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  • STEPPENWOLF
    XS-XJ Super Guru
    • Jan 2007
    • 4188
    • CINCINNATI OH

    #1

    Xs 650

    My old '70 XS650...
    '80 XS1100 SG
    Don't let the good times pass you by..grab all you can
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_Z4cjUlIo4
  • jetmechmarty
    Master of XSology
    • Nov 2003
    • 7761
    • Coldwater, Mississippi

    #2
    The XS-1 is a lot of money today.



    Last edited by jetmechmarty; 08-18-2012, 09:12 PM.
    Marty (in Mississippi)
    XS1100SG
    XS650SK
    XS650SH
    XS650G
    XS6502F
    XS650E

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    • jetmechmarty
      Master of XSology
      • Nov 2003
      • 7761
      • Coldwater, Mississippi

      #3


      Marty (in Mississippi)
      XS1100SG
      XS650SK
      XS650SH
      XS650G
      XS6502F
      XS650E

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      • madmax-im
        Master of XSology
        • Sep 2007
        • 6751
        • Southern Comfort...Wendell NC

        #4
        Good Lord those are stunning Marty An early 70s' XS650 was the street bike I learned to ride on...although it looked nothing like these fine examples here. Still rings back some cool memories
        1980 XS650G Special-Two
        1993 Honda ST1100

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        • jwhughes3
          XS-XJ Guru
          • Sep 2009
          • 2793
          • Home of the Alamo

          #5
          Nice to see the progression through the years with those three bikes. Subtle changes from year to year.

          Beautiful.

          Thanks for sharing.

          John
          John is in an anonymous city with an Alamo (N29.519227,W-98.678980)

          Go ahead, click on the bikes - you know you want to...the electrons are ready.
          '81 XS1100H - "Enterprise"
          Bob Jones Custom Navy bike: Tkat brace, EBC floating rotors & SS lines, ROX pivot risers, Geezer rectifier, new 3H3 engine

          "Not all treasure is silver and gold"

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          • jetmechmarty
            Master of XSology
            • Nov 2003
            • 7761
            • Coldwater, Mississippi

            #6
            Originally posted by jwhughes3
            Nice to see the progression through the years with those three bikes. Subtle changes from year to year.

            Beautiful.

            Thanks for sharing.

            John





            73-74-75
            Marty (in Mississippi)
            XS1100SG
            XS650SK
            XS650SH
            XS650G
            XS6502F
            XS650E

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            • Rickrod3
              XSive Maximus
              • Jun 2009
              • 721
              • Oakland, New Jersey

              #7
              Makes me think of my R5C350 and My RD400F every time I see one going for 4k I want to kick myself.

              That 70 XS650 is one cool bike!

              Rick
              XS1100F TKAT fork brace Stock suspension. Vetter Fairing. Pingel Petcocks. Geezer voltage regulator
              http://s910.photobucket.com/albums/a...t=DSCF3026.jpg
              650SF
              http://s910.photobucket.com/albums/a...t=DSCF2647.jpg
              XS1100SG Project bike
              http://s910.photobucket.com/albums/a...t=DSCF3034.jpg

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              • mharrington
                XStremely XSive
                • Sep 2009
                • 407
                • Holland MI

                #8
                I was already stoked about my project and then i see this topic. Not meant as a hijack- just excited about the 650 Ive been working on. Its almost done!



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                • STEPPENWOLF
                  XS-XJ Super Guru
                  • Jan 2007
                  • 4188
                  • CINCINNATI OH

                  #9
                  Very nice MH.
                  '80 XS1100 SG
                  Don't let the good times pass you by..grab all you can
                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_Z4cjUlIo4

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                  • mharrington
                    XStremely XSive
                    • Sep 2009
                    • 407
                    • Holland MI

                    #10
                    Originally posted by STEPPENWOLF
                    Very nice MH.
                    Thank you sir!

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                    • STEPPENWOLF
                      XS-XJ Super Guru
                      • Jan 2007
                      • 4188
                      • CINCINNATI OH

                      #11
                      Originally posted by mharrington
                      Thank you sir!
                      After I rode mine back from Texas in '73 I broke the small end of a rod and it went thru the jugs so I found new cyls from a '72,had them bored to a 750,put a Weber +10 degree cam,polished the ports and re geared to a 39 rear,think front was stock,not much of a road bike after that but it was one heck of a city bike.The front wheel shook worse than an old AMF Harley..pretty cool back then
                      That bike I think is why I stayed with Yamaha instead of Honda...just liked the overall quality of their machines.
                      '80 XS1100 SG
                      Don't let the good times pass you by..grab all you can
                      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_Z4cjUlIo4

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                      • jetmechmarty
                        Master of XSology
                        • Nov 2003
                        • 7761
                        • Coldwater, Mississippi

                        #12
                        Xs650sf

                        I went to the XS650 Society rally this weekend.




                        Photo quality is terrible, but the bike is very nice.
                        Marty (in Mississippi)
                        XS1100SG
                        XS650SK
                        XS650SH
                        XS650G
                        XS6502F
                        XS650E

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                        • Special Ed
                          XStremely XSive "Mad Monk"
                          • May 2004
                          • 808
                          • Monterey CA

                          #13
                          Thanks for the pics

                          I was kinda looking for a XS650 after my Skoot melted down: then I found an other XS11 on Craigslist, 15 miles away for 600 bucks! I guess I'm just meant to have an XS11, but the XS650 sure is attractive for a bantam weight senior looking for a city bike. Thanks again for the photo's!
                          Special Ed
                          Old bikers never die, they're just out of sight!

                          My recently re-built, hopped up '79 Special caught fire and burned everything from the top of the engine up: gas tank, wiring, seat, & melted my windshield all over the front of the bike. Just bought a 1980 Special that has been non oped for 9 years. My Skoot will rise from the ashes and be re named "The Phoenix!"
                          I've been riding since 1959.

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