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I'm nearing a point where I want to try to start my 1972 XS2. I bought the bike at an estate auction, and I have no idea how long it has been sitting. I'd like to try to start it to see if there are major issues, before I proceed to spend a lot of money on cosmetics, brakes, tires, etc...

I just put a 19 inch Dunlop K70 front tire on my X2 model. I was planning to put an 18 inch K70 on the rear. But my 18 inch rear wheel rim is pretty rough. After cleaning up my 16 inch rear wheel, it looks very nice. So, I thought, I'll just buy a 5:00 X 16 K70 and use the 16 inch wheel. But is...

I've decided that I'd like to lace up a new original style rear wheel. I'm curious to know if any of you can recommend a reasonably priced rim that youve used for this, and have been happy with. In past years, on other brand bikes, I've bought some pretty poor quality rims from various asian...

In the late 1970s when the bikes came out that said "special 650" on the side covers, did Yamaha also make what I'll call a Standard 650 too, or were they all specials?

In the late 1970s when the bikes came out that said "special 650" on the side covers, did Yamaha also make what I'll call a Standard 650 too, or were they all specials?

My XS2 came to me with 5 inch extended fork tubes on it. It had a non Yamaha kick stand on it to compensate for the extra height. I now have standard fork tubes on it and that kick stand is not going to work. It stands the bike straight up. So, I removed the original style kickstand from my 1972...

I'm working on an XS2 that I bought at auction last year. Generally I prefer originality in all of my bikes and other vehicles. But this bike has a 16 inch rear rim laced up to the original 72 hub, and I need to decide whether to reuse the 16 inch or replace it with a more original style 18 inch...

I'm about ready to reassemble the front end on my XS2. All of the wheel bearings involved are free and feel smooth. My general thinking is to leave them alone, but on the other hand, it would be easy to replace them right now. So, I'm asking: is there any reason to just routinely replace them...

I've been working on building a fork for my 1972 model XS2. I'd like some help with my latest issue. I finally got 1 leg completely assembled. I thought that the 2nd leg was ready to assemble. But, when I went to slide the upper (inner) tube into the lower aluminum leg, It stuck about 4 or 5...

So, I bought a 1972 XS2 that looked somewhat unmolested, except that it had extended fork tubes, which turned out to be extended by 5 inches. I bought a very rough 72 parts bike that had good looking fork tubes, that I thought I'd use. When I disassembled the forks on the parts bike, I was...