xs750 or 850 interest?

[IanDMacDonald]

yes, u can swap a 750 in an 850 frame. gotta swap the tci box over. 850's used Hitachi carbs, but u can use the MKII'S instead.

[jjz28]

Rebuilt this 77 XS750 2d with 4,733 on the clock. Rode it for 3 years.
Wishin I'd never sold it.
After the rebuild


Once Finished

This is the exact bike I have, but yours is a LOT nicer. Mine has 16,000 on it but was painted black, used to be the macho maroon. I painted it orange. Was this bike on you tube, the one that the owner polished the slides and everyone commented on how well it ran? Anyway I think the 750 takes is a lot more fun in the curves for me. Well, after I took the really tall buckhorns that was on it off and put on some regular bars.

[Bruceifer]

re:750/850

Hi ya ,, Ok , yesterday for some reason I couldn't get back in , the page wouldn't load ,, so I went to google and it just seems like theres more possible frames than I would have expected , seems like the frame I bought being a 77 is much different than the rest of the frames (78-81) , The primary problems are ( 1 ,, the way the motor mounts are set up on the 77 , and (2 ,, there is no good way ta attach my foot pegs to the frame without buying a bunch of 77 parts !!! , I'm seeing this as a tempary set back. Probly gonna give him back his frame. Funny thing is , is it seems like the 78 frame is also more heavy duty than the 77 ,,, were there frame problems with the 77 models I wounder ? ,, All of this because someone didn't do the title work correctly ,, so sad !!!

1977,and early 1978 frame :
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=1978+....4000244140625


1978 frame like mine :
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=1978+...20001220703125

notice when you compare the 2 the first , look at the front motor mount holes and brackets ,, and back by the swing arm the 2 studs to hold the foot pegs,,
then look at the second 1 and see the difference , I think the motor mount bothers me the most ! ,, Bruce

[IanDMacDonald]

I completely apologize Bruce if I led you astray. I own three 750's, and they are all E's. I know going from the 2D to the E, there were many modifications (TCI, cams, etc.), but did not know frame was changed. Join the triples forum and search your , question.

[Bruceifer]

ISO triples forum

I would like to join a triples forum , or atleast make good contact with someone with knowledge and spare parts is a bonus !!! , what i'm doing is trying to put a 78 guts in a 77 frame , above post shows some of the diffrences that I'm seeing , The 78 runs nice and has no trany issues !!!,
thanks in advance ,, Bruce

[CaptonZap]

I would like to join a triples forum , or atleast make good contact with someone with knowledge and spare parts is a bonus !!! , what i'm doing is trying to put a 78 guts in a 77 frame , above post shows some of the diffrences that I'm seeing , The 78 runs nice and has no trany issues !!!,
thanks in advance ,, Bruce

BING is your friend then. Use it just like Google.

CZ

[IanDMacDonald]

Or post #2

[cpmaynard1980]

I used a 77 tci box on my 80 xs850 so that should also be interchangable.

[fredintoon]

As my son Eric demonstrates, an XS750 also makes a nice lightweight sidecar rig.

[jjz28]

I guess you've infected your son with the sidecar gene too fred.lol That is one wide setup there, never seen one that wide.

[fredintoon]

I guess you've infected your son with the sidecar gene too fred.lol That is one wide setup there, never seen one that wide.

Hi Jeff,
the narrow-gutted body shell makes it look worse than it is.
It's the same 54" track that was the minimum recommended for the California Friendship I.
The Spirit Eagle sidecar moved to my son's XS650 after the XS750 fragged itself last year.

[jjz28]

I see quite a few around here and I like them. There was one for sale for $450 a while back and I started to go look at it but didn't. I asked my wife if she would like to ride better with a sidecar and she said no. So, I guess i'll leave it stock.