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Hello guys, I found out about you all from a member on Tacomaworld.com. Been looking into building my self a bike for awhile now. I found out that parts are rather easy to get for a xs650 so I decided to go this route. I have plenty of questions to ask before I start buying. Deployed at the...

I have been a lurker here for a couple months, and today I bought my first big bike; a '83 Heritage Special. For the past several years I have been doing vintage and antique 2t Vespas, but when my daily rider threw a cir-clip and washer into the crankcase, I decided it was time for something...

Hey guys, I have a 1983 Haritage Special that I just picked up. It sat for the last few years in a shed. I pulled it out, put a new battery in it, fixed the fuse box, and the thing fired up, and ran GREAT!!!!! I rode it for a few miles, got home, and now the bike wont start anymore. A friend...

G'day. Signed up last week after trolling through a few sites on 650s. Hoping to do a cafe if I can get a donor bike. Should have a bit more character than a 2007 GS500. Actually found a 74 TX650 I'm going to look at next week, still runs and all. A lot can happen in a week, got a lot more...

hello everyone. new to the site. looks like alot of knowledge, help, ect on here. Anyways I live in Houston tx area. have a 80' xs "bobber" (I'm really getting tired of that phrase by the way) also have 79' Honda cb750 "bobber" which was how I learned about bikes, welding, and fabrication. also...

I'm new to the site so i figured i'd say hello and show my bike. My names Alex, I'm 19, and I'm from Alton, Illinois. I drive a Mazdaspeed Protege and ride a 1979 Xs650 special. I've had atv's and dirtbikes most of my life but this is my first street bike. I bought the bike about 3 months ago...

[/ATTACH] Trying to attach pics of a 73 TX I just picked up. Pretty much all stock. I had a 75 XS back in 83' until some pyro burned it and my apartment. This one needs some tlc and currently has no spark. Looking forward to using all the knowledge on the XS forum. The long winters in VT...

Hi everyone, Name is Luke everyone calls me The Fish. (car club nickname) Currently own a 79' xs650 special that I am in the works of making a hardtail bobber. Been on the site for a month or so and decided to finally start posting. More than likely I will be doing a build thread also. I...

Hey guys my name is Joe and I love the XS650. I've been lurking around the site for a couple of months educating myself and figured it was time to register and say hello. I'm 25 but I grew up with 70's Yamaha dirt bikes and the DT series of enduros. I absolutely love the old Yamahas, nothing...

Just wanted to hi--new to the forum but have been lurking for months. I have a '72 xs650 that I bought a few months ago -- recently got running and I'm slowly converting to a street tracker. I shaved a few things--added renthal mx bars, pods, scott gordon custom exhaust, and rejetted. That's...

George here. Been hangin' around and thought I would say hello. Bought me first bike a few years ago, a barely running '80 special II. I must say it has taught me a lot. Running more consistently now though there always seems to be some wrenching to do. Kept mostly stock but always interested in...

I'm from winnipeg, manitoba. Been building metric bikes for 5 years now, done some cb750's and couple xs650's. Will post pics when I get my laptop back. Iam presently building a 72 xs650, tc bros hardtail, 12 inch backbone stretch and 7 degrees added rake. Glad to be here, thanks.

I guess I should start this out by saying that this is my first motorcycle of any kind and I've never ridden so much as a dirtbike in my life. Kinda odd, considering that my dad used to ride Harleys before it was cool, before every office nerd and his grandma rode Harleys. Either way, I got...

Hey, guys. My name is Rich and I've been building my XS since about this time last year. Started as a stock 79' Special. Finished up the hardtail, frame painting, motor is re-installed and working on some final brake mods and suspension before I start the wiring. The XS is really my Winter...

Hello all - I hope to be the owner of an 81 XS 650 special before the end of next week. Looking to bob it, maybe hardtail at some point. My main ride is an 83 goldwing 1100. I've tinkered with it a bit, has hard bags and a memphis fats windshield. Rode it to calif and back last year. Have a 79...

I'm in town for a couple days and need an XS Fix...would like to see your ride, yak about our bikes and have a cup of coffee or a beer...lemmeno if anyone is close by and interested: m haynes at suz dot com P.S. I've had my shots and don't bite.