Nostalgic 80's Bike Yamaha XS Eleven XS1100
XS Eleven (XS11)
is another standard bike from Yamaha with 1100cc displacement, produced along 1979, 1980, and 1981 (as 1982 Model). In the very beginning of production, XS Eleven just only a standard bike oriented but in the 1981 year production, XS1100 was underlined as a touring bike by developing the features.
The 81's model featured custom fairing from Pacifico with the hard bags on the rear side. also there's additional capacity of gas. Yamaha XS Eleven has 6,3 Gallon of Fuel tank to improve the mileage of that touring bike.
The XS Eleven was the first four-cylinder four-stroke motorcycle from Yamaha. It exploited well-proven technology, first used by Yamaha in their previously released XS 750 four-stroke triple. When the XS Eleven was introduced, it earned a reputation as a heavy, powerful bike. In 1978 and 1979 it won Cycle Worlds Ten Best Bikes as the best Touring bike.
"Nobody gets far riding the XS Eleven before they become acquainted with the fact that it's strong; we had ridden ours over hundreds of open-road miles before going to the drag strip and knew it was a bullet."Cycle Magazine had this to say of the Eleven: "...the XS is a Rolls Royce with a blown Chrysler Hemi motor..."
The handling of the XS Eleven was not as well received. "When this behemoth of a motorcycle actually hits a corner at anything approaching interesting speeds then it takes a good deal of muscle to lay it down. While the Yamaha doesn't disgrace itself in corners (not as much as some Z1000s I have known, for example) it doesn't commend itself either."
Testers of the day all echoed the same story: "The XS1100 was a solid bullet in a straight line, but cornering at high speeds was done at your own risk." "Cycle warned its readers that the bike could easily go, stop and steer — just never two at the same time." 'Which Bike' magazine simply described the XS1100 as having 'a bullet proof motor, and tea trolley handling'.