pbennettts
XS650 Member
Frame no. 447710635 Engine no. 447710635. This Yamaha tracker is anchored by a stock XS650 roadster frame and running gear. A Trackmaster-replica gas tank and combination seat/tailsection impart the requisite look and appear to be from Omars Fiberglass, one of the prime suppliers of street-tracker parts. Shouldered alloy 19in. rims shod with blocky-tread tires also add to the transformation. Finally, a race-inspired exhaust system was fitted, its twin aluminum canisters mounted high on the left side. Brand new tires, carbs and tune! Excellent running condition, $3,200 OBO. More pics available. Can help arrange delivery.
Characterized by its fans as a "better Bonneville," the Yamaha 650cc motor unabashedly borrowed its layout from British parallel-twins, but improved upon the concept with oil-tight cases, electric starting and more. "Yamaha in its XS650 did upgrade the parallel-twin concept by adopting SOHC in place of pushrods and rockers, and by properly supporting the crankshaft with four main bearings – two of them between the cylinders," wrote Kevin Cameron in a Cycle World retrospective. "
Pbennetts1001@gmail.com
Characterized by its fans as a "better Bonneville," the Yamaha 650cc motor unabashedly borrowed its layout from British parallel-twins, but improved upon the concept with oil-tight cases, electric starting and more. "Yamaha in its XS650 did upgrade the parallel-twin concept by adopting SOHC in place of pushrods and rockers, and by properly supporting the crankshaft with four main bearings – two of them between the cylinders," wrote Kevin Cameron in a Cycle World retrospective. "
Pbennetts1001@gmail.com
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