Well it called out to me and I couldn't resist.
Back story guy calls me, " you the guy looking for Xs650s?"
His story: Old buddy left it here after an accident 25 years ago never came and got it, I want it gone.
So I dragged it home. He gave me the Iowa owners name and I found his phone number and called. "It's an 81, bought it new in the crate cheap in 83 put on 24,000 miles in ONE YEAR all over the country, said it was the best bike he ever had. It has a 1983 Sturgis sticker on the tank. Then he hit a pregnant deer, split the deer in two. Smashed the headlight, other minor scrapes. They shoved it in a station wagon and parked it in the garage. Insurance wouldn't pay off his loan, too many miles they said. Finance company said pay up he said go talk to the insurance company. So the title is hopelessly fuggled.
It ended up in a Wisconsin garage (different stories about how THAT happened) Some one got the good tires off, it a few other things were missing. I power washed it. Refilled the oil, stuck a battery in it, put in new plugs, hooked up my "tuning" gas tank. Oiled the cylinders, cranked the starter for a while, then plugged off the vacuum line, LOL, cranked a bit more and she started and ran! One carb is pissing gas but it runs good on both cylinders! It only had been sitting since 1983. So anyone need a runner with no title? I have a possible titled frame that has been cut up. OR I guess it might go to parts....
Back story guy calls me, " you the guy looking for Xs650s?"
His story: Old buddy left it here after an accident 25 years ago never came and got it, I want it gone.
So I dragged it home. He gave me the Iowa owners name and I found his phone number and called. "It's an 81, bought it new in the crate cheap in 83 put on 24,000 miles in ONE YEAR all over the country, said it was the best bike he ever had. It has a 1983 Sturgis sticker on the tank. Then he hit a pregnant deer, split the deer in two. Smashed the headlight, other minor scrapes. They shoved it in a station wagon and parked it in the garage. Insurance wouldn't pay off his loan, too many miles they said. Finance company said pay up he said go talk to the insurance company. So the title is hopelessly fuggled.
It ended up in a Wisconsin garage (different stories about how THAT happened) Some one got the good tires off, it a few other things were missing. I power washed it. Refilled the oil, stuck a battery in it, put in new plugs, hooked up my "tuning" gas tank. Oiled the cylinders, cranked the starter for a while, then plugged off the vacuum line, LOL, cranked a bit more and she started and ran! One carb is pissing gas but it runs good on both cylinders! It only had been sitting since 1983. So anyone need a runner with no title? I have a possible titled frame that has been cut up. OR I guess it might go to parts....
after the pressure wash?
