Can you tell what year this XS is?

[andreashweiss]

I agree sidecovers make it a 1980sg, I will have a correct airbox for the 1980 model. You should set yourself up to accept e-mail from the forum or at least Private message.PM me if interested in it.

[gaffer77]

Brian

That's really good of you ,,sometimes on ebay they may be listed
wrong ,,it's just nice to know the differences

The ones i have all look the same ,,but i know i got 2 Special 79
and 78 uk E

or at least thats what they should be !!!

Was concerned incase of something i needed to be aware of

Thankyou

Gareth

[MacMcMacmac]

We have contact

I e-mailed the guy. He said he has the airbox, as well as engine guards and a luggage rack to go with the bike. You guys were right, it is an 81. He also has an 82 XJ650 for sale, says he got them mixed up when posting. He also says he has a GSX gas tank he'd throw in for free. He was going to put it on, since he said he thought it would look nice on the bike. Personally, I think this bike might look neat with a Fat-Bob, but the chances of finding a free one are probably pretty slim. Sounds like the real deal, so I think he was telling the truth about his pre-storage maintenance.

I made an offer. He is willing to deal. I am waiting to hear back from him to go see it. I work every weekend, so it may take a bit of doing to be able to see it during the day. I'll let you know how it goes. I'll probably bring my digital camera to get some detail shots and bother you all again for opinions!