Just catching up here....
Anyhow - Casey - welcome, from Canada's sunny southern coast in Windsor, Ontario!
Ahhhhh.....the beautiful 1975 XS650B - my second bike back in the mid-1970s. Truly one of the handsomest factory paint jobs ever put on a Japanese motorcycle.
One small piece of advice...before you buy too many parts - ask here on the forum. As Lakeview said above, there are A LOT of us XS650 people here in Southern Ontario and several folks have....shall we say....substantial stashes of parts which may be available at a reasonable price. Also - some aftermarket stuff is good - but some is simply crap.
Having done several bikes already, you likely know this, but just in case....
If nobody has what you need, the best way to get parts is to simply Google the original Yamaha part number. To get that - go to Partzilla and view the OEM parts fiches that they have on-line. In fact, Partzilla often has some pretty useful OEM parts themselves, but if they do not, you can still win.
Once you find the part number - simply copy it into your search window (do not use ANY words or any other descriptors) - and Wah-La - you will be surprised how often an NOS part will come up at low cost.
Anyhow, welcome, and on with the show (and I do mean show lots of pictures)....
Pete
PS - I may have slipped my trolley, but doesn't that odometer show 1389 miles....and not 13,000 miles? If so then that bike is a treasure!
Anyhow - Casey - welcome, from Canada's sunny southern coast in Windsor, Ontario!
Ahhhhh.....the beautiful 1975 XS650B - my second bike back in the mid-1970s. Truly one of the handsomest factory paint jobs ever put on a Japanese motorcycle.
One small piece of advice...before you buy too many parts - ask here on the forum. As Lakeview said above, there are A LOT of us XS650 people here in Southern Ontario and several folks have....shall we say....substantial stashes of parts which may be available at a reasonable price. Also - some aftermarket stuff is good - but some is simply crap.
Having done several bikes already, you likely know this, but just in case....
If nobody has what you need, the best way to get parts is to simply Google the original Yamaha part number. To get that - go to Partzilla and view the OEM parts fiches that they have on-line. In fact, Partzilla often has some pretty useful OEM parts themselves, but if they do not, you can still win.
Once you find the part number - simply copy it into your search window (do not use ANY words or any other descriptors) - and Wah-La - you will be surprised how often an NOS part will come up at low cost.
Anyhow, welcome, and on with the show (and I do mean show lots of pictures)....
Pete
PS - I may have slipped my trolley, but doesn't that odometer show 1389 miles....and not 13,000 miles? If so then that bike is a treasure!
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