Save this bike!!!!!!

[Jerry]

Problem with choppers is that most don't get finished or are poorly done. I have seen a couple nicely done rigs, Rue's bobbed XS is fully street-ready and is a good example. Not my style, most look uncomfortable to ride any distance, but, as someone once said, "There is nothing sacred about metal." I prefer to improve stock units (wiring, seats, carburation, etc) and would not go the bobber route, but they do tend to become a source of parts...

I wonder how many half-finished bobbers are sitting in garages or sheds around the country?

[DGXSER]

Wow, once I sell the GSX600, I would love to get a 77-78 XS750 Standard for me next bike. My first bike ever was an XS750 and I was to young and dumb to work on it. I need redemption for taking it to the bike scrappers and getting a clutch cover for my Honda CB750 for it.

[jjz28]

I paid $600 for my 77 xs7502d and am thinking of maybe selling it. But, I wouldn't take a penny less that $1000 for it and then I would probably wind up keeping it. $180, if I had seen it, I would have drove quite a ways to get it. I really like the triples, they handle really well, I think they do anyway. A lot lighter and more flickable than the 1100.

[Bruceifer]

and I thought !!!

and I thought I was the only 1 ,, I sat last night and watched a ebay auction to the end ,, It was a 1977 xs750 triple , was running a month ago , now running on 2 cylinders and the guy doesn't want to take the time or money to fix it !!!,, He said it was ignition related , and had a clear title , starting bid ,,,180.00 ,,, not till the last 10 minutes did someone bid on this , only 1 bid , if I had a way to go get this bike (16 hour round trip) I would of blasted that 180 right out of the water !!! , If you want to chop it up I geuss that's ok as long as you finish what you started with style ,, I don't know if I feel worse about the guy only getting 180 for it , or the simple fact that he listed it for the 180 ? ,, I wish I would have been able to get it !!!

[Joab]

Springer front end, big bore kit for the motor, although that is mostly due to the cringe worthy amount of metal shavings that I found on the oil filter when I pulled it...hopefully I can salvage the engine.
I will probably slice and dice to add a bit of rack, and my original plan was for a hard tail, but I saw a really great looking mono shock set up I may try to replicate. I have it tore down to the frame right now, but I am not putting it under the knife till I have settled on a final design for it.

[Schming]

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 ?

[Joab]

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.

[jetmechmarty]

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.

[Joab]

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

[Eastcoaster]

ouch

We tried wish I would have seen this sooner

[BA80]

Too late. It's gone under the knife.

[BA80]

Check your PMs Eastcoaster.

[Eastcoaster]

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

[foreda]

Save

I wish it was closer.. I would buy it in a heartbeat!

[BA80]

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.