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  • #1

    Save this bike!!!!!!

    This beautiful running XS650 Special is in danger of being bastardizied into a hardtail chopper.



    I have been in contact with the owner trying to save it and he said he will take $950 or another not so cherry running 650 w/title and some cash for it.

    It is in Pennsyvania. Someone needs to SAVE THIS BIKE!!!!!!!
    Greg

    Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

    ― Albert Einstein

    80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.

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  • #2
    Originally posted by BA80 View Post
    This beautiful running XS650 Special is in danger of being bastardizied into a hardtail chopper.



    I have been in contact with the owner trying to save it and he said he will take $950 or another not so cherry running 650 w/title and some cash for it.

    It is in Pennsyvania. Someone needs to SAVE THIS BIKE!!!!!!!
    Why would someone do that?

    its not like someone would be welcome with open arms into the Harley clubs just cuz their bike looks somewhat like a chopper...

    I got buddies that do old jap bikes into bobbers..... all i can do is laugh. silly and a waste of time if you ask me
    Don
    1979 XS1100SF "Old Man" bought by my Dad brand new in 79, customized in 80 with Vetter, Standard tank, and touring seat. I inherited in 02 when Dad passed. Been riding it since 09. No resto, bike is a survivor...

    2007 RoadStar 1700 Midnight Silverado "The Black Pearl" Cobra Slash-downs, K&N filter. More mods to come


    old:
    1989 kawi ex500
    1996 yzf-r6
    1999 yzf-r1
    2001 kawi zx-6r
    2000 Ducati 748
    2002 YZF-R1
    2005 V-Star 1100 Classic

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    • #3
      $950 is a steal.

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      • #4
        If someone is...

        ...interested in this bike I'd be willing to do the leg work for You. LMK
        1980 XS1100G "Dolly G" Full Dresser (with a coat of many colors )
        1979 XS1100SF (stock-euro mods planned)
        1984 XV700L Virago (to be hot-modded)
        1983 XJ750MK Midnight Maxim (semi-restored DD)
        1977 XS650D ( patiently awaiting resto)

        Sometimes it takes a whole tank of gas before you can think straight.

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        • #5
          Don't sell it to me....I WILL do unholy things to it!
          Healthy is merely the slowest rate at which you can die

          Some people will tell you that slow is good - and it may be, on some days - but I am here to tell you that fast is better. I’ve always believed this, in spite of the trouble it’s caused me. Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba….Hunter S. Thompson

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          • #6
            Originally posted by T99Ford View Post
            Don't sell it to me....I WILL do unholy things to it!


            if someone doesn't snap this thing up I will have a line on a bunch of XS650 parts for sale.
            Last edited by BA80; 01-13-2012, 08:25 PM.
            Greg

            Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

            ― Albert Einstein

            80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.

            The list changes.

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            • #7
              Save

              I wish it was closer.. I would buy it in a heartbeat!
              78 XS1100E Standard
              Coca Cola Red
              Hooker Headers

              http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/p...m/DSC00580.jpg

              1979 XS1100 Special
              http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/p...m/DSC00612.jpg

              1980 XS Standard
              http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/p...m/DSC01137.jpg

              2006 Roadstar Warrior
              http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/p...um/warrior.jpg

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              • #8
                Save this bike

                Where is this bike? I am an NJ guy close to Philas and would grab this in a second if still availableI only have a recent xj1100 and addicted
                82 XJ1100J
                81 Venturer
                Newly acquired Aches N Pains collection

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                • #9
                  Check your PMs Eastcoaster.
                  Greg

                  Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

                  ― Albert Einstein

                  80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.

                  The list changes.

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                  • #10
                    Too late. It's gone under the knife.
                    Greg

                    Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

                    ― Albert Einstein

                    80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.

                    The list changes.

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                    • #11
                      ouch

                      We tried wish I would have seen this sooner
                      82 XJ1100J
                      81 Venturer
                      Newly acquired Aches N Pains collection

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                      • #12
                        Wow..you guys are really going to hate what I do with my '72 650 then...
                        Joab

                        "If nothing else, it will be interesting..."
                        ______________________________________________
                        1979 XS1100SF
                        1972 XS2 650
                        ______________________________________________
                        Ozark, Alabama

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                        • #13
                          A '72 XS-2 is quite collectible and brings good money. Go ahead and wreck it. Those left will just get more valuable. Right now, the cheap XS650s are Specials. It won't stay that way at the rate they're being hacked.
                          Marty (in Mississippi)
                          XS1100SG
                          XS650SK
                          XS650SH
                          XS650G
                          XS6502F
                          XS650E

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                          • #14
                            Lol, works for me. I've never bought a bike with the intent of making money off it. I just buy them for my own enjoyment. I did briefly consider restoring it, but issues the stupid thing caused me when I first bought it swiftly ground that idea into the ground.
                            Joab

                            "If nothing else, it will be interesting..."
                            ______________________________________________
                            1979 XS1100SF
                            1972 XS2 650
                            ______________________________________________
                            Ozark, Alabama

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Joab View Post
                              Wow..you guys are really going to hate what I do with my '72 650 then...
                              I can't stand the suspense What are your plans for the '72 ?
                              1980 XS1100G "Dolly G" Full Dresser (with a coat of many colors )
                              1979 XS1100SF (stock-euro mods planned)
                              1984 XV700L Virago (to be hot-modded)
                              1983 XJ750MK Midnight Maxim (semi-restored DD)
                              1977 XS650D ( patiently awaiting resto)

                              Sometimes it takes a whole tank of gas before you can think straight.

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