While I was at the Broken Spoke Saloon in Sturgis, I met Gil Schuchardt and Mike Spencer. They are Yamaha guys, XS-1100 Yamaha guys. Gil showed me his pristine XS, with original and rare Yamaha fairing, saddlebags and tour pack. Mike's XS-1100 Special has a period and perfect Windjammer fairing. Both bikes are like they came off the dealers show room floor.
It is really hard to keep bikes this old running, but to keep them is this kind of pristine condition borders on obsession. Great bikes guys.
Yamaha XS-1100's were made from 1978 to 1981. I think Gil's bike is a 1981 Venturer. The Venturer had a larger gas tank and came with fairing, saddlebags and tour pack. The Venturer was only built in 1981. Mikes bike is a XS-Eleven Special the special was introduced in 1979.
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That is not a venturer, thats a yamaha pacifico fairing as sold thru yamaha dealers for the xs1100. The venturer came with a different fairing that was produced by vetter. Nice bikes however.
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