AleXS
XS650 Enthusiast
Hi all,
I just joined the forum.
I live in Paris, France and recently bought a XS.
It is an American one, as the label tells : "THIS VEHICLE CONFORMS TO THE FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY" .
The tank is French Blue painted but the sides are black.
After a few (a lot in fact) researches on the web, I found it is a 1976 'C' that was not imported to Europe neither France.
So I decided to have it as near as the original.
First thing was to have the dents removed on the tank (the bike fell on the right side), and the sides painted.
I found the headlight casing on Ebay US, and had the headlight brackets in black not chrome from a french seller (it is much easier to repaint).
Here are a few pics. I get all that stuff next week end.
The painter refused to put the decals that can be found on the web, so he drawn the lines and letters !
I also decided to change the dashboard to the original one, because the one on my bike was the "USS Enterprise" one
The grey one on the last pic is my friend's one. It comes from the Netherlands, and is a 'D' one.
More to come.
I just joined the forum.
I live in Paris, France and recently bought a XS.
It is an American one, as the label tells : "THIS VEHICLE CONFORMS TO THE FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY" .
The tank is French Blue painted but the sides are black.
After a few (a lot in fact) researches on the web, I found it is a 1976 'C' that was not imported to Europe neither France.
So I decided to have it as near as the original.
First thing was to have the dents removed on the tank (the bike fell on the right side), and the sides painted.
I found the headlight casing on Ebay US, and had the headlight brackets in black not chrome from a french seller (it is much easier to repaint).
Here are a few pics. I get all that stuff next week end.
The painter refused to put the decals that can be found on the web, so he drawn the lines and letters !
I also decided to change the dashboard to the original one, because the one on my bike was the "USS Enterprise" one
The grey one on the last pic is my friend's one. It comes from the Netherlands, and is a 'D' one.
More to come.
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