Hello. My name is Alex. I'm in Mesa AZ and I don't know shit about Japanese bikes. Now that you know me, let me tell you about the bike.
I found it while browsing OfferUp. I wasn't particularly looking to buy a bike as I've got a million projects going on right now, but the price was too good to pass up. So I jumped in my van and went to grab it.
Here it is last night after loading it up.
Here it is this morning before I unloaded it.
I haven't really got into yet but I can see a lot of stuff is going to need cleaning up. Who knows how many previous owners this bike has gone through.
So here's the gist;
It's a 1975 xs650.
I think a stock frame with a hardtail welded on?
Someone's done some hacking.
Foot clutch and hand shift.
No front brake.
Needs a ton of cleaning up with the wiring, paint and just general road grime.
Has a pretty gnarly speed wobble or shake on decel at slow speeds so I'll have to figure that out.
Other than that, it scoots pretty good!
Once I start actually taking a real close look I'll post up pictures of the issues I find.
Thanks for loooking.
I found it while browsing OfferUp. I wasn't particularly looking to buy a bike as I've got a million projects going on right now, but the price was too good to pass up. So I jumped in my van and went to grab it.
Here it is last night after loading it up.
Here it is this morning before I unloaded it.
I haven't really got into yet but I can see a lot of stuff is going to need cleaning up. Who knows how many previous owners this bike has gone through.
So here's the gist;
It's a 1975 xs650.
I think a stock frame with a hardtail welded on?
Someone's done some hacking.
Foot clutch and hand shift.
No front brake.
Needs a ton of cleaning up with the wiring, paint and just general road grime.
Has a pretty gnarly speed wobble or shake on decel at slow speeds so I'll have to figure that out.
Other than that, it scoots pretty good!
Once I start actually taking a real close look I'll post up pictures of the issues I find.
Thanks for loooking.