Stephan

They are a bit special. Triumph did it so much better with the second generation of Rockets. I wish that Yamaha had been so bold...

I am also lucky enough to have gen 1 and gen 2 bikes. I rebuilt/restored the former from the ground up a few years ago. The gen 2 is a...

Are you not there yet? I have been married 35 years and my wife says that she dares not ask me whether I love the bikes more than her...

Beautiful bike. Very pleasing to read this thread and get to the happy ending!

I have used magnetic drain plugs on the engine, middle drive and final drive on my XS1100 for 45 years and they have not lost magnetism...

Fork sliders, fork brace, tacho/fuel gauge cover, maybe bottom yoke?

Well yes there are always plenty of answers here - but only if you ask a question!

Looks very clean and black! When I restored my Vmax I had the crankcases and cylinder heads powder coated, but then removed the coating...