May 31, 2013 · I bought an 83' xs650 from a fellow in Coquitlam, B.C. It had the tank removed, drag bars, and hadn't run in 5 years but was stored well in a dry garage. Picked it up for …

Sep 22, 2024 · 1981 XS650 Café Racer Project: I’m hoping this post will help someone with their project. During the build I ran into several problems that should have been easy to solve but …

Dec 19, 2014 · I picked up this nice, low mileage xs650 special a little while ago to build into a modern style cafe racer. I have hundreds of ideas, but the main plan is: inverted forks, wide …

Oct 25, 2010 · I'm currently re-building a 79 xs650 in the cafe racer style. I have built two cafe's before a few years back using a 78 RD125 and a 76 RD200DX, so I have a small amount of …

May 5, 2013 · But since moving to the new shop and the lack of XS650 donor bikes around here... I've fallen into building a couple of SR500's and other stuff... Long story short.. This lead me to …

Feb 22, 2023 · It's a 1982 Yamaha XS650 Heritage Special. I bought it from my Father in law for $500 a few years back with 13000 miles as my first bike. I moved after buying my first house …

Jun 4, 2022 · Well, here she is. 1981 Cafe/Tracker thing. Been off the road for at least 8 years. Fully rebuilt the carbs, including new diaphragms.

Oct 8, 2013 · As a rough idea to the build, my aim is to build an XS650 Cafe Racer, sympathetic to the original XS, however with a modern twist - USD's, electronic dash, ignition, alluminium …

Mar 9, 2023 · I'm cafe-ing it (I understand this will generate abuse from purists, however I really just wanted to get seriously stuck into something that'd require a good bit of work). I strugggle …

Jan 13, 2017 · Hi All: Well, it is time to begin my first build thread. My goal is to convert an '81 XS650 Special into a nice practical cafe bike. The parameters are: - create a bike that is as …