non-xs650

Found this on the local classifieds, a buddy helped me bring it home. The goal is to fix it enough to sell it and make some money, or if it runs good enough I might keep it. At $50 for a mostly complete bike, I figured I could take a chance on it. It's been sitting outside tipped over...

Took my grandson out today to buy a used dirt bike, and the guy has a really nice TX500 from 1973. Darker blue if you go to google images you'll see plenty of photos. It is very nice, under 9000 on the odometer. He said he would sell it for a paltry 650 bucks. Wish I had it laying around. Cheap...

UPDATE - VOTING HAS STARTED HERE http://bit.ly/15D4OkZ Hey everyone, we've been super busy with non XS projects lately so i've been a bit absent from the forum... but CHECK THIS OUT!!! YAMAHA contacted us directly to customize a 2014 Star Bolt! There are several big name companies in this...

A good friend of mine whos family owns the local Arctic Cat shop called me Saturday and asked me to come help him with a Coke cooler at the shop. I went up there, milled around for a little bit, worked on the machine when he said he had an offer for me. We went into the warehouse into a small...

Ran into this on another forum. http://www.brewracingframes.com/id75.htm Well worth reading, and avoiding!

I have a 81 gs 650e suzuki... it needs break pads and a few other parts.. is it better to use aftermarket parts or factory parts on these old bikes?

So I just recieved an old Lincoln 225 "Tombstone" Arc welder I still need to install a 220v outlet in my garage/workshop I've never welded before and will be taking my time and be welding a lot of scrap metal before I would ever dream of welding on one of my bikes. My question is how usefull...

Hi im new to this site and I don't know much about Yamaha bikes and I have the opportunity to buy a 1973 Yamaha TX650 in decent shape. Its been sitting for 2 years and doesn't run right know. The seat has a few tears in it and on the odometer it says 6868.3 miles. the guy wants $350.00 for it...

Hi All, I have a 1978 XS650 standard. I am looking to get a cruiser style, but was hoping to find something without the vibration of the 650 even though it's not bad. Does anyone have experience with the other XS's like the 750, 850, 1100, etc.? Are any of them "smoother"? Again, I...

The old Honda 750's are getting pricey. Just seen a couple 1969 sandcast models on ebay looking for $15,000. Heft price for a bike that could be bought new for about $1500 back in the day. Don't sound like a lot of money now...

Hard to believe, but this is how motorcycling started a long time ago! http://www.uvioo.com/video/?m=ShaneB&so=yt&v=t93QlgBu4Is

I bought a used 2008 suzuki s40. I've done very simple things to clean the bike up so far such as removing the indicators, the badges, the front fender, and the belt guard. I want to remove the rear fender and add a solo seat but am not sure what exactly I need to mount the seat. The rear bolts...

So like Im sure alot of you have seen the XJ fighter Ive been working on .. well anyways Its single disk up front with a traditional style tree .. I as of Saturday scooped a almost complete 1985 fz750 .. well after a bit of research the front ends will swap out according to the part numbers for...

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as some of you know sold my yellow TX650A, needed some serious road muscle, ended up with a 1980 XS11 Special, black with <strike crusty chrome> Patina 3rd pic first bug of the season, 4th open road ahead

i've been lurking on here for a while now... I'm wanting to take the plunge, but I'm wondering about the difference between the 650 and 750. My previous bike was a twin, and I'm drawn to them. tripples are foreign. has anyone driven both and can explain the differences? ease of...

Wife "found" this one. Shows 4400 miles, near certain it's right. key was in it. Chrome isn't perfect but not too bad. It's never been down, was known to have been in this barn at least the last 8 years probably longer. She's thinking it might be her "next" next bike if we can get...

HD XR1200 tracker vs Triumph Thruxton cafe vs Bonneville Considering buying one or the other of these. I like the styling of both, although they are not the same "class". Prefer the 09 orange XR, and the 12 red Thrux. I would want more of a Superbike type handle bar on the Thrux. Anyone have...

Hey guys! I'm checking in at 30,000' on Alaska Air encounters to sunny Phoenix. Wifi on a plane? Who knew??

There have been bike engines over the years that have earned a good reputation of being bullet proof and still are seen on the street some 40 years after their introduction. One of these is of course the XS, KZ 900 and also the Honda SOHC 750. Check out Cycle X website sometime and see what...