Why would anyone keep an XS650 stock?

[Kingwj]

Oh, I guess because the engineers at Yamaha are smarter than me.

 

[xsjohn]

Hey King how is the tripple running...................xsjohn

 

[72XS2]

Ok, here's a beauty, with a springer, from G&L.

 

[Kingwj]

Hey King how is the tripple running...................xsjohn

Great running bike. Got flatter bars on it to replace the special bars which made my wrists ache. Rode to work last week, it felt great, but now we are busy building arks.

 

[80xsrider]

I keep mine stock because mechanically I am just dangerous enough to make the bike more maintenance intensive than it already is. Although I think I would prefer to have a rig like tech7's posts or Gordonscott. Those are some killer bikes.