New UK member....sort of

[TellyTubby]

Hi Ladies and Gents. I was a member under a different email but lost the details some time back. I never introduced myself under my old ID, so I am here to bare my soul and say hello.

I bought my first XS650, a 77D in 1980 and we put off our wedding for around 6 months to buy it. My wife got her 77D 3 years later and we still have both. We've had a couple that we have sold on, but we've grown out of that nonsense now.

We have a 3rd 80E that had sat outside in someone's garden for 18 years, I took pity on it and built it into a caff racer, but it can easily be returned to standard as I don't like to chop up old bikes.

We hope to ride our 650s around lots of Alps passes next year as this is somewhere I've always wanted to take them. I've done it a number of times on an XS1100, GL1000 and Z1 but didn't fancy taking the Indian Chief around those hairpins.

I hope that you don't think that I am being indulgent but I have posted a few random images of our 3 current XS650s plus one that I sold many moons ago (that's the 3 together).

 

[Mikey]

The wedding photo is a keeper and so is your bride (ok and your bikes too)
Welcome back !!

 

[TellyTubby]

Thanks Mikey, That's certainly the intention.

 

[Adamc]

Hi Ladies and Gents. I was a member under a different email but lost the details some time back. I never introduced myself under my old ID, so I am here to bare my soul and say hello.

I bought my first XS650, a 77D in 1980 and we put off our wedding for around 6 months to buy it. My wife got her 77D 3 years later and we still have both. We've had a couple that we have sold on, but we've grown out of that nonsense now.

We have a 3rd 80E that had sat outside in someone's garden for 18 years, I took pity on it and built it into a caff racer, but it can easily be returned to standard as I don't like to chop up old bikes.

We hope to ride our 650s around lots of Alps passes next year as this is somewhere I've always wanted to take them. I've done it a number of times on an XS1100, GL1000 and Z1 but didn't fancy taking the Indian Chief around those hairpins.

I hope that you don't think that I am being indulgent but I have posted a few random images of our 3 current XS650s plus one that I sold many moons ago (that's the 3 together).

Good to have you aboard.
Great photos too (we love photos).
Looking forward to your further adventures being posted.

 

[TellyTubby]

Good to have you aboard.
Great photos too (we love photos).
Looking forward to your further adventures being posted.

Thanks. I hope to get some spectacular images of the Alps trip, but don't hold your breath, it won't be for quite a while yet I'm afraid.

 

[jetmechmarty]

I never introduced myself under my old ID, so I am here to bare my soul and say hello.

That was a great introduction.

I just love those! I just did an errand on mine. I turned my 7 mile return into 35 miles, even in the 95F heat. Love it, love it.

 

[Kevin Werner]

Are those pipes quiet enough to pass the neighbor test? I like that look...

 

[TellyTubby]

Are those pipes quiet enough to pass the neighbor test? I like that look...

They weren't too noisy. You can still obtain the same style.
I used to have straight through slash cuts from Drag Specialties, they were noisy.
I have original silencers on the bike now and a stainless reproduction set from Germany awaits fitting to my wife's bike.