XS 850 Differences...

[MOTOPHILE]

Looking at a triple, XS850. Wondering how much difference there was in frame, forks, etc.. from a 650. Will tanks swap? It's decent shape and decent price but no title... I am considering it though... After market parts have to be more scarce for the 850. What are main differences?
Thanks, Ron

 

[MOTOPHILE]

Shaft drive.... might be a deal breaker... But I just talked to the guy and think I can get for $300...

 

[MOTOPHILE]

This 850 is kinda nice...

 

[bbillington]

I wouldn't poopoo a bike just because it has shaft drive. There are many great shaft drive bikes out there, just a matter of what you intend to do with it. That said, and I'm sure someone will correct me, I doubt it has much in common with the XS650 other than perhaps superficial items. The forks are 36mm, IIRC, for example.

 

[McGyver62]

depends what you want to do with it .If you plan on hardtailing this bike you wont be able to lengthen it very easily. Cruise the net you will see some nice builds with shaft drive .good luck and have fun if you go this route.

 

[MOTOPHILE]

Well I offered the guy $200 and waiting for his reply. He sounded desperate so who knows. At that price I couldn't pass it up. I realize a couple hundred bucks off is nothing in the grand scheme of a custom build. At the very least I am hoping this thing motivates me to clean out my garage and organize a build zone. Lest time I did that things got kinda kooky...

 

[Kingwj]

I think the battery can be swapped.

 

[jay760]

Forks and the front wheel swap over, there are plenty of people on here that have xs750 tanks on theirs.

 

[dwyatt]

They're nice bikes, but no common parts. The tank, disks and a few other things will work on the 650, but not much else.

 

[xjwmx]

Yje tsnk, dosks and a few other things will work on the 650,

The yje, tsnk, dosks, jdir, and eora are interchangeable. But only on the Specials.

 

[nj1639]

The yje, tsnk, dosks, jdir, and eora are interchangeable. But only on the Specials.

There is a little fab work to change yje tsnk, maybe the dosks too depending on where yje cakiver sits. I found that swapping yje triple tree will raise the bike a little in the front but that involves swapping the stems. Not a bad mod going with 36mm firks.

 

[jayel]

cancelled

 

[MOTOPHILE]

Yoo gyus are too bookoo. I was having visions of a monoshock conversion cafe street fighting tracker, but still no reply... At least my garage is half cleaner now... Would prefer a 2 stroke triple but will take what I can get...
Ride on!, Bean Oil Ron

 

[nj1639]

The triple could just be a sleeper. My Bud picked up a triumph speed triple for a song off eBay....still bragging about the purchase and deservedly so. He soon after scored a nice Yam 750 triple off craigslist to add to the stable. I wouldn't pass one by if I had the mad money but they don't mix and match well with the 650 save for what was mentioned.

 

[Kingwj]

I have an XS750SF. Makes my 650 seem kind of impotent, but the 650 has much more charisma. Bought an XS850G new and loved it, next to the R90S it's the bike I miss the most.