I GOT ANOTHER PROJECT.... XS650
11-21-2009, 09:28 AM
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I GOT ANOTHER PROJECT.... XS650
I WORK AT A BIG MOTORCYCLE SHOP IN MISSISSIPPI, MY BOSS HAS OVER 200 OLD MOTORCYCLES AND ALL TIME WORKIN ON EM, WELL I BOUGHT A XS650 1983 OFF OF HIM HE STARTED MAKIN INTO A FLAT TRACKER, IT HAS PRO TAPER BARS, 2 INTO 1 EXHAUST, BRAIDED LINES N CABLES AND PLASTIC KIT, I HAVE TO PAINT IT AND TAKE OFF AIR BOX AND JET CARBS, GET ME SOME WARP 9 RIMS AND IT LL B READY TO HIT THE ROAD, IT MIGHT WEIGH 300 LBS. I CAN GET BIG BORE KIT AND MAKE IT A 750CC FOR 500$ YALL LIKE??
THIS IS WHAT I AM GOIN FOR, EXCEPT YELLOW AND BLACK I THINK
THIS IS WHAT I AM GOIN FOR, EXCEPT YELLOW AND BLACK I THINK
11-21-2009, 04:17 PM
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Love it! It has all the right lines. My brother had a later XS, I think it was just called a special. It DID vibrate a lot, but it was a very nice little bike, nicer than the smaller Honda twins in some ways.
(I think it was none other than Jay Leno that REALLY slammed the XS650.)
Someday I'll have enough money for a project bike. It will be a RD400, early 70s Bonnie or a Buell S1, but I've lusted after a worked XS forever. I recall there being quite a lot of aftermarket stuff made for the bike in a weird, underground scene. I wonder if I still have that catalog...
(I think it was none other than Jay Leno that REALLY slammed the XS650.)
Someday I'll have enough money for a project bike. It will be a RD400, early 70s Bonnie or a Buell S1, but I've lusted after a worked XS forever. I recall there being quite a lot of aftermarket stuff made for the bike in a weird, underground scene. I wonder if I still have that catalog...
11-24-2009, 10:22 AM
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yea it ll b street legal, only camera i have is cell phone, i ll play around after i get off n c if i can put a pic on here, it was bone stock few months ago, now it have rear seat and fender kit, i gotta paint it tho...
11-24-2009, 11:27 AM
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Cool project, I love 'em. How 'bout some pics of what you're starting with. I had an '80. Ran great and was a fun bike. It originally came with the stock 2 into 2 exhaust drilled out and it sounded awesome, actually much like a harley-at least in bottom half of the revs. It was ugly however & I got a good deal on a new MAC 2 into 1. While it looked cool, it sounded like ****. Completely changed the sound of the bike. If you haven't already you may want to try to hear one before you buy it.
Are those Jemco's on the bike in the pic? They sure look and sound good. Too bad they're so $$$.
Are those Jemco's on the bike in the pic? They sure look and sound good. Too bad they're so $$$.
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