Djosh
XS650 Member
Hey guys,
I've been looking at a '75 w/ 18,000 km's on the clock. The seller has put up high res photos as well as a quick video of the bike running.
http://www.liambray.info/xs650-1
http://www.liambray.info/xs650-video
The ad specifies that the carbs need tuning and 'some wiring needs a fix up' and that it kicks first time, but no electric start (something about a part needing replacing fairly regularly so he hasn't bothered).
I've given him a call and he's given me some more information before I drive the hour to have a look at the bike in person.
He's told me that when he installed the new tac etc. he spliced lines and just electrical-taped them rather than heat-shrinking them and that when he replaced the blinker's he got the wrong clicker and the voltage is wrong, so they only work at higher revs when the voltage gets up there. That's the explanation I was given anyway.
Any thoughts or anything I should be worried about?
I just want to thank you all for the incredible amount of information there is here for these bikes. The wealth of info here most definitely swayed me towards getting an XS650.
I've been pouring over this forum for weeks now after setting my heart on a '74-'77 XS650 as my first bike.
I'm a youngin' at only 23, but the old man's had classic Torana's, Camaro's and now a Pontiac so I'm no stranger to a wrench. This will be my first experience with a motorcycle though, so I'm a bit of a novice on the two-wheeled side of things. I've got all my gear and have my learner license, all I need now is the bike itself!
Cheers!
Josh
I've been looking at a '75 w/ 18,000 km's on the clock. The seller has put up high res photos as well as a quick video of the bike running.
http://www.liambray.info/xs650-1
http://www.liambray.info/xs650-video
The ad specifies that the carbs need tuning and 'some wiring needs a fix up' and that it kicks first time, but no electric start (something about a part needing replacing fairly regularly so he hasn't bothered).
I've given him a call and he's given me some more information before I drive the hour to have a look at the bike in person.
He's told me that when he installed the new tac etc. he spliced lines and just electrical-taped them rather than heat-shrinking them and that when he replaced the blinker's he got the wrong clicker and the voltage is wrong, so they only work at higher revs when the voltage gets up there. That's the explanation I was given anyway.
Any thoughts or anything I should be worried about?
I just want to thank you all for the incredible amount of information there is here for these bikes. The wealth of info here most definitely swayed me towards getting an XS650.
I've been pouring over this forum for weeks now after setting my heart on a '74-'77 XS650 as my first bike.
I'm a youngin' at only 23, but the old man's had classic Torana's, Camaro's and now a Pontiac so I'm no stranger to a wrench. This will be my first experience with a motorcycle though, so I'm a bit of a novice on the two-wheeled side of things. I've got all my gear and have my learner license, all I need now is the bike itself!
Cheers!
Josh