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1978 Yamaha Xs on 2040-motos

US $1200
YearYear:1978 MileageMileage:9
Location:

Grafton, Wisconsin, United States

Grafton, Wisconsin, United States
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Yamaha XS photos

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Yamaha XS tech info

Engine Size (cc)Engine Size (cc):650 WarrantyWarranty:Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty TypeType:Cafe Racer For Sale ByFor Sale By:Private Seller

Yamaha XS description

I have owned this motorcycle for over 30 years.
Looks, runs, handles, and sounds great (was an award winner and was pictured in an old M/C mag.).
Awesome custom engineered front brake set-up with SS lines.
Seat professionally upholstered on a stock seat pan so it "flips" open with the stock key latch.
Commando exhaust
Set-back pegs and controls
Fork brace
4 gallon gas tank
H4 headlight conversion
Hi-perf. oil cooler and filter
Recent oil change (Amzoil)
New glass-mat battery
New tires
Includes: excellent original seat and tank
               all original "take-off" parts
               electronic ignition (never installed)
Bike shows some age, but is very nice for being 38 years old.
Clear title
Serious bidders please.
Sold as-is, no warranty given or implied.
Buyer is responsible for pick-up or transport.
$500 deposit (nonrefundable) required at auction close. (Pay Pal)
Balance paid by certified cashier's check or cash only.

Moto blog

Kevin Ash, one year on

Wed, 08 Jan 2014

I’ve lost dozens of friends in bike racing over the years, and while each death was a shock and incredibly sad, I’ve always had some kind of internal coping mechanism that allowed me to carry on relatively unaffected.  Maybe it’s because I was always extremely passionate and committed when taking part in my dangerous sport so was also prepared to pay the ultimate price should things go wrong.  Rightly or wrongly I’ve taken comfort from the fact that these unfortunate racers have checked out while doing something they love.   I’ve also lost a few journalist friends in bike accidents over the years but for some reason these have hit me harder.  The worst and possibly as it is the most recent is Kevin Ash who was killed last January while on a BMW launch in South Africa.  Starting in 2001, over a period of ten years, I was in Kevin’s company on countless new bike launches in pretty much every corner of the world.  At times he was cocky and occasionally irritating but always entertaining with a wicked sense of humour.  He was many things but no one can deny he was a brilliant journalist and his technical knowledge was second to none.  I always appreciated his complete enthusiasm to all things biking as he would ride through any weather on a daily basis to jobs or airports and seemed to always be tinkering with winter projects (mainly Ducatis) at home.  I also admired how much work he got through as he had columns in more than one weekly publication plus all his launch and web work. He was a competent safe rider who was certainly quick enough to evaluate any new bike thrown his way.  Kevin also drove a Porsche but then none of us are perfect!   I looked to Kevin as a wise Owl so not long after I started working with TWO/ Visordown, I asked him on an R1 launch in Australia he thought the motorcycle industry was currently in a good place.  His reply was, ‘we’ve just been flown here business class, been taken by speed boat to our five star hotel under Sydney Harbour Bridge, Yamaha have wined and dined us and furnished us with expensive gifts each day, what do you think Niall?  How times have changed.  On the subject on air travel he once told me, ‘when travelling business or first class it’s not about the pampering, comfy beds or fine dining, the important part is looking smug as you walk straight past all the people lining up at the cattle class check in! On more than one occasion I had food or drink spurt out when Kevin would deliver unexpected one line funnies at the dinner table.

Jeremy Burgess Out and Silvano Galbusera In as Valentino Rossi’s Crew Chief

Mon, 11 Nov 2013

Valentino Rossi has parted ways with longtime crew chief Jeremey Burgess, ending a partnership that extended across 14 years and three different manufacturers while capturing seven MotoGP and 500cc Grand Prix World Championships. Burgess will be replaced by Louis CK lookalike Silvano Galbusera, a veteran crew chief and mechanic whose most extensive experience comes from World Superbike and Supersport racing. As crew chief and/or technical director, Galbusera has worked with an impressive roster of riders including Troy Corser, Noriyuki Haga, Cal Crutchlow and Ben Spies.

CARB Fines Piaggio, Yamaha, Vance & Hines, Akrapovic for Emissions Violations

Wed, 12 Jun 2013

The California Air Resources Board issued fines to four motorcycle industry companies last week, including OEMs Piaggio and Yamaha. Aftermarket exhaust manufacturers Vance & Hines and Akrapovic America also received hefty fines. Piaggio Group Americas, Inc.