Hi all, new to this forum but have a question for you all . . . .i have recently purchased a xs650 in what i thought cafe racer trim. The engine has an halco side casing on and the last owner died. I purchased the machine from his son who knew very little about the bike all except that "everything was new " . I took this statement with a pinch of salt but in all aspects the frame, alloy fuel tank e.t.c are new. He said the engine was tuned by halco, after removing a spark plug i can clearly see the pistons and bore are infact brand new and i can see some writing on the top of one of the pistons stating 3.36 which i think may be the size ? Anyway onto the frame. . . . . . the frame is a special build i think not a chopped up standard frame. The engine is rubber mounted and the chassis is fitted with jmc alloy section swing arm. The engine was fitted with mikuni carbs, again these are new,electronic ignition system is again new and included in the sale. Im really realy stuck here, i have no paperwork for the machine at all, the frame is stamped up with a number on the headstock. The last owner (r.i.p) was quite a wealthy man as far as i can gather, he purchased another machine brand new to use the wheels and front forks for this project. Now im missing the front footrests, the frame has mounting point but thats all i have. Any help would be great on either the engine or the frame as i would love to know more about both items. I wanted a one off special xs650 and i think i might have found one ? I have some good pics of the frame if this would help in anyway. Oh yes keep up the hard work.
Jez
Jez