I found one!
RIP Doug Whiteaker and Dick Russell
RIP Doug Whiteaker and Dick Russell
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Let's See The XS's
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Ok boys show the goods .... You have all seen mine, but I'll start off the thread .....
Not mine LOL
eidemaddin
XS650 Addict
Best wishes to all you other XS crazy people
Martin
Wel
Welcome to the Madhouse!
Yes, welcome, @eidemaddin and what a way to make an entrance - lovely XS1
eidemaddin
XS650 Addict
Beautiful looking bike. I just love the drum brake front end.
That is an amazing photo cough calendar material.
A tableaux of the perfect XS650 mission, out for a back road jaunt, a hike, and lunch........
I'm jealous!
I like the short signal stalks and the fact that there not being a shop in the background, he actually rode it there. ...and that bike looks very nice. ...and , of course, big welcome...
That is an amazing photo cough calendar material.
A tableaux of the perfect XS650 mission, out for a back road jaunt, a hike, and lunch........
I'm jealous!
eidemaddin
XS650 Addict
Thanks to both of you : )
Yes, that was a wonderful day trip with the old lady in late summer. There aren't that many days in life that you don't forget, but that was one of them
Yes, that was a wonderful day trip with the old lady in late summer. There aren't that many days in life that you don't forget, but that was one of them
Beautiful bike! Welcome!Thanks to both of you : )
Yes, that was a wonderful day trip with the old lady in late summer. There aren't that many days in life that you don't forget, but that was one of them
eidemaddin
XS650 Addict
My '77, after a 30 year nap... 
... waiting for restoration.
... waiting for restoration.
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sparky4123
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Lucky you to have one in your garage. These survivors are getting hard to find. Looks like it’s almost all there, though. I had a ‘78 a number of years back that I sold to a guy in Vancouver, BC who was going to ship it to home to Australia when his work visa expired. Yours has the same paint job as my ‘78, but maybe the colours were different for Europe.
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That’s an original 78E US model for sure. Nice
sparky4123
IN XS
I had to dig to find this picture. I got this 1977 from a fellow that had left it in his garage from 1982. (40 years) I stripped the bike down to the frame and cleaned and polished everything, sand blasted the frame. The tank and side covers were really badly hazed, but luckily no major scratches or dents. I wet sanded them and refinished with clearcoat which turned out great and the bike still has it’s original colours.
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sparky4123
IN XS
Yes, I live in Canada, but found the bike just south of me in the US.
eidemaddin
XS650 Addict
Beautiful bikes! 
Yes, it's complete, the parts missing from the picture are all there. The paintwork is 'not original' in normal black. The European D-model was available in silver, bountiful blue (like yours) or black, but with different decals. Mine in the picture above corresponds to the last european 447 from '80 onwards, which was only available in brilliant red and most recently in the slightly lighter cardinal red.
Yes, it's complete, the parts missing from the picture are all there. The paintwork is 'not original' in normal black. The European D-model was available in silver, bountiful blue (like yours) or black, but with different decals. Mine in the picture above corresponds to the last european 447 from '80 onwards, which was only available in brilliant red and most recently in the slightly lighter cardinal red.
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