Mashermoto's big street tracker adventure

[mashermoto]

I read on a post somewhere where a guy made a conversion for the drive shaft to a chain drive. Have you seen anything about it? I'm not real fond of drive shaft.

[burge]

Marty
One of the big time prostock drag teams raced XS1100s years ago and ran a chain conversion. Mabe Vance and Hines ?
Dwayne

[slide]

Marty, contact www.madmax.com for info as they have been making a chain drive conversion the the Yamaha vmax for years. Hopefully, they will be able to help you out.

[mashermoto]

Jack, I didn't see any conversions on the Madmax site. Their transmission link was under construction. I did email them about it and will post there answer here.

BTW, that was a cool site to browse

[mashermoto]

No luck at the Vance Hines site Dwayne. But on a different note I read an article on XS11.com where they are changing out the 1100 final drive assembly with xs750 assemblies and achieving reduced RPMs on the open road. Apparently the gearing better that way. Just an after thought.

Slide, sorry about referring to you as Jack

[jack]

If your gonna buy a 110 welder you might as well purchase one that offers a bit more versatility 130 amps for thicker steel up to 5/16 or if ya ever get the notion to build a frame and what ever ya do,don't use the flux crap,the welds look like s@#t vs gas. Also find out what the transformer is wound with,look for 100% copper not 60-40 and to add alittle mobility,replace the cheesy 110 wiring cord with 110- 30amp wiring to reduce voltage drop-age when extending cord length to 18 to 20 ft. Use 220 wiring from the circuit breaker to the 30 amp receptacle. I have a 110 unit that as worked flawlessly for 3 years,there are time I wish I bought a 220 unit but I manage to work around those obstacles using different techniques applying the bead.Good luck............Jack

[jeepurze]

gary two outside pipes are black chrome two inside are chrome with a neato jb weld patch. I just saw a used header go for 149 buy it know price, jeeezzzzzzz thats nuts.! heres a pic of cowell.

also on the uk site there info on drive shaft lengthening using xs750 shaft fairly in depth.

[mashermoto]

Jeep, those cones would make good 1100 tracker pipes. Where did you find them?

[jeepurze]

they were on it and there toasted , jb welded holes and all.

[mashermoto]

Yikes Welded holes

They may be stockers. I was at a motorcycle salvage yard today during lunch break (am I eat up with it or what) looking for a XS1100 frame and saw a bike just brought in that had those same pipes. I really like the looks of those cones.

No luck on the frame. They had three XS1100 in various bad shape, but wouldn't part out just the frame

The search goes on.

[50gary]

Jeep, those pipes are aftermarket? The XS750 final drive is from the US XS11 owners associaion.
www.xs11.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=11649&perpage=15&pagenumber=5 Chain drive by PGGG.
Cheers, 50garyhttp://www.xs11.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=11605&highlight=XS750+final+drive

[50gary]

Jeepurze, what have you got against taillights? ha ha. I wouldn't mind grafting on a Suzuki bandit 1200 seat to the ole boat? I want to keep the girls seat and shaft drive, I call this one my push button bike. Trying to get about 80# off this behemoth. I've got a small upper fairing that should go on this winter I'll have to make a fairing stay. Hope it works?
Cheers, 50gary

[jeepurze]

50gary said:

Jeep, those pipes are aftermarket? The XS750 final drive is from the US XS11 owners associaion.
www.xs11.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=11649&perpage=15&pagenumber=5 Chain drive by PGGG.
Cheers, 50garyhttp://www.xs11.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=11605&highlight=XS750+final+drive

I think someone stuck on a set of midnight special ,muffs using outside black headpipes and the inside are still chrome.

[50gary]

That could be true about the MNS pipes?
Cheers, 50gary

[mashermoto]

Gary, thanks for the link to the XS1100 chain drive discussion. I missed the link the first time I read your post, but found it is exactly what I needed to see. I also found that XSChop lives in Oklahoma City, so I emailed him to get a look at his work.

Thanks again.