Jim

Same here. Happy with 'em so far.

Gonna be better'n new!! You decided on a "first project" for it yet?

I gave you a link to that info in the other thread you started asking that question. The problem with starting multiple threads with the...

Welcome to the forum! Yes, she's a beauty!! Those rear shocks look to be the Ebay/MikesXS cheapies. Had 'em on my Special when I first...

From the Tech menu... https://www.xs650.com/threads/xs650-model-identification-year-vin-workshop-manuals-and-other-information.30569/

And yet again.... rinse and repeat.

...and I'll second Gary's pictures comment. without 'em, it didn't happen... :wink2:

From the Tech menu... https://www.xs650.com/threads/55842

'79 had a 120ph speedo... which really doesn't matter unless you're trying to stay period correct.

I loved my 400F. Yeah, didn't have an excess of power.... if you want to be kind about it, but the sound of that 4 into 1 at 10 grand...

3rd or 4th watch. One tornado warning (that one turned out to be "radar indicated" and never reached the ground). There's a few...

Storms all last night. Two shaking dogs sharing the bed kept me up all night. Throw 'em off, fall asleep and they'd sneak back up soon...

I can't find the pic now, but there was a Jug that flew down into the Rhine (Ruhr maybe?) River Valley where the Germans had strung...

The '73 RD350 had a very similar front to the XS2. Some bits might have even been swappable. It was the first bike I had with a disc...