RPC3
XS650 Addict
Well, I'm in the process of maybe listing my bike for sale...I've got a toddler and another on the way so my riding time/responsibilities have changed over the past few years. I've gotten a ton of help from this forum over the years so I wanted to see if anyone is in the market here before fully committing to a Craigslist post.
1978 Standard. Mostly original, 13,xxx miles. I've owned for 4 years, the bike is clean (not perfect). Shouldn't need much. Bill of sale only. $2,500 is what I'll be asking for.
I've only put about 2k miles on the bike in 4 years, so any work that has been done has seen minimal mileage. Over the last few years:
New tubes & tires
Battery (2017) - kept on tender
Pamco w/optical sensor. New coil & plug wires
M/C off a TW250 (11mm), SS brake line, rebuilt caliper, new front pads and rear shoes
complete new wiring harness along with solid state rectifier and upgraded regulator. All grounds cleaned.
LED tail light. Brushes in good shape, stator rings cleaned.
Carbs (stock bs38) completely cleaned and rebuilt, throttle shaft seals replaced. idle jet 1 over, main 2 over (after market mufflers). New carb boots (plus drilled and tapped for petcock vacuum
New oil filter and sump filter. Many gaskets replaced, no leaks (replaced clutch pushrod seal, tach seal/ring)
New chain & sprockets.
Spare parts include the remaining gaskets from a gasket set, a throttle cable, a spare set of bs38 carbs, a special seat. Also have a Yamaha shop manual and Clymers manual.
Bike has had plenty of oil changes, fork oil was changed last summer. Shocks are unknown after market but ride is comfortable.
Last fall I did a full tune up (cam chain tension/valves/timing/carbs) - started right up this spring. Just put new fuel filters and fuel lines on, will give it an oil change within the week.
Do I really want to sell the bike? no - but I feel like it's probably the right thing to do. If I were to keep it I'd probably pick away at little things like brass swing-arm bushings, polishing/cosmetic details, maybe a new clutch cable, switch the stock air-filter for Uni pods, etc, but I'm also comfortable that it could be driven with basic maintenance for a long period of time as well. Maybe it'll fit the bill for someone shopping, so let me know. Thanks
1978 Standard. Mostly original, 13,xxx miles. I've owned for 4 years, the bike is clean (not perfect). Shouldn't need much. Bill of sale only. $2,500 is what I'll be asking for.
I've only put about 2k miles on the bike in 4 years, so any work that has been done has seen minimal mileage. Over the last few years:
New tubes & tires
Battery (2017) - kept on tender
Pamco w/optical sensor. New coil & plug wires
M/C off a TW250 (11mm), SS brake line, rebuilt caliper, new front pads and rear shoes
complete new wiring harness along with solid state rectifier and upgraded regulator. All grounds cleaned.
LED tail light. Brushes in good shape, stator rings cleaned.
Carbs (stock bs38) completely cleaned and rebuilt, throttle shaft seals replaced. idle jet 1 over, main 2 over (after market mufflers). New carb boots (plus drilled and tapped for petcock vacuum
New oil filter and sump filter. Many gaskets replaced, no leaks (replaced clutch pushrod seal, tach seal/ring)
New chain & sprockets.
Spare parts include the remaining gaskets from a gasket set, a throttle cable, a spare set of bs38 carbs, a special seat. Also have a Yamaha shop manual and Clymers manual.
Bike has had plenty of oil changes, fork oil was changed last summer. Shocks are unknown after market but ride is comfortable.
Last fall I did a full tune up (cam chain tension/valves/timing/carbs) - started right up this spring. Just put new fuel filters and fuel lines on, will give it an oil change within the week.
Do I really want to sell the bike? no - but I feel like it's probably the right thing to do. If I were to keep it I'd probably pick away at little things like brass swing-arm bushings, polishing/cosmetic details, maybe a new clutch cable, switch the stock air-filter for Uni pods, etc, but I'm also comfortable that it could be driven with basic maintenance for a long period of time as well. Maybe it'll fit the bill for someone shopping, so let me know. Thanks