I have got the impression that few on this forum rate the TX/ XS500 very highly. But some British racers/ race bike builders apparently do. And won the Classic Senior Manx Grand Prix last year.....Just a couple of pics from the August issue of "Classic Bike" magazine:
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- Thread starter Kevin Werner
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71 hp and 269 lbs wet sounds great to me 
. And pretty impressive from only 498 cc, especially when most 750 cc XS650 builds have less.
. And pretty impressive from only 498 cc, especially when most 750 cc XS650 builds have less.
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Miss Lolita with some wax and MOT Tuesday
Needs a front Tyre
I did not se anything in the stock mirrors so i took them off and put one on the bar end
Illegal post 2004 but this being 2000 it passed I did not know Pure Luck
23 year old. But still quick Needs to pay attention. If in doubt use high gear and low rpm
Needs a front Tyre
I did not se anything in the stock mirrors so i took them off and put one on the bar end
Illegal post 2004 but this being 2000 it passed I did not know Pure Luck
23 year old. But still quick Needs to pay attention. If in doubt use high gear and low rpm
The farmer
XS650 Enthusiast
Ran across this odd duck at the Vintage Motorcycle show in Owosso yesterday...
...interesting to find out some of them were actually made in Owosso...learn something new every day
https://www.autocycles.org/purchase.html
...interesting to find out some of them were actually made in Owosso...learn something new every day
https://www.autocycles.org/purchase.html
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Soon as I saw that I knew it was a Jim Bede design. That website even has a BD5 trike. 'Bout 10yrs ago I gave away a BD5 kit. Wishin' now i'da kept it. Can you imagine a an XS650/BD5 trike? Wow...
GaryInVA
XS650 Enthusiast
One for @jpdevol perhaps? A nice CB750 Tracker:
More here: https://www.bikeexif.com/honda-cb750-flat-tracker?omhide=true
More here: https://www.bikeexif.com/honda-cb750-flat-tracker?omhide=true
GaryInVA
XS650 Enthusiast
Luv that XS, kinda like a speedway bike?
GaryInVA
XS650 Enthusiast
I read the write up on the speedway looking XS. It's from Limey Bikes in Austin (same builder as the blue 750 tracker posted above it). He said he had a conversation with another builder how the XS650 was the best Triumph twin ever built. They decided to have a build off/drag race only being able to spend $1k on the motor. He wanted to make the bike as light as he could resulting in what you see above.
Inspired by the Lambretta thread.
15 hp @8000 rpm, but 76 hp @12500 rpm. In a scooter! Wonderful madness 
Apparently too much ahead of its time.
GaryInVA
XS650 Enthusiast
Does anyone know what this is? My brother and I have been trying to figure it out.
Guesses;
ZTZ makes me think czech. Liquid cooled 250?? 2 stroke twin. Design, details, and castings look very low volume, low tech.
ZTZ makes me think czech. Liquid cooled 250?? 2 stroke twin. Design, details, and castings look very low volume, low tech.
Bruno_c
XS650 Enthusiast
It is a MZ (from east Germany) bike modified with a home made twin cylinder engine.
