Yamaha XS650 Forum

This thread is where the calendar proof, status updates and sale link will be posted. I'll update the calendar status at each milestone as it comes so check back in the coming month.

2022 marks the 10th edition of the XS650 Calendar. Hard to believe we've been doing this for 10 years already. I appreciate everyone's help and input along the way as we try and improve each and every year. Time is a virtue in my life right now, but it's your guys' appreciation, enthusiasm, and encouragement that makes it worth it to get these cranked out year after year. So thank you for that.

Shawn

2022 XS650 Calendars are available for PRE-SALE! PRE-SALE will end on October 31st.

PLEASE READ: Price of a PRE-SALE calendar is the same $18.00. Cost will be increased to $20.00 after October 31, 2021 until the calendars are sold out.

LINK TO PURCHASE: wwwxs650calendar.com

CALENDAR STATUS:
Design and Print Proofing
First Proof...

Vote for the XS650s you'd like to see in the 2022 XS650 Calendar!

It's time to Vote!

This will be the tenth year for the XS650 Calendars! As usual, Shawn (samoran1) is putting them together for us. The nomination stage is over and there are 21 bikes to vote on this year. Click here to see the nomination thread.

This is the voting thread. There will be 13 bikes in the calendar (the calendar will include January 2023). The bike with the most votes will be on the cover and also have its own month. As in past years, each member is only allowed one bike per calendar, so members with more than one bike will have their bike with the highest number of votes in the calendar. Voting will end on October 10th. You can vote for as many bikes as you want (multiple selections allowed). You can only submit your votes once, and only existing members will be able to vote. Accounts created after the time of this post won't be able to...

UPDATE: 11/16/20 - ALL CALENDAR ORDERS UP TO THIS DATE HAVE SHIPPED

2021 XS650 Calendars are in stock. Will ship the same day if ordered by 3:00 PM CST.
LINK: wwwxs650calendar.com

Original Post:
I am attaching a the proofs for the 2021 XS650 Calendar. The 2021 Calendar is another great group of XS's and going to be one for the collector's out there. I appreciate all the members in the calendar who provided me with what I needed for the calendar with very little friction. Even those who are not "computer savvy" were able to get it done! Nice job. If the calendar entries have any requests for changes let me know ASAP.

As the calendar has grown over the years I needed to adapt and have a better system in place to communicate, handle checkout, and track orders. Also, some users were getting confused with the paypal link, and who is producing, shipping, etc. I have committed some extra time and resources to setting up a dedicated website for the XS650 calendar. I will continue to update as I go but all the functionality should be there. Down the road I may have some feature pages(months), possibly upload the past year's calendars and some other things. Basically now it will...

Vote for the XS650s you'd like to see in the 2021 XS650 Calendar!

It's time to Vote!

This will be the ninth year for the XS650 Calendars! As usual, Shawn (samoran1) is putting them together for us. The nomination stage is over and there are 28 bikes this year to vote on this year. Click here to see the nomination thread.

This is the voting thread. There will be 13 bikes in the calendar (the calendar will include January 2022). The bike with the most votes will be on the cover and also have its own month. As in past years, each member is only allowed one bike per calendar, so members with more than one bike will have their bike with the highest number of votes in the calendar. Voting will end on September 20th. You can vote for as many bikes as you want (multiple selections allowed). You can only submit your votes once, and only existing members will be able to vote. Accounts created...

Update: 4/9/20
DEAR ALL:

Word came down this morning that the 2020 CVMG Paris National Rally has been canceled until approx. the same dates next year in June 2021.

Obviously this is a disappointment and I apologize to all those who made travel plans.
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It has just been announced that the featured marque of the 2020 Canadian Vintage Motorcycle Group (CVMG) Rally will be.... the Yamaha XS650!

The CVMG Rally is a big deal with hundreds / thousands of bikes and attendees, contests for various classes of bikes, riding events and a very large swap meet. The event will be held in the pretty little town of Paris Ontario which is southwest of Toronto on June 18-21, 2020. There are some local hotels but many people camp on the local fairgrounds where the Rally has been held for the last 47 years.

Check it out at: www.cvmg.ca

Plan to be there to meet other XS650 enthusiasts, buy and sell bikes, parts and stuff and have a great time celebrating our favourite motorcycle!

More details to follow as they become available.

Pete

Attached is the preliminary proofs of the 2020 calendar. Will be touching base with the members I do not have bios from and tie up some other odds and ends before it goes to press.

Thank you to everyone who has already ordered and for your patience. It looks like we're a month ahead of schedule this year so a big THANK YOU to everyone who pitched in and helped in any way and for the winners getting me photos in a timely manner.

PRE-SALE LINK: SOLD OUT

We will do a pre-sale for one week and then we will place the order with limited quantities. All pre-orders are guaranteed. After the order is placed they are first come first served until sold out.

PRE-SALE ENDS OCTOBER 31ST!