Good looking XS! I've been building a bobber out of my 77. Don't be afraid to own one of these. Pretty reliable and still alot of available parts. Pretty good aftermarket support too!
On this vertical twin enjoy the sound and the type of pull by a 360 degree crank that were made popular on the well remembered vintage British motorcycles twins.
The same for me ! My wild years. I drove once with a passenger 1200 km in one single drive. No problem. I was a student at that time and restored that bike as good as i could and all i can say I love that 447 It is engraved in my heart forever.
Mine was a 1972, 1st year with front disc brakes, it had 42,000 miles on it when I bought it for $200, redid the top end, road it a couple years, then sold it which I never should have sold it .. I want another one …!!
I bought a brand new 1975 Yamaha XS650B. It served me well for twelve years when I sold it for a paltry $500. Not the best handling bike, but in a straight line my pals Honda CB750 found it hard to keep up. Did not leak a drop of oil which the British bikes were infamous for. Also, way cheaper that the Brits. Guess that's why the Japanese put the Brits out of business in the motorbike category.
Great bike, great engine, great sound! I had 2 - 74's & loved them. Bullet-proof engine, esp. as compared to its British counterparts. Replacing the plastic swingarm bushings with bronze bushings was necessary by around 20K miles. '75 was the last year of the F. brake caliper positioned in Front of the fork, which added to the notoriously poor handling of the XS650's. It was properly placed behind the fork in the '76 model, & by '77, the overall handling was somewhat improved. The '77 - '79 Standard XS650's were the best, in my opinion.
I had one , loud as hell, kept back firing and would blow the mufflers off ,not kidding, it had points , I learned a lot on that bike , learned how to ride , kick start bucking back,(ouch) mine was the same color, dang after I sold that bike my ice pretty much was one shitty event after another
I rode one from 1981 to 1985. I usually got about 55 miles per gallon, top speed was 105 mph, but it vibrated a lot less to stay at 60 mph or less. Lots of heat coming up from the engine at stoplights in the summer. Still many parts and know-how for the engine, and they stayed out of junkyards longer because of the aluminum rims.
I have a 1979.. it get pretty wild at 100 mph... Don't I'll ever go that fast again. My K1200gt has been to 140 mph... I like going fast but not on my xs650
Good looking XS! I've been building a bobber out of my 77.
Don't be afraid to own one of these. Pretty reliable and still alot of available parts. Pretty good aftermarket support too!
I just bought a 1983 XS650. I need to clean/rebuild the carbs and I think it will be good to go. I can't wait to ride it this summer.
On this vertical twin enjoy the sound and the type of pull by a 360 degree crank that were made popular on the well remembered vintage British motorcycles twins.
My first motorcycle. Still the only one I ever dream about.
You’ve sold or what?
The same for me ! My wild years. I drove once with a passenger 1200 km in one single drive. No problem. I was a student at that time and restored that bike as good as i could and all i can say I love that 447 It is engraved in my heart forever.
Rode one of those for years, also had a 77. Love the XS
Nice scooter keep smiling. Had a 1972 red & white beauty. Remember the sounds.
Looks just like the bike my buddy had back when we were kids, in the 'burbs of Chicago.
Beautiful bike, cool review 👍
Mine was a 1972, 1st year with front disc brakes, it had 42,000 miles on it when I bought it for $200, redid the top end, road it a couple years, then sold it which I never should have sold it .. I want another one …!!
I bought a brand new 1975 Yamaha XS650B. It served me well for twelve years when I sold it for a paltry $500. Not the best handling bike, but in a straight line my pals Honda CB750 found it hard to keep up. Did not leak a drop of oil which the British bikes were infamous for. Also, way cheaper that the Brits. Guess that's why the Japanese put the Brits out of business in the motorbike category.
Шикарный мотоцикл! 👍
excellent look
Great bike, great seller video. I saw it and i trust you and your bike.
Thank you for those kind words!
Nice bike
Beauty, pure Triumph copy.
Kool!
Great bike, great engine, great sound! I had 2 - 74's & loved them. Bullet-proof engine, esp. as compared to its British counterparts. Replacing the plastic swingarm bushings with bronze bushings was necessary by around 20K miles. '75 was the last year of the F. brake caliper positioned in Front of the fork, which added to the notoriously poor handling of the XS650's. It was properly placed behind the fork in the '76 model, & by '77, the overall handling was somewhat improved. The '77 - '79 Standard XS650's were the best, in my opinion.
Will buy same
I had one , loud as hell, kept back firing and would blow the mufflers off ,not kidding, it had points , I learned a lot on that bike , learned how to ride , kick start bucking back,(ouch) mine was the same color, dang after I sold that bike my ice pretty much was one shitty event after another
How about the fuel efficiency? Never had that bike but I really want tooo.
I rode one from 1981 to 1985. I usually got about 55 miles per gallon, top speed was 105 mph, but it vibrated a lot less to stay at 60 mph or less. Lots of heat coming up from the engine at stoplights in the summer. Still many parts and know-how for the engine, and they stayed out of junkyards longer because of the aluminum rims.
@@jeffruebens8355 that's a good bike! Many people using its engine for a chopper, baddasss engine, but engine getting really hot in a summer tho.
The heat complaints are pretty normal from an air cooled engine. I've been working on a 77.
I have a 1979.. it get pretty wild at 100 mph... Don't I'll ever go that fast again. My K1200gt has been to 140 mph... I like going fast but not on my xs650
Hi is it for sale?
Hello. Is this bike for sale ? If so, where is this bike, and how much are you asking for it ? Thanks, JB, IL.
Look at eBay right now one for sale for 1000 same exact kind
It's an XS650B. I thought they all have double discs as standard. Perhaps that was only in the UK.
Double discs were a European standard.