Ok, so I was nine when my brother Bill rolled up with his new 1972 xs 650 that he bought off a friend who had it for about a month before financial issues forced him to sell it to my Brother.A 6 inch fork extension , custom z bars and a couple of rectangle headlights were installed before my brother got it. I still remember helping my brother work on the bike and of course I was in charge of keeping it waxed up,especially during the winter months when it was stored in our basement. As the years went on I ended up riding it on and off and eventually was parked in 1985 and has not been riden since.I asked my brother to let me have it for a while(since he was moving) and I would see about getting it in running shape again.Well as time went on we all bought Harley davidsons and the 650 got little attention. So 40 years have gone by now and my brother Bill has mentioned that he is going to retire soon so I thought I had better get on it.My plan is to give it to him as a retirement gift.
Dec 2010 I started the tear down, got the frame sandblasted and powder coated .
All tin repainted, new fork seals ,bushings,fenders and misc. Rechromed.
New tires etc,etc,
So this is why I think my story should win the contest,I don't really want the pipes for this project but would love the store credit for something I really need for the finishing touches.
I can't seem to up load pics from my iPad so I hope the story is good enough.
I will post pics when I figure it out.
Not sure if I need to Tear the engine down with only 13000 miles on it but would sure like to make it look new again.
Thanks for considering my story
Mike.