A proper mans bike

[Supermofo]

Would it scare me more than the looks! Slabbys are fuggly for sure.

[Felix]

Would it scare me more than the looks! Slabbys are fuggly for sure.

Much preferred the look of the 90's models

[KungFooBob]

The Slabbies are supposed to be the lightest and best handling of the lot.

[Skub]

That's race bike handling compared to any 70s superbike.

[KungFooBob]

I tried to put my 1100N on the ABBA stand today, the previous owner fitted some chrome finisher thing in the pivot castle nut and I can't get the bloody thing out.

[Skub]

I tried to put my 1100N on the ABBA stand today, the previous owner fitted some chrome finisher thing in the pivot castle nut and I can't get the bloody thing out.

They are a rawlplug kind of thing,but can corrode into position.

[KungFooBob]

I've had the mole grips on it and some long nose pliers, thing won't even twist, never mind pull out.

[Skub]

Can you get a bar similar in diameter to the inside of the swinger bolt and blatter it from the other side?

[KungFooBob]

Nope, there's no hole. I'll have a better look when I get it out of the garage, up in a tight spot at the moment.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

The slabby 1100 is a big pussy cat, the 750 is the bike that's going to kill you, the frames flex on the 750s and they're very, very tyre sensitive.

[Asian Boss]

I remember fighting my old 1100L in every corner.

[Bigjawa]

The slabby 1100 is a big pussy cat, the 750 is the bike that's going to kill you, the frames flex on the 750s and they're very, very tyre sensitive.

The wheels flex on the early 1100s plus they don't have a great choice of tyre.

Now a GPz1100 with a bore kit. That's terrifying.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

The slabby 1100 is a big pussy cat, the 750 is the bike that's going to kill you, the frames flex on the 750s and they're very, very tyre sensitive.

The wheels flex on the early 1100s plus they don't have a great choice of tyre.

Now a GPz1100 with a bore kit. That's terrifying.

You're a wimp, XS1100 is the bike for speed weaves.

[Bigjawa]

The slabby 1100 is a big pussy cat, the 750 is the bike that's going to kill you, the frames flex on the 750s and they're very, very tyre sensitive.

The wheels flex on the early 1100s plus they don't have a great choice of tyre.

Now a GPz1100 with a bore kit. That's terrifying.

You're a wimp, XS1100 is the bike for speed weaves.

XS1100 and speed are two words that don't go together.

[Yorick]

The wheels flex on the early 1100s plus they don't have a great choice of tyre.

Now a GPz1100 with a bore kit. That's terrifying.

You're a wimp, XS1100 is the bike for speed weaves.

XS1100 and speed are two words that don't go together.

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[Le_Fromage_Grande]

That one had a chain drive conversion and probably loads of frame bracing - the race is on YouTube btw.

Standard XS1100s are truly scary at speed, standard big Kawasakis feel on the edge at speed, the XS feels out of control.

Best thing that happened to the one I rode was the idiot owner starting it up without the cam chain tensioner in, it never moved after that.

[Bigjawa]

You're a wimp, XS1100 is the bike for speed weaves.

XS1100 and speed are two words that don't go together.

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I watched that on you tube, everything else blew up, it was the tortoise and the hare with motorbikes.

[Yorick]

XS1100 and speed are two words that don't go together.

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I watched that on you tube, everything else blew up, it was the tortoise and the hare with motorbikes.

They did well at UK National level.

[singlesman]

The slabby 1100 is a big pussy cat, the 750 is the bike that's going to kill you, the frames flex on the 750s and they're very, very tyre sensitive.

The wheels flex on the early 1100s plus they don't have a great choice of tyre.

Now a GPz1100 with a bore kit. That's terrifying.

We were young and didn’t know any better!

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Think I’ve got bigger forks on my current mountain bike

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

I've still got one, Z1000J frame with 1170 Unitrak engine