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I have an opportunity to add another 1975 Yamaha XS650 to the shop, but to do this I need to clean just a few other bikes out of my mom's eyesight. Here's what I have. *There will be better detailed lists and pictures to go with this ad once I get home for Thanksgiving break. I am putting up...

I have a spare set of Mikes XS wheels with good spitfires on them that are fit for a '78 650 Standard. I would like the taller/skinner rear wheel for my Heritage Special (1981) along with the front wheel. Is this possible?

I was out for a ride on my '75 and ran across a fellow rider out on some Yamaha full dresser. He mentioned he had two XS650's laying around, so I began looking for a partner to buy these two complete (and at one point running) 650's for $500 apiece. Needless to say after one ride on my '75 my...

Hey Guys I apologize for the long absence, but it has been a long summer at the resort I work at which has kept me off my bikes for the most part. But summer is over and I am heading up to Appalachian State which means I will be all of 5 miles from the Parkway. So through this summer I have been...

I went to purchase a set of K&N Filters for the airbox of my stock '75 XS 650 B. They only offer them from '76 and on... Before I made a possible mistake I wanted to ask if the filters would fit in the box of the 75 or could I switch them? Also the price is 99.00 does that include one or two...

First off, sorry for my absence. I have been driving my ass off delivering Chinese in the Wilmington Area to pay for my spring projects... Cherry '73 TX 650 that my dad and I are going in on, my dad's BSA Royal Star A50 from 28 years ago, finishing up my '91 (birth year) Suzuki DR 350...

I am about to make a purchase of gaskets and such for a winter touch up on my 1975. I have about 9,300 miles on it and I am going to do a filter oil change at 10,000. I have heard that my oil sump filter is prone to tearing. Is Mike's XS the way to go? And if it is the right filter whats the...

I am doing two restorations on my Suzuki DR 350's this winter. I was wondering if any of my XS 650 brothers were doing some frame up restorations or what type of work you guys are doing.

Went to the CLASSIC car and bike show in Walhalla SC this weekend and wanted to show my '75. $10.00 fee was not bad so I decided to enter the bike, and there was only one motorcycle class in the CLASSIC car and bike show. Needless to say I got my share of compliments and such, and guess who won...

I am having a struggle to get someone to cut a ignition key for my 75. I already have one I just need a spare just in case. Can anyone help me out here?

This is not on my XS 650 but on my Suzuki DR 350. The guy who had this motorcycle before me ran his valves lose. I took it to my shop after a proper valve adjustment. It was still making considerable noise and the guy says it is going to require a new cam shaft. Does this sound correct? Thanks...

Around 55+ MPH the speedo needle is wagging a bit at me around 55+ MPH. I already took the cable apart and wipped down and oiled the whole thing. What could it be?

It is time for me to change the filters on my bike. Are the K&N filters a good idea? I am NOT talking about Pod filters. I am talking about the drop in filters that go in my airbox. Should I expect a slight MPG increase?

As a 19 year old with little to no money, I must admit to something that will be my downfall. I DO NOT GET RID OF MOTORCYCLES, I simply put them out of view of my mother. When I bought my '75 the deal was I had to sell my blown up Suzuki DR 350. Well while off at school I found an excellent deal...

What do you all prefer to run through your engine? I am about to do my first change since buying my 75 XS 650. I know your supposed to run what the guy before ran, but I think oil has come a long way since then. What do you guys run, oil brand, weight. I am in the Mountains of NC.

I was just wondering if this is a rare item to have. I have in the original Yamaha packaging: the owners manual, and the Warrenty manual. both untouched and without being written in. Also when I say it's in the Yamaha packaging, it is in Yamaha stamped bags. Is this rare or am I just more proud...

KG Luggage Rack with Leather Padded Sissy Bar! Lower Price I recently purchased a 650 and the guy threw in this rack and Sissy combo. I then found a Yamaha Genuine rack and couldn't pass it up. He said this rack came off a '77. It has extending posts for the right legnth to the shock mounts...

I am looking to repaint a tank on my bike, and I want to use a paint thinner to get to the bare metal. Whats the best brand to use?

The plate on my speedometer is loose and shaking around, is there any way to get in there and tighten out the two screws in there?

I am picking up my 1975B, she is ready to roll except it still has the original tires on it! As you might expect the weathering has gotten to them (they still hold air). Whats the best choice for a tire, that still looks vintage. Some new tires just look off on a vintage bike. I want a tire that...