Recent content by stevestrom

Cool bike! I am working on something of the same type. Picked up an XJ1100 for free and have been working to cafe/whatever it. I am in Abbotsford

Here 's mine, the pic is about 3 years old. Its a little different now with a 2" lift, 16" wheels and 33" BFG AT's. I'll try to find a newer pic.

Re: "Element CM400" adventure bike Yep, Slide away! Just keep in mind that it will make your bike handle differently. Typically the steering gets lighter and the bike tends to 'fall' into turns quicker. I wouldn't go anymore than 2" max

Thanks! Yeah, thats a great site but a somewhat purest one. Thought that I might get a lot of flack over there for cutting up a bike that was a one year only model, but there was just no way that I could possibly been able to afford to restore this thing properly given the condition that it...

I just became aware of this site and there is a lot of info on here! Thought that I would introduce myself and my bike (which isn't quite finished yet). This is my first build and I have done an entire thread on the building process over on the xs11.com and xjbikes.com forums, so I won't bore...