1979 Yamah Xs650 Cafe Conversion Xs 650 New On Frame Resotration Norton Triumph on 2040-motos
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1979 XS650 XS 650 Special converted to retro café bike. With
less than 10,200 miles this is one of the cleanest XS650 bikes you will find (that has not seen
a full frame off restoration). I bought it with the intention of doing a very
nice show bike bobber but the bike was in such incredible original condition I
could not stand the thought of cutting it up. The original “Special” look was
not my cup of tea so the only logical choice to me was to do a café conversion
(which I had been planning to at some point anyway). This is not a show bike but
it is one of the nicest on frame restorations you will ever see. Nice and unique
enough to capture people’s attention, but not so perfect that you feel guilty
riding it. Great detail work all over the bike makes the bike look like a full
restoration until you take a closer inspection. Very pretty and gets a lot of compliments.
No expense spared getting it right. No shortcuts. I only put
a little over 400 miles on the bike after I bought it (with under 10K miles and
at that point over $1,000 was spent replacing tires, tune-up and little things
here and there from that owner). I then took the bike down/apart and started looking
for anything else that should be replaced. Mostly it was just rubber parts that
got hard. The bike was just in incredible original condition. Clearly always garaged and well maintained The stock motor was running great, but the stock vacuum
carbs were the typical XS650 carbs that would not hold an idle and were poor on
acceleration with a bog mid-range so I bought some brand new Mikuni 34mm VM Round
Slide Carburetors and that took care of that issue. They are smoother and
deliver more consistent power. The exhaust is a two into one and sounds great as
well as performs better than stock. The pipes are used but in great shape. The
stock tank, front and rear fender, seat, brake and tail lights have all been
replaced with new parts to give it the café bike look. The stock wheels have
been painted black lacquer with a clear coat finish on them The brake disks are
in great shape as well as the pads. The new parts are all painted black lacquer
with at least five coats of clear lacquer over them. Here
is what is new: The
tank is from 77’ xs650. This year tank in my opinion is the best start for this
kind of particular look but it’s not enough to leave it stock so It has had the
knee wells hand pounded out to give the traditional café look (very similar
look to the old Triumphs and Norton’s). The tank has been pushed back 1.5” and
lowered .5”. It does not look like the original 77 tank at all. The gold pin striping
is laid out to accentuate the nice curves of the tank and the new knee wells. The
side covers are also from a 77 XS650. Again this tin is a much better choice to
give the look and feel of the old Norton’s and Triumphs. The
Café seat and fender combo are new and have a Cateye Tail/Brake light frenched
into it. They are brand new as well as the license plate holder that I have mounted low and
to the side of the bike; out of the way. The
handlebar is a really simple clubman bar. Nothing to fancy but works well with
the overall look. I
am in Asia from August 13th through the 30th
so if you are interested and serious about the bike please get a hold of me
via the ebay email system. It may take a little while to get back to you because I do not always have an internet connection but I will respond as quickly as possible.
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