Jafladd
XS650 Enthusiast
Hello all. My name is Jacky Fladd and I am new to the group. I have been riding various bikes off and on since I was 8. My favorite was my 99 Triumph Legend and after that would be my first street legal bike which was an 83 Honda V65 Magna. My Dad always rode the Yamaha 1100xs special and that is probably the first street bike I ever rode. My last bike was a 1400 Suzuki Intruder but sold it in 06 to work on my Dad's 68 Ford Bronco. Since he had recently passed I wanted to make sure it stayed around for a while. It has been my daily driver ever since. My brother in-law needed to store a bike for a while and put it in my garage over the summer. It was and is still in a lot of pieces. One day I took a good look at it and it reminded me of Dad's old xs special so I am soon to be the owner of what seems to be a 1975 xs650. Dad always talked about them and wanted to find one and build a Bobber or something so we will see where it leads me. He was my mechanic and always gave some great help over the phone. I will be a little lost in the project without him but hopefully you guys can keep me straight. I look forward to meeting you and reading your posts. Not sure when I will get her finished but I will retire from the Army in 5 years and I would like to have a few good years of riding it under my belt before then. Dad always wanted to do Route 66 so I will be trying to get some people together and give it a shot, sooner hopefully than later.