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1977 XS650 standard for sale $2300. Frame is complete and unmolestered. Approximately 8,000 miles. Located in Interlochen, MI - just 10 miles southwest of Traverse City, MI ***White "Yamaha" lettering and "650" numbering are vinyl decals that are easily removed if they are not to your taste...

1977 XS650 standard for sale. Setup as a "light cafe" build - it can easily be brought back to stock if desired. Approximately 8,000 miles. Located in Interlochen, MI - just 10 miles southwest of Traverse City, MI Hate to get out of the game. It’s been fun. Put a lot of work into the ol XS, but...

Hi all, Been a while since i've logged on, glad to see the place still kicking. Recently picked up a 1983 special for a steal (i'll post pics if anyone cares), not running - of course. Decided it would make a good project for me and the old man to tackle. Before we get into throwing a lot of...

this sunday i'll be flying a Cessna 172 out to the pacific northwest. no where in particular, its the only part of the contiguous U.S. i haven't been to yet, so just wanna look around. round trip should take about 10 days. the plan is to head towards Dallas, TX, cross the rockies where they're...

So i'm trying to tune the stock bs38's on my 1977 standard. my current setup is: mikes 1.5 inch pipes with commando mufflers new JBM diaphragms and manifolds needle and seats replaced last year UNI filters 130 mains (pulls really nicely up to redline) needle dropped a step (#2 position)...

so last year i decided to try and tune my bs38's after adding pods and mikes 1.5 inch exhaust with commando mufflers. i read the carb guide through and through. cleaned, adjusted idle mixture and synched the carbs. took her out for a spin and everything pointed to being too lean, so started...

My girlfriend is selling her 1981 XS650 Special. she bought it off her uncle, threw enough money at it to get it running and road worthy - skipped the cosmetics - realized she didn't like xs650's :wtf: and now wants to get rid of it. it starts well, runs strong, last compression test showed...

I'm ordering new spokes from buchanan's and was wondering if anyone had the spoke dimensions for a stock 19 inch front and 18 inch rear rim? 1977 standard - 36 spoke.

is there any way of getting rid of that clunk noise and feeling when letting out the clutch in first and second gear? my 1977 does it and my girlfriends 1981, seems more noticable when the engine is good and warm. any ideas?

Took a ride up Mission Peninsula in Traverse City, MI which is about 50 miles round trip. If anyone is ever cruising around northern northern michigan i recommend taking a trip around the grand traverse bays, some of the best riding i've ever done. happy to report the bike didn't skip a beat. i...

I'm flying a piper aztec into Gaithersburg, MD and spending a couple days sightseeing around D.C. on sunday and leaving wednesday. I'd fly in closer but i really don't feel like taking a light twin into Dulles (not to mention the fuel prices there :eek:) the plan is to stay in gaithersburg...

I'm pretty sure i know the answer but looking for confirmation before i spend money on a rebuild kit.... Does the starter gear look overly worn to you guys? its off a 1981 stock special Also, what is the wear limit on the fiber friction clutch plates for a 1981 special? i have my...

my '77 650 standard engine seems to be vibrating excessively. in the last couple days my forward and rear motor mounts have vibrated loose, i lost the bolt that mounts the left head pipe to the frame and a muffler rattled free of the head pipe. i realize these motors vibrate but i've seen...

what's the deal with different intake valve clearances on various years? on my 1977 the factory manual calls for an intake valve clearance of .002. on my fathers 1978 the manual calls for a clearance of .004. I thought the valves and cams were pretty much the same from 1974 on. any...

Well it took all winter but i finally got the bulk of my build complete. Here's how she started: You'll notice the PO had it set up for two-tracking, with long ass spacers in the fork tubes, 14.5 inch progressive shocks in the rear and heavy duty knobbies. not bad for a $600 runner...

i finally got my dual output coil in from mikes today. so i fabbed up a mounting plate and wired up the coil into my ignition system. i wanted to run dual points on a single coil so i disconnected one condensor and hooked the points in parallel. i connected the blue wire (thicker of the two) to...

bought a 81 frost silver tank off of xschris for a hell of a deal. The product was exactly as it was described, was shipped fast, and came in plenty of packaging to protect the tank in transit. couldn't be happier and will not hesitate to do business with him again.

does anyone have any tips on removing the rear bearing on a mag wheel? the manual says to move the spacer to the side and tap around the bearing inner race to remove it. the problem is the spacer isn't moving to the side allowing me access to the inner race :shrug:

*cafe seat cover and foam* - typo in the title I bought it for $145 shipped from asia, got it home and realized my seat pan was too badly rusted to install it. It's definitely a well made piece and its a shame i can't use it - should've looked at my seat pan a little harder... another lesson...

So i recently cleaned the carbs and put the correct jets in my 1977 BS 38's. The sizes i chose were 27.5 on the pilots and 132 on the mains. so i tried starting it, it would run for a couple seconds then quit and would not accept throttle. after a nasty back fire (blew the carb out of the boots)...