I bought a '79 XS650 for $1,000 years ago but I was young and dumb and the jerk who sold it to me had burned it out from flat track racing it, so it died soon after, but I loved the bike so I had tore it down and then had to let it go due to unforseeable circumstances.
Now I finally have the opportunity to get another one, a good one, but I'm also looking at an XS850 in great condition that actually has a kickstarter on it (never seen one stock like it) and it's 200 cc's more which I'm sure would be a plus, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't have points, which is a negative.
So I know this is a 650 group, but sell me, why don't I want the 850? If anyone's had one, other than gas mileage, what could be the drawbacks, or plusses the 650 has over it?
Now I finally have the opportunity to get another one, a good one, but I'm also looking at an XS850 in great condition that actually has a kickstarter on it (never seen one stock like it) and it's 200 cc's more which I'm sure would be a plus, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't have points, which is a negative.
So I know this is a 650 group, but sell me, why don't I want the 850? If anyone's had one, other than gas mileage, what could be the drawbacks, or plusses the 650 has over it?