Hi everyone,
My name is Scott and just fyi I am very new to this forum. Pretty much new to the entire bike scene, but really interested. However, I am in a dilemma. I recently came across a 79/80 XS 650 and I love everything about it. The only problem is, I don’t know Jack about bikes so not sure if it would be worth it to buy. I was hoping someone out there could give me some guidance.
So a little bit about the bike:
It’s a project bike that the current owner started many years ago. He says it is almost finished but it’s been so long he doesn’t quite remember where he left off. ( I spoke with him face to face and it’s sounds like he was genuine and really cared for it during that time. Life happened and he doesn’t have time or energy to will it back to life.)
He believes that all there is left to do is:
Fuel lines replacement
Carburetor adjustments
Battery replacement and paint job
And minor tweaks.
He is asking for 2.2k, for someone who has no background in fixing bikes, is this a good buy? Those things seem really straight forward and simple but I’m old enough to know that, that’s unlikely esp for older machines.
What to do? Any advice or tips would be great! Thanks XS community!!!
Scott
My name is Scott and just fyi I am very new to this forum. Pretty much new to the entire bike scene, but really interested. However, I am in a dilemma. I recently came across a 79/80 XS 650 and I love everything about it. The only problem is, I don’t know Jack about bikes so not sure if it would be worth it to buy. I was hoping someone out there could give me some guidance.
So a little bit about the bike:
It’s a project bike that the current owner started many years ago. He says it is almost finished but it’s been so long he doesn’t quite remember where he left off. ( I spoke with him face to face and it’s sounds like he was genuine and really cared for it during that time. Life happened and he doesn’t have time or energy to will it back to life.)
He believes that all there is left to do is:
Fuel lines replacement
Carburetor adjustments
Battery replacement and paint job
And minor tweaks.
He is asking for 2.2k, for someone who has no background in fixing bikes, is this a good buy? Those things seem really straight forward and simple but I’m old enough to know that, that’s unlikely esp for older machines.
What to do? Any advice or tips would be great! Thanks XS community!!!
Scott