Recent content by Vintageracer

EXCELLENT POST AND REFERENCE!! This confirms what I had suspected, observed, and measured from the bikes I have in the garage--there is essentially no difference between the Standard and Special frames, including the Heritage Special. I have a Heritage Special that I wanted to use as a...

This is again available for sale--the buyer who placed a deposit could not follow through.

PM sent on Front end assembly. THANKS! Jon

That's great news! I plan on giving the 48 spoke wheels away and building new wheels from polished standard 36 spoke hubs. Anybody want the 48s?

That's one of the reasons I was asking the question on this forum. I have the Omar's booklet, too, but it appears to be filled with misinformation regarding the Heritage Special. The book states that the geometry is different than the Standard, but they have the same 27 degree steering head...

So, I've wanted to build a Street Tracker since I saw the article in Cycle World ofthe AR Street tracker back in 1998. I've moved out of racing and desert riding and now the time is right. I've have bought a couple of XS650's to use as the base but in all honesty the 1975 B model and the...

PM sent on Gauges--THANKS!

PENDING SALE: Deposit taken. I'll update status when bike is either sold or transaction falls through.

Holy cow! I live in Dundee--I am all over this! THANK YOU for posting!!

Yes, once a 1972 Bultaco Pursang sometime around 2002.

I have had a lot of questions about the stock tank. Here are some photos. I tried to show the inside and the "Kreem" job gone bad. Why anyone would use this to "clean up" the inside of a tank, I'll never know. It is kind of like using Slime to keep air in tubes... Anyway, here's the tank:

1975 Yamaha XS650B: Stock, original, good, well preserved condition. I realize that I am brand new to the site and have ZERO credibility, but if anyone has any questions, please check AHRMA17L on eBay. I am an avid collector and have sold over 205 motorcycles out of my collection in the...