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Yamaha has a long history of building powerful sport bikes. Back in 1978, when the XS1100 was introduced (also called XS Eleven or XS11), it was the most powerful and largest displacement Japanese motorcycle on the market with an amazing 95hp, which is transferred to the rear wheel trough a shaft drive.
XS1100 Café Racer 1

This creation comes from Vilnius Motor House, based in (what’s in a name) Vilnius, Lithuania. Owner Daris bought this ’79 XS1100 on an auction, and started customizing the bike. Daris had no clear building plan, he just “wanted to create a café racer of it”.

XS1100 Café Racer 2

Daris took the whole bike a part and used a wide range of aftermarket products and parts of other projects. The complete front end is from a ’05 GSXR 1000 [read more].

XS1100 Café Racer 3

XS1100 Café Racer 4

XS1100 Café Racer 5

XS1100 Café Racer 7

XS1100 Café Racer 8

XS1100 Café Racer 9

XS1100 Café Racer 10

 

PS. I’ve visited Vilnius once for business and I can really recommend a trip to this place!

Vilnius Motor House: Website | Facebook

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By Published On: February 2, 2016Categories: Cafe Racer0 Comments on Yamaha XS1100 Café Racer by VMHTags: 1.3 min readViews: 910

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About the Author: Ron Betist

Ron Betist grew up with motorcycles with a father heading the Amsterdam motorcycle police force. He has been riding (legally) for over 40 years and motorcycles are his true passion. With a life-long career in marketing and sales he has a huge international network. He joined as a contributor at BikeBrewers in 2017 to spread his word about bikes with the rest of the world.

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Yamaha has a long history of building powerful sport bikes. Back in 1978, when the XS1100 was introduced (also called XS Eleven or XS11), it was the most powerful and largest displacement Japanese motorcycle on the market with an amazing 95hp, which is transferred to the rear wheel trough a shaft drive.
XS1100 Café Racer 1

This creation comes from Vilnius Motor House, based in (what’s in a name) Vilnius, Lithuania. Owner Daris bought this ’79 XS1100 on an auction, and started customizing the bike. Daris had no clear building plan, he just “wanted to create a café racer of it”.

XS1100 Café Racer 2

Daris took the whole bike a part and used a wide range of aftermarket products and parts of other projects. The complete front end is from a ’05 GSXR 1000 [read more].

XS1100 Café Racer 3

XS1100 Café Racer 4

XS1100 Café Racer 5

XS1100 Café Racer 7

XS1100 Café Racer 8

XS1100 Café Racer 9

XS1100 Café Racer 10

 

PS. I’ve visited Vilnius once for business and I can really recommend a trip to this place!

Vilnius Motor House: Website | Facebook

Image & story credits: OTOMOTIF

By Published On: February 2, 2016Categories: Cafe Racer0 Comments on Yamaha XS1100 Café Racer by VMHTags: 1.3 min readViews: 910

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About the Author: Ron Betist

Ron Betist grew up with motorcycles with a father heading the Amsterdam motorcycle police force. He has been riding (legally) for over 40 years and motorcycles are his true passion. With a life-long career in marketing and sales he has a huge international network. He joined as a contributor at BikeBrewers in 2017 to spread his word about bikes with the rest of the world.

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