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Strange xs650 on ebay
- Thread starter jay760
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*yeow*. That IS a boatload of strange...
That's called "Sport/ Death" A few months ago I saw a 3 engine Kawasaki land speed record stream liner on eBay being sold by the original owner for $35,000. Be the first on your block. Chicks really dig stream liners.
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aggghhaahhhh - my eyes!!!!
.....plus that thing will be puking engine oil all over the rider's crotch from the intake valve rocker cover ports.
OUCH!
.....plus that thing will be puking engine oil all over the rider's crotch from the intake valve rocker cover ports.
OUCH!
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I like it. Tried to find more pics so that I could see the engine brace better. Only found the same pic, but a larger version -- I cropped it so that it would comply with this forum:
Couple of things I don't understand: First, why wasn't the engine bracket painted blue?
Second, why is the exhaust pipe sitting on the footrest and blocking the shifter? The exhaust doesn't fit the flow of the bike at all. I imagine that it had a nice custom exhaust, and that the eBay seller had an extra header to sell that he just threw on this bike for illustration purposes.
Additional notes: The left-side cover has an "oiler hole" in it, and appears to be square-cornered, which would make it a 1974. Has a non-XS650 steering damper. The fuel tank is below the carbs, so I'm guessing it has an electric fuel pump?
Couple of things I don't understand: First, why wasn't the engine bracket painted blue?
Second, why is the exhaust pipe sitting on the footrest and blocking the shifter? The exhaust doesn't fit the flow of the bike at all. I imagine that it had a nice custom exhaust, and that the eBay seller had an extra header to sell that he just threw on this bike for illustration purposes.
Additional notes: The left-side cover has an "oiler hole" in it, and appears to be square-cornered, which would make it a 1974. Has a non-XS650 steering damper. The fuel tank is below the carbs, so I'm guessing it has an electric fuel pump?
The exhaust looks like tuck-under TTs, swapped left/right, ends cut, and swung out...
Couple? Only two things about it that are NOT strange, the make of engine and the color of the tires!
funky
XS650 Junkie
Wow i know that humans have strange ideas and we are all entitled to have an artistic streak and flair but Dam dawg U is ugly the only thing i would do with that bike is walk away from it looks like a bag of trouble to me
that looks downright dangerous to me from an Engineering perspective. 
with no top tube or triangulation that thing is going to fold in half at the first sizeable pot hole or bump in the road.
with no top tube or triangulation that thing is going to fold in half at the first sizeable pot hole or bump in the road.
funky
XS650 Junkie
i agree peanut
I can appreciate the builders dedication to.... his vision.... and I'm sure he accomplished his goals... But from a practical point.. it's.. not. Not a back road enjoy the view ride …. gadzooks don't even think of any high speeds...
I'm sure it's a great local ride in.. wonder what he used to fuel the carbs....
I'm sure it's a great local ride in.. wonder what he used to fuel the carbs....
Scripto VU
Dukes Speed and Custom
Looks like the builder may have an "Abstract Art "book on the coffee table, with Picasso bookmarked.
and an old Hotrod Magazine, featuring the "Michigan Madman", EJ Potter on his night stand.
I didn't see what state he is from....maybe they retail recreational pot ?
And I thought Orange County Choppers builds were strange!that looks downright dangerous to me from an Engineering perspective.
with no top tube or triangulation that thing is going to fold in half at the first sizeable pot hole or bump in the road.
Da Fuq? Stay away from the brown acid, bro!
Well If they were selling the bike cheap enough I would buy it to use what parts I could get that engine into something it deserves.
I give $150 to $200 if it ran.
Leo
I give $150 to $200 if it ran.
Leo
Hi Pete,
relax, you'll feel better after you find your dark glasses.
Crotch oiling can't happen until the engine starts so I reckon the rider is safe for the forseeable future.
If that XS650-engined piece of modern art were mine I'd salvage the engine and wheels then stick the rest
of it arse-down in my back yard to be a support a climbing plant. A fast-growing one.
Ahhhh...yes, much better now.
Thanks Fred!
Pete
Thanks Fred!
Pete
Regardless of the design, I think he enjoyed designing and, or building that frame. Too bad it doesn't work from an engineering standpoint. My friend built a frame for a hovercraft. He never finished the project, but was pleased with that frame he built. He went on to build a metal sculptures.
