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Thanks , I was thinking the same thing about the vin # being so low ! From the info I have received on this site, I believe that makes it only the 149th xs1 ever made. It's to bad it has been chopped but it is what it is and I will bring it back to life. I will check the mount #s .

Thanks 650skull ! I have been a member of "RZ/RD 350 & Misc. 2-Stroke Tech BBS" for some time now and am happy to join this group and take on the 1970 xs1 650 bob/chop project. Thanks Cook MY other bikes a smoking big bore Canadian 1985 RZ350 street racer. I just have a love for the old Yamaha...

so you are saying it is a 1969, because of the first year exception to the rule that after Aug. the production year advances. sorry just not sure and the guy is having a time finding the ownership. Thanks Cook

Sorry I'm new to the forum. I picked up a bike last week that had been torn down and hard tailed some time mid 80's then sat for 20+ years. The frame # is S650- 000250 does that mean it's a 69 or 70 ? What vin# starts the 1970 model year ? The reference sheet said 69 - 70 S650- 000101 to S650-...