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Hello All- I just wanted to post a few pics of a bike I just got yesterday from Pennsylvania. It hasn't run since 1985. This forum has such a wealth of knowledge, I don't know where to begin first .. lol. I am in the process of checking the engine and I am looking and researching...

Well, the name's Derek, but I would wager you figured that out already. I'm originally from the Philadelphia area but I've called Lancaster county home for the past 7 years now. I live not far from the Harley Plant in York but my roommate and I have a collection of Jap bikes including my 1979...

Convinced a good friend a two summers ago that the XS-650 was a great choice for an eclectic & unique bike with as much potential as your mind can conjure up. I'd never owned one, but having been around bikes since the early 1980s, I knew plenty about the venerable XS and helped him find a...

Hello everyone, I've been a long time follower of this forum. It's been an indispensible resource for my build. Speaking of which is a 1974 TX650A that is currently torn apart in the basement and is slowly getting turned into a cafe. I jumped the gun a little by selling a few items and...

Hi All, Just recently joined this site, been reading some of the tech posting. A wealth of information. I'm currently located in Melbourne Australia and a member of the XS 650 club here. I'm currently rebuilding an 447 engine for my 75 hard tail, no doubt i'll use some of the information here...

Hello everybody. The name's Brian. I'm from Boston, Massachusetts. I'm the proud owner of a 81 650H. She was a gift from a friend. It's my first bike and I'm very excited to get her going by spring. It looks like there are a lot of knowledgeable folks here and I'm hoping to get some insight as I...

I am a new member from the cold North. Been around bikes for a long time ( Computers not so much ) and started tinkering with the xs650 about 10 years ago I have built a street tracker and a cafe style bike, currently building a custom using 19 in wheels , stretched swing arm and...

Here goes nothing - I just dropped $200 on a 1979 XS650 basket case. This is going to be my first "real" project bike, and I'm going to be working on it with my father. My intent is to build a street tracker, something I've been dreaming about for 15 years. I chose the XS650 for many...

A year or so ago I came across a big pile of XS650 parts and althought historically a Harley and Triumph rider but always wanted an excuse to chop a XS650 so I jumped on the parts. as life goes I hadn't had the time r money to do anything with them so I thought I would let the whole lot go on...

Hey I joined this forum a while back when my friend and I started on his xs650 project. Thought I'd introduce myself and say hi. I'll be making some serious progress soon after I get these two Honda CB750's done for my other friends. Here is my blog in case anyone is interested in the...

I joined the XS Forum this past summer and I'm finally getting to work on an '83 XS650. I've had British Bikes and other misc. bikes. Still have a 1948 125cc Harley from my youth. I could use some advice on the electrics. The XS is a "basket case" and many of the electrical items are missing...

Hi, My name is Fred, i am French, i make a trail bike with my XS. http://www.loeil2fred.com/700xty/ http://www.loeil2fred.com/serie/117-Yamaha-700-XTY Regards Fred

Hello- I am located in Northern New Jersey. I have owned all different kinds of bikes over the years ... from Harleys (72,76,99).. Kawasakis and of course Yamaha. I currently have a 05 Vstar 650 that I made into a bobber. When I saw the older Yamaha's and what can be done to them... I...

How Do All Just joined and wanted to introduce myself , hope everyone is staying cool considering that we are in the crazy Christmas season and all that , anyhoo i just started my first project a few months a go ( RD350LC/RGV Front and back end ) i had already bought an xs frame and recently...

Hello to all, my name is Sam, I am from the St. Louis, mo area. I do not have a xs650 as of yet but am looking for one. I have had 3 bikes in the past, a triumph bonneville, honda shadow, and honda vtx. I opened a bicycle shop @ 5 years ago, I sold the VTX to help me get the doors open, I...

I will be riding my 1975 xs650 with a litte cafe flare to it. we will have a variety of bikes going including some BMW's and some newer superbikes. we will be meeting at MELs dinner this sunday at 1441 Fitzgerald Drive, Pinole, California 94564 at 8:30am. we usually ride some backroads around...

Hey guys, cool site. Lots of cool builds going on here. I live in Brevard Florida, and am a roofer by trade. Been in the trades almost 30 years, and have been getting more & more into metal as time goes by. Not a Yamaha owner yet, but I've built a couple of bikes, and I'd like to build an...

Hello all, I've been searching the internet on some more info about the bike that I have just inherited. My good friend Kup (pronounced Coop) passed away from cancer a couple months ago and left his 71 XS650 chopper to me. He did an awesome job on his build and I look forward to carrying the...

Hey guys, I'm Pha!L from Northern Nevada, 50 miles east of Reno. Computer Programmer, skateboarder, BMX, rock crawler, and now biker. My father-in-law gave me a Honda CL350 to build up but decided to move on after finding that I could not title it. I did however take a motorcycle course and...

Hi guys Names Rich, 24 from England. Recently picked up a 78' Yamaha XS650 in boxes for pretty cheap after being persuaded by my friend to build a bike for myself!! So im really stoked with it, although it doesnt look much/isnt much i cant wait to get started. I have already bought a...