xs 650

[b1rks]

xs650 is a nice bike to start out on loved mine when i had . Narrow easy to handle very comfortable great riding position. The one downside itl put your hand to sleep if you go touring with it. Stii ll loved mine.

[dpotter58]

That was the first new bike I bought.. then I bought another then an xj 650 midnight maxim because I couldn't swing the insurance to go up to the 1100...

[SG-Olli]

First real bike

Xs650 was my first real bike after a few "mopeds".
Still got and will never ever sell it.
Maybe the 11 has got to go some day (unlikely), but the 650 never!

[b1rks]

xs650

xs650 definitely a fun bike dependable to . Funny how some bikes get that cult following. Still given a choice 1100 for me. Wanted one for so long.Should be a poll on second bike choices from that era.

[dragxs11]

I concur. The 650 is a fun little bike around town, but after riding an 11 for so long, I wasn't very impressed with it's stability and comfort on the highway.

[ZXDavid]

I like the 650s but they do vibrate more than I would like to take a very long fast ride on. Just running around town they are great.

[jetmechmarty]

I have a XS650 Special sitting in the "GO" position, right beside my XS1100 Special. I've had the 650 since new and I always seem to like it more and more. It has a lot of character and it's simple and reliable. It's also more fun to ride in the twisties than the 11.

I have a strong preference for the XS11 when I'm going long or two-up. The XS11 is far more comfortable because I'm too tall for just about anything!

I usually choose to hop on my 650 and go whenever I'm running a few errands or riding to work. It's also has the advantage of replacement parts.

[XMRGWX]

I had just finished customizing my XS1 and I was in heaven. Wide back tire, custom paint, rebuilt top end, chromed out engine. Then the XS11E came out and I was seduced by the power and smoothness. Unfortunatly there was only room for one bike. Even with all the vibration and the chain slinging crap all over, I still miss that 650 sometimes.

[jetmechmarty]

All those oil spots on your back is part of the character.

[XMRGWX]

Right you are Marty. When I see those old 650's, It reminds me of the good old days. Like winding the 650 all the way out in the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel at 2 AM. Before insurance surcharges, video surveillance and oh yes, responsibilities.

[dale_1]

die hard

Since I was 16 I have owned 6 of them.

My first XS 650 was a Heritage Special.

I totalled it in a parking lot doing less than 20. Spent a month in the hospital 8 days, I think in I.C.U.

Went to Okinawa and bought a few more.

Specials and Special IIs sweet bikes all of them.

Built a chopper out of one awhile back and loved it.

Looking for one for SWMBO........ She likes the look of the Heritage and she loved the vibration of the motor I stuck in the chopper. She did all the testing on it for three months. I did all the final tweaking.

So, maybe the vibrations aren't a bad thing

here's a shot of finished chopper.....

**Photos removed by request from poster**

[xsscooters]

chopper

You built this bike? Did you sell it to *you know who*?

[xsscooters]

xs650

The xs650 is one of my two favorite bikes of all time the other being my original Z1 . This bike is super reliable not alot of things that can go wrong . I currently have 4 two choppers and two waiting for my next projects . If you have a chance to get one buy it there getting harder to find....

[dale_1]

actually I built it for him.... it is a long story.... One you'd have to hear out loud... It was a major disappointment for him until I told him I'd do it.

Call me and you'll laugh
my phone number is on our company page
http://www.snm-web.com

[xsscooters]

650

I bought it off *him* over a year ago . Completely rebuilt it rewired everything took off all the signal lights speedo tac and so on. If you saw it now you would'nt know it about the only thing thats the same is the motor and frame, Its burnt copper and mettalic black it is a sweet ride i'm biulding another right now....