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    For Sale - 1977 XS650D

    1977 Yamaha XS-650D - FOR SALE @ $2,500 Purchased January 2014 Mileage indeterminate (Bike had mini chrome gauges when purchased; Reinstalled stock gauges which show 16,900 miles) Modifications/Purchases made by me: · Overall corrosion removal and polishing · Tank and side covers painted...
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    How do I check and change oil on an XS650? Oil recommendations?

    Shell Rotella T6. Full synthetic 5W30. JASO MA certified (Japanese equivalent of SAE) to be good for motorcycles with wet clutches-no friction modifiers. Designed for diesels and their very harsh operational parameters, so don't worry about viscosity being lower than 20W50. I use it in all my...
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    For Sale - Brand New wire harness for a '77 XS650D

    refresh
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    Giveaway from MikesXS: XSCharge Permanent Magnet Alternator Kit (ends 11:59pm EST on March 1, 2017)

    Here's mine! Rick Soloway 410.245.5083
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    For Sale - Brand New wire harness for a '77 XS650D

    refresh
  6. '77 XS 650, post restoration/cleanup

    '77 XS 650, post restoration/cleanup

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  7. My bags are packed and I'm ready to roll: precursor to 2014 3,200 mile road trip from Baltimore to the national VJMC rally at Spring Mill Indiana, Law

    My bags are packed and I'm ready to roll: precursor to 2014 3,200 mile road trip from Baltimore to the national VJMC rally at Spring Mill Indiana, Law

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    How do I check and change oil on an XS650? Oil recommendations?

    Great article gggGary- fully supports notions that: 1. Synthetic is better and longer lasting than non synthetic 2. Motorcycle specific oils are merely an expensive marketing gimmick and typically are based on technology older than ever advancing automotive oils (and thus do not perform as...
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    Let's See The XS's

    Say "Hi" to god for me!
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    For Sale - Brand New wire harness for a '77 XS650D

    Purchased from Mike's XS in February 2015 "Wire Loom 77D eng # 704001 & up" I purchased it because a previous owner had hacked up the wiring to remove the stock tach/speedo/instrument cluster, replacing it with those mini chrome instruments (both of which became undamped oscillators). I...
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    May 1970 Road Test of the XS-1

    A friend scanned and sent me this article. Some funny colloquialisms here!
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    Let's See The XS's

    Nice looking skunk machine!
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    Let's See The XS's

    gggGary, The current one seems 7/8ths scale. That must have taken a lot of work! LOL
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    Let's See The XS's

    There's something about your bike that I find attractive: :) PS. I highly recommend bar-end mirrors. Great visibility.
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    long trips on your xs's

    Conclusion: Tour de Midwest part deux: After a nice one night visit it was time for a two day ride up to Mid-Ohio for the vintage bike show. Loved the countryside cruise along route 60 east of Springfield through some scenic Ozark byways ending up at Central City for the evening, then connected...
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