1971 Yamaha XS650 custom built motorcycle chopper / bobber / rat bike

1971 Yamaha XS

Price: US $2,700.00
Item location: Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
Make: Yamaha
Model: XS
SubModel: 650
Year: 1971
Color: Grey
Engine size: 650cc
Vehicle Title: Clear
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Description

This item is being relisted. The winning bidder backed out and the next one was no longer interested. Here is your second chance.

This motorcycle was built to not have to worry about the little things like cleaning and polishing. When you ride this bike the thought of it getting that first scratch or scuff wont even cross your mind. It's low down mean and nasty. This bike is fast. She's also low, o cornering is a blast. This bike is both kick and electric start. Starts like a dream. One or two kicks and she fires off.


The motor and transmission are stock from what I can tell. It ran great when I got it, o I have never ventured into it.Has after market oil filter/cooler. Much better filtration than stock set up, lus you can't beat the added cooling it gets.The front of the frame is stock with an unknown hard tail grafted on.Front end is from a 1981 XS 650 with disk brake.Handlebars are Biltwell Inc. with motorcross grips.Mirror is a truck convex attached to a two stroke piston with unknown hand controllsHeadlight is a Bates style knock off with highbeam switch on top.Tires are Cheng Shin on a 19" front wheel and 16" rear wheel.Pegs and brake pedal are Harley Davidson.Dual Mikuni 34mm carbs with K&N cone air cleaners.Seat is a grey tuck and roll Justified Defiance solo seat on aBiltwell Inc. 4130 seat bracket.Electrics/battery box is a smoke signal grenade ammo can.It houses all of the electronics, he gell battery and thewater proof boatignition switch.Wiring is mostly a stock harness.Exhaust are custom fabricated by cutting up some old Camaro headers and finished by mother nature.Fuel tank is a frisco mounted sportster tank with a lowered petcock, aised gas cap and a site glass. Gas cap is plumbing fittings with custom vent tube. Petcock is a gas shut off for a house HVAC system.Fender is a narrowed trailer fender held up by a widened front fender strut.Paint on tins is grey primer with clear coat, ome fuel spills and dirt.Buyer is responsible for shipping.

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