker boxes, degrease the whole thing, paint the frame and service bits that need servicing e.g. the drive shaft etc – shrug it’s all fun NOT!!
