Sold / Found / Inactive - 1975 yamaha xs650 must go price reduction SOLD

[Dozuki]

I know I may seem like a wacko but after due consideration of how I would ever move the bike. Not having a garage to work on the bike and not having the skill to do it justice I have decided to relist my 1975 xs650B for sale for $1500

Has to take down the last post and create a new one. After much thought I have decided to part with my bike.

For sale Washington DC 1975 Yamaha XS 650.

I am listing this here first to give the guys in the DC area first crack at it. If interested please pm me.

Unfortunately I will be moving soon and will not have room for my motorcycle. It was parked last year after being mechanically stripped down and put back together and repaired as reassembled. I did not do the work myself I paid someone who new what he was doing. I hate to part with it but I won’t have the room for it and I haven’t been able to ride it like it deserves.

Full disclosure-he was in a bit of a rush at the end of the assembly and the carbs leak and the chain needs to be adjusted. Those are the only things that I am aware of that need attention.

Unfortunately life got in the way of my ridding and it has sat in the shed. So I will be parting with my old friend. I am asking for $1500 Or best offer.

For that you will get the rebuilt motorcycle, a spare tank, saddle bags made for the bike, all the parts I have collected through the years, a set of rims and the original engine that was in the bike. The engine was replaced because the Crankshaft gear was bad.

 

[BowlingSS]

Good luck with the sale. 5K might be high IMO.

 

[Dozuki]

I just looked around the net a little I have to remind myself that I can keep the memories. I am open to offers.

 

[WideAWAKE]

Good luck with the sale. 5K might be high IMO.

Maybe on your street.

Clean it up a bit - That would sell for 5k+ (bike alone) all day in my neck of the woods.

This forum isn’t the best place to sell a bike.

Most people want a project.

 

[Dozuki]

Well this one is just a little project. And you are right I could present it better.

 

[JonW]

And you are right I could present it better.

Definitely. Wheel it outside and take a 360-degree slew of pics. Too bad I am not in a position right now, as I think the 1975 models are the best-looking machines of the entire XS650 production run.

 

[Dozuki]

Same here. If I could I would keep it. Get the tank painted and shined up.

 

[jetmechmarty]

Wash it. Take detail photos. ‘75 was and is popular.

 

[gggGary]

Wow that'll go now!

 

[Dozuki]

I have it listed for$1500 but if there is only one person interested …….

 

[Niels B]

Price is attractive - but it’s to far away from north Florida :-(

 

[Dozuki]

Road-trip

 

[jpdevol]

We'll see how fast the UShip guys are these days.....

 

[MrBultaco]

Did you just get another project JP?

 

[jpdevol]

Dunno yet, looking for a shipper and return PM

 

[WideAWAKE]

I was thinking the same thing JP. Haha.

I’m knee deep in building a barn on the property or else I would have jumped on it myself.

If I did buy it, I fear my wife may be making me sleep out in this barn haha.

It’s really hard not to pull the trigger on this one.

 

[jpdevol]

It’s really hard not to pull the trigger on this one

Yep, I ain't there (understanding wife is), but it's only 300mi to ship to the house in WV. You'd be lookin' @ a bill for 2700mi

 

[Dozuki]

You guys are killing me. Looks like I found the right price.

 

[jpdevol]

I know I don’t have any say once the deal is done. But are you wanting to restore or chop it.

Actually, I have several parts (cranks, big bore cylinder, etc) that I got from the late Dick Russell (Grizld1 here) and I told him I intended to build a stock looking "sleeper" - that's my plan. I'll give ya a heads up when the build starts (~ 1yr really) and it'll be documented here too. Dick was the Tech Director for the XS650 Society; you can find lots of stuff by and about him on this site.

 

[Dozuki]

That is great. I can’t wait to see