Book Review...XS Eleven Heaven

[AussiXS11G]

sure Hen
i will be there with the book....
B

[hen]

Hi would love to read it. are you going to to the Laverada show. if so may be I can borrow it 

[AussiXS11G]

mate .. where r u - I am in Bris northside - u can borrow mine

[hen]

I must be a bit thick : still wondering how you get a copy or view a copy :

[Miti]

Hi Folks;

I have to agree that this book is a good read... Us UK guys bought a copy and posted it around our wee island(s) , so we could all get a gender at it without us all having to pay for it (kg for kg the book's cover price makes it about the same price as silver... not quite as dear as gold...)

Thing is... and I'm certainly not posting ill of the deceased here... It's Bob's recollections of his life as a biker... The fact that he rode/sold/modified XS11's doesn't really loom large in the book and I don't think that the title and jacket notes fully agree with the content... Which is a shame...

Suffice to say, I enjoyed the book, but not in the way I had anticpated enjoying it (as a fully paid-up XS1100 "Anorak") and I sure was glad that I hadn't stumped up the full asking price for a look-see at it...

That said, proceeds from sales of the book go to Bob's widow/family so for those altruists amongst us, get stuck right in..!  It'll look great next to your XS11 workshop manuals..!

Miti

[hen]

Hey how do you get a copy 

[excess.11]

Not long after purchasing my bike.............i had the exact same experience..........

[steptoe]

recieved mine late lat week Jeff, have read thru the first little bit and have already been laughing out loud, at his police car out braking story 

[excess.11]

Here s blog on a Rally..Bob Jones took part in........
http://users.hal-pc.org/~dhutch/2007_04TeXSiveJacksonvilleRally.htm

Bob ..on the right....



Pics of one of his custom bikes.......

[Fred]

This bloke (Merriam Cycles Kansas), also sells a lot of XS1100 parts on ebay.

I've bought off him a few times and he's hassle free.

[excess.11]

By now all should of recieved their copy in the mail.
If you ve started to read through the book let us know what you think so far.....

[excess.11]

If you own one of these magnificant machines...............you have to have this book.

Highly recomended...
Relevant to the "period"..... stories and experiences.
American based stories and perspectives.....but i can get over that .

Only a third of the way through and am totally enjoying it.
Will further update as i read on.