Hauling this elusive 79 Standard home on a Friday evening impulse is turning out to be very good for both the XS650 and me as well. This XS was dangerously close to being dismembered and hot rodded in the open field , flat farmlands of the Willamette Valley of Oregon. I knew time was running out for this bike as phone conversations over the holidays went from "runs great" to "well, I ran it out of gas and then..." hmm.
"Don't touch the carbs, I'll get there this eve" was all I had.
And in the evening darkness, I pulled into his drive way backwards quite short of the original asking price.
Didn't look too hard. The Dog was really nice to me so I worked him down $550 and loaded up.
My hopes are to enjoy this quick fix (fingers crossed) and get some XS rides back into life !
Just for additional good times, I hope you all enjoy a few posts along the way. I'll probably need some help and perhaps even contribute to someone as well .
Spring is in sight !
- Randy
"Don't touch the carbs, I'll get there this eve" was all I had.
And in the evening darkness, I pulled into his drive way backwards quite short of the original asking price.
Didn't look too hard. The Dog was really nice to me so I worked him down $550 and loaded up.
My hopes are to enjoy this quick fix (fingers crossed) and get some XS rides back into life !
Just for additional good times, I hope you all enjoy a few posts along the way. I'll probably need some help and perhaps even contribute to someone as well .
Spring is in sight !
- Randy
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