Eotnak
XS650 Enthusiast
So here's a little story:
Dan, a long time friend of the family, one of my other fathers you could say, gave me a '82 or '84 (can't remember off hand) Heritage Special. I haven't gotten around to nailing down the exact model, but I will. I got it in boxes, put it together, and got it to fire up. The maintenance book that I was given is a step above useless, but I digress.
The bike was bought new from Dan's best friend at the time, who very tragically died maybe 2 years later in a fire. He was a volunteer firefighter in his 20's. Dan didn't want to see the bike disappear, so he bought it and rode it for a while. He lost interest in the bike eventually, and gave it to my sister, who ended up giving it to me. I'm going to ask Dan what he thinks about me doing a custom build to it, but for now, I want to get it back to good condition and commute with it for a while.
This is my first bike, but I'm no stranger to grease. I've done a few 4X4's, hot rods and customs, and have plenty of friends with plenty more know how. First order of business is a new battery, electrical inspection, and to figure out why it is so hard to start with newly rebuilt carbs.
Dan, a long time friend of the family, one of my other fathers you could say, gave me a '82 or '84 (can't remember off hand) Heritage Special. I haven't gotten around to nailing down the exact model, but I will. I got it in boxes, put it together, and got it to fire up. The maintenance book that I was given is a step above useless, but I digress.
The bike was bought new from Dan's best friend at the time, who very tragically died maybe 2 years later in a fire. He was a volunteer firefighter in his 20's. Dan didn't want to see the bike disappear, so he bought it and rode it for a while. He lost interest in the bike eventually, and gave it to my sister, who ended up giving it to me. I'm going to ask Dan what he thinks about me doing a custom build to it, but for now, I want to get it back to good condition and commute with it for a while.
This is my first bike, but I'm no stranger to grease. I've done a few 4X4's, hot rods and customs, and have plenty of friends with plenty more know how. First order of business is a new battery, electrical inspection, and to figure out why it is so hard to start with newly rebuilt carbs.