Let's See The XS's

[rfk74650]

My stock 74 TX650A. Runs like a champ with 10,000 miles on it.

 

[CDNTX650]

by fall, my 74 Resto-mod should be in here too.

 

[hooktool]

74 was, apparently, a very good year.

John

 

[Allegro40]

Now that is perfect and I would keep that stock.Most of my bikes were purchased butchered already which makes it easier for me to modify. Your bike however i would just keep stock.Very nice !

 

[twinsarehot]

terrible photo, its all blurry, but you get the idea.

 

[gentlemanjim]

Looin' good my kind of color. Not too pumped with the yellow caliper, better silver or try blue.

 

[pyrocentric]

Here's my money pit. The only thing I haven't replaced on it yet is the swingarm bushings. Literally every other part I've had to service or replace.

 

[xjwmx]

i guess if you like stepped seats and shitty buck horn bars.

Infinitely better than the dainty-looking, prim and proper flat-seated "you meet the nicest people on a Honda" Standard! I wouldn't even ride a Standard around the block except as a joke!

 

[emzdogz]

I usta hate buckhorns, but now I like 'em - the curlier the better. Just wait, they'll be back in style.

 

[dpawl31]

The night I brought her home, for all of $180.

Video of the next day, running on a battery later to find out it had 10% water left in it, and was running @ 11v.

The front tire is a bit dry rot (and on backwards!)
The rear tire is BRAND NEW... < 1 mile on it when I bought the bike.
Garaged for ~ a year. Starts w/ electric w/ throttle 1/4 open, or kick no throttle in 3 kicks.

Haven't pulled the carbs, because I can't figure out HOW. Grrr. Seems even harder than my damn inline 4 XJ!!!

 

[emzdogz]

you got one of those really GOOD deals! Great bike.
As far as the carbs, once you do it a time or 2 it will get real easy. You may or may not have to loosen one or both of the rubber boots to wiggle them in or out. I think I did it with the boots (carb holders) in place....but maybe not. The boots are not hard to remove anyway, so.....there you go - just unhook throttle cable and fuel line and air boxes, and wiggle 'em on out.

 

[johnnymac]

This is my 1975 XS650b. I don't know what to call its look- I just call it mine and I love it- I just did a couple more things to it after work and took this picture- It's already getting dark- There are just not enough hours in the day- Thanks for this great site-

 

[pumps]

A mild cafe look I suppose. Lots to work with there it looks like. Very nice.

 

[johnnymac]

Thanks pumps- My favorite part is the triple tree- It is stock- but with the clip on bars and and the indicators- I feel like a speed racer-

 

[C-Los SD]

Johnny, your gauges look clean mounted down low. How are they mounted?

 

[ember]

This is my '76 I will be ripping into within the next few weeks. Will be cool to see my progress from this-

My helper-

I will be running 21" black excel A60 rims both front and back, and hardtail. Going for a board tracker/fong style bike.

 

[johnnymac]

Thanks C-Los SD- I love them low also- I went to the motorcycle salvage place and they had a bin marked unknown clip-ons - Each clip on had an 10mm allen screw on the bottom of them. I just tig welded some aluminum tabs on the gauges and bolted them on the bottom of the clip-ons- Sorry I don't know the make of the clip-ons.

 

[dragginit93]

heres my 81 i finished a few weeks ago ..........all the work was done by me

 

[curt698]

dragginit, how much lighter do you think your bike is now? Very clean build.

 

[BigJimmyW13]

Nice man what did you use for the rear wheel?