Finally done

awafan · May 14, 2014

Well I finally finished bringing the '72 XS650 back to life. Its been a long slow journey but I rode it today and she did wonderful. All original except for badges... I left the gas tank with its "character" in tact for now since it is all original.

Thanks to all of you that helped answer my questions, 5twins, Max Midnight, XSLeo, yellowdog to name a few, and were patient with a new guy!

Also the tech section was a huge help get me through some questionable head scratchers...

Here are some old vs a new pic.

cobrasneverdie · May 14, 2014

she's.... beautiful

richardthemotorcycle1 · May 14, 2014

Nice looking bike man, I won't mind having one like that mysef :bike:

Airwolfie · May 14, 2014

Very sweet!

tonyc · May 14, 2014

Excellent work it is beautiful.

Royboy · May 14, 2014

Absolutely Lovely! Congrats on a really nice job. Fun to see a nice stocker resto'd.

roy

ridgerunner1965 · May 14, 2014

WOW! the older stockers are really pretty. yu did a great job.

wherearewe · May 14, 2014

Good job.

retiredgentleman · May 14, 2014

First class restoration there :thumbsup:

Trex · May 15, 2014

Beautiful resto. The first gen bikes are classically beautiful.

bornleader · May 15, 2014

You've done a fantastic job there!

smg65 · May 15, 2014

Very, very nice!!! Congrats on a job well done!

glennpm · May 15, 2014

Excellent restoration!!

yellowdog · May 15, 2014

Pleased to have been of some help however small.
The xs2 in my opinion is a truly nice looking motorcycle and yours is one of them.
I have nearly finished my build now ,today I got the headlight to go on and off ,lol
It has taken me days to sort out the headlight wiring and I am now one step closer .

Brian902 · May 15, 2014

WOW!!!

Very nice restore.

scabber · May 15, 2014

Very nice restoration. Another one saved. :thumbsup:

awafan · May 15, 2014

Yellowdog you helped with the front brake. Without that brake I'd still be going on the freeway!!! Thanks for the kind responses everyone.

tracer1966 · May 16, 2014

Well done!

Dude—I'm in Colorado Springs. So is the fellow who bought the Scrambled 650 in Brit Racing Green from Ketchup.

We need to organize. But only loosely so as not to take the fun out of it.

The BMAC—British Motorcycle Association of CO—is another option. Like all cool bike orgs, they are brand/make tolerant. Google their name for details.

Lastly, I recently pounded out most of the dent in my gas tank if you're interested in seeing the results.

Congrats again on a job well done, and providing another source of inspiration.

txxs · May 17, 2014

Nice work.
Well done.

gggGary · May 17, 2014

Inspiring!

Finally done

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