tmikeyb
XS650 Member
In the late 1970s when the bikes came out that said "special 650" on the side covers, did Yamaha also make what I'll call a Standard 650 too, or were they all specials?
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Special vs. Standard
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The first 650 Special came out in '78. Yamaha continued to make the Standard model along with it in '78 and '79. In 1980, the Standard was dropped in the States anyway, and only Specials were sold here from then on. I think the Standard continued to be produced for other markets for a few more years. In 1979, Yamaha introduced a second Special model, the Special II. This was a budget model with spoke wheels and a drum rear brake as opposed to the mags and disc rear brake that came on the regular Special. It was produced in '80 and '81 as well. For '82 and '83, only one 650 model was sold, the Heritage 650 with the mega-spoke wheels.
Skulls model, year id thread bookmarked in the garage ids pretty much all the variants.
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 same question is the answers get scattered all over hell.
Maybe ask an admin to delete one of 'em?
The problem with starting multiple threads with the same question is the answers get scattered all over hell.
Maybe ask an admin to delete one of 'em?
