"Yes, yet another XS650" some might say ... stock rear wheel is nicely complemented by the 21” one from a Honda dirt bike, with the hand-made rear fender extending way down between the rubber ...

There's something about classic motorcycles that modern bikes just don't have ... 10 Of The Most Reliable Motorcycles Ever Built The Yamaha XS650, which debuted in 1970 as the XS-1, was Yamaha's ...

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The Yamaha XS650 is extremely popular on the bike-modding scene thanks to its bulletproof Japanese reliability and versatile nature. We’ve seen it transformed into anything and everything from ...

What do you get when you pit custom bike shop Motocrew against a 1979 Yammie XS650? A dark horse fit for James Bond’s next action flick – and apparently, this bike shop had quite the tight brief from ...

I’m 5 years old, stretching to reach the handlebars, with my feet barely touching the pegs on my dad’s 1981 Yamaha XS650 Special. My dad always had bikes in the garage when I was growing up ...

The Yamaha XS650, which debuted in 1970 as the XS-1 ... handling bumps and rough trails with ease. Though not a full dirt bike, it could get through obstacles that stopped lighter two-stroke ...