Where is the 1979 Yamaha XS1100 special located?
Good not great suspension, disc brakes at both ends and a hefty 602 LBS wet weight completed the package. This particular 1979 Yamaha XS1100 Special (VIN # 3H3008300) is in American Canyon, California and is listed as ‘Runs perfectly.
What kind of engine does a Yamaha XS1100 have?
With three Hitachi 34-mm carbs and compression raised to 9.2, claimed power rose to 79 @ 8500. The conservative cam timing of these engines gave them nice flat torque that worked well with just 5 speeds.
What was the best Yamaha bike of 1979?
Yamaha XS1100 Ten Best Bikes of 1979 from the October 1979 issue of Cycle World. Cycle World One workable approach was used by Harley in the Evo engine; to fill in one side of the hemi chamber to create a squish zone fitting closely against a slightly domed piston, as Gioacchino Colombo had done at Maserati in 1957.
How many horsepower does a Yamaha XS750 twin have?
After their toe-in-the-water four-stroke, the XS650 twin, Yamaha built the tour-oriented, shaft-driven XS750 of 68 x 68.6 Triple, making a claimed 64-hp @ 7500 on the usual air-cooled four-stroke compression ratio of that time, 8.5-to-one (Z1 began life with the very same).
Good not great suspension, disc brakes at both ends and a hefty 602 LBS wet weight completed the package. This particular 1979 Yamaha XS1100 Special (VIN # 3H3008300) is in American Canyon, California and is listed as ‘Runs perfectly.
With three Hitachi 34-mm carbs and compression raised to 9.2, claimed power rose to 79 @ 8500. The conservative cam timing of these engines gave them nice flat torque that worked well with just 5 speeds.
Yamaha XS1100 Ten Best Bikes of 1979 from the October 1979 issue of Cycle World. Cycle World One workable approach was used by Harley in the Evo engine; to fill in one side of the hemi chamber to create a squish zone fitting closely against a slightly domed piston, as Gioacchino Colombo had done at Maserati in 1957.
How much does it cost to sell a 1979 Yamaha bike?
A $500 non refundable deposit is due at the time of auction close. The remainder is preferred in cash, but electronic means can be used if you want to pay the 3% surcharge on the money. Every time I sell a bike I end up running the listing 2-3 times due to d3ad b3at bidders.
After their toe-in-the-water four-stroke, the XS650 twin, Yamaha built the tour-oriented, shaft-driven XS750 of 68 x 68.6 Triple, making a claimed 64-hp @ 7500 on the usual air-cooled four-stroke compression ratio of that time, 8.5-to-one (Z1 began life with the very same).