1979

I just bought a 1979 XS650 and got it home yesterday, I saw it on facebook and fell in love with the style, the simplicity, and knowledge of the power and reliability has me hooked on taking care of this pretty much entirely stock 650 from over 4 decades ago. One thing I noticed while riding it...

Hey some in doing a old school 70s chopper build with my '79 xs750 special and I'm looking for some advice on going about hitting a Harley front end or possibly a Springer. Taking my time with this project given that it's a 750 but I'll be posting updates whenever I got the time. I'm new to...

First off, I’ve been lurking and learning a ton from this forum. I was a Harley guy but have turned toward parallel twins like old triumphs and now the xs650. Brand new build 1979 XS. HHB charging system and capacitor, mikes xscharge ignition, new advance everything, new rod, new wiring...

My '79 Special at Crummock Water in the English Lake District.

Hey fellows, this may seem like an amateur question but I can’t figure out what this disconnected thing is attached to my top engine mount. Any ideas? Cheers!

Hey guys, I’ve just installed new All Balls Tapered Bearings. I’ve seated the new seats and the bottom bearing on the neck. I’m not sure on whether it is far enough in the head from the bottom end however. I’ll post a photo and if someone could tell me if it’s right or not that would be awesome...

So some of you may know that I have started a build project, but I thought it would be wise to consolidate and keep the build as its own thread with pictures and progress reports. For those of you who don't know, I purchased this bike from a friend for $200 because he gave up riding after...

Hello guys, I am new to this page and most definitely new to the xs650. I got mine last week and have been reading forums as a ghost follower for a few days now. My first bike before this was a 2009 cbr600 and I never had to learn anything about the bike, it just ran. I've been learning a lot...

Looking for parts for my 1979 xs650sf. Clutch hub Piston 75mm with 22mm wrist pin 6 clutch springs and/or bolts Located in Bakersfield, CA Please let me know! Thank you!

My name is AR and I have been building this bike for a year now off and on with the help of this forum and the amazing people nice enough to respond to my past threads. Just wanted to share my progress on the build through this year. I had bought this bike from a garage completely stock only...

hey all, been working on this bike for a long time now in my non existent spare time. im running a 79 with hughs's pma, pamco ignition, add on e advance, the high output coil from pamco, mikuni 32mm carbs from tc bros and a stock 12v motorcycle battery. would love to have my capacitor do the...

So I’m in the middle of a bobber build and have gotten to the wiring stage. I have a 1979 xs650 with a stock charging system, stock points, and plan on using the stock left and right handle bar controls as well as my electric start. Here’s the wiring/component deletes I plan on doing: No front...

looking for black windjammer, vetter, Pacifico/Aero, whatever works. I'm in LA and haven't had luck other than some really beat up windjammers that have been exposed to the elements. Thanks

1979 XS650 Frame w/ a TC Bros. hardtail & powder coat in decent shape. Comes with rear axle/nut and a bill of sale (out of the DMV system). Can include motor mounts & hardware as well. Located in SoCal. $500 OBO

Got one. Thanks.

Hey everyone in the xs650 community: My name is AR and I just recently got myself a 1979 XS650 that has been bored out. I am trying to make a chopper for BF9 and am cutting it to the wire. I have built some Yamaha café racers however, they have been simple DT's. I have never delt with an xs650...

Hi there. Recently picked up my first bike. 1979 xs650. Found it for sale over a year ago, came across it again a few weeks ago at a local shop, couldn't pass it up again. Swapped mirrors, redid the seat mounting bolt, and made a speedo relocation bracket. It's pretty rough since I lacked...

Located in Montville, NJ. Asking 2995. Feel free to offer. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Yamaha-XS-/272312359208