gpotony Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 Hi and hello to you all I'm an ex telegram boy (boy messenger) from way back in the early seventies. I used to ride BSA Bantams 175 but my own bikes were a Yamaha rd125 and rd350b which were fantastic bikes back then and still are now according to little old me! The bike I always wanted though was the xs650b but never got to get hold of one then due to females etc etc Now i have one and have been restoring her for the last 2 years to a lovely standard and been taking her out for long rides this year everywhere. Brilliant bike and after the restore rides fantastic. Anybody out there got a similar model to mine? 1976 XS650B UK ROADSTER http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x145/tt...ewshocks003.jpg Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fostersmonster Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 helllllooooooooooooooooo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrhendryx Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 helllllooooooooooooooooo! hi! nice restore. are the handles the stock ones, or aftermarket? i have the stock hi-rise ones on my xs500, and i want to put some lower ones like yours on mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpotony Posted November 13, 2007 Author Share Posted November 13, 2007 hi! nice restore. are the handles the stock ones, or aftermarket? i have the stock hi-rise ones on my xs500, and i want to put some lower ones like yours on mine. Hi JR Yes they are the original bars(solid to keep vibration down to a minimum) They were fitted for the british market and by golly they give a nice comfortable riding position too, I been every where on her this year with not so much as a sore ass after a few hundred miles or so. Tony PS You got a pic of your 500? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpotony Posted November 13, 2007 Author Share Posted November 13, 2007 helllllooooooooooooooooo! Hi how ya doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrhendryx Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Hi JR Yes they are the original bars(solid to keep vibration down to a minimum) They were fitted for the british market and by golly they give a nice comfortable riding position too, I been every where on her this year with not so much as a sore ass after a few hundred miles or so. Tony PS You got a pic of your 500? sure do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator mervin Posted November 13, 2007 Moderator Share Posted November 13, 2007 Tony Good to see another classic bike owner here, a local guy had an XS like that new in the seventies, i love the look of the B series yams Had a 250B myself and knew a couple of blokes with 350B,s would love a 650 but the shed if fulll of coffin tank RD,s my second love merv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpotony Posted November 14, 2007 Author Share Posted November 14, 2007 Tony Good to see another classic bike owner here, a local guy had an XS like that new in the seventies, i love the look of the B series yams Had a 250B myself and knew a couple of blokes with 350B,s would love a 650 but the shed if fulll of coffin tank RD,s my second love merv Hi Merv Had a 350b back in 74, the one with the silver tank, great bike. Was over at the Bristol classic show earlier in the year and there was one excactly the same there, it had been restored to a show winning standard, in fact it was better than brand new. The guy on the stand who had restored her said it was for a customer who had an accident when the bike was just a few months old and just kept it in his garage ever since. (cost of restoration was about 4.5k i think he said!!! Was down your way a couple of months ago at the haynes museum in Yeovilton(well not too far away from Devon) went for a ride on the xs down there and also to the Sammy Miller bike museum in New Milton nr Bournemouth, six hundred odd miles on the old girl with out so much as a missfire! not bad ehh? http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x145/tt...bikeshow015.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator mervin Posted November 14, 2007 Moderator Share Posted November 14, 2007 Missed bristol this year was in holland at the time. was there the year before with my son who did make it there this year Haynes museum easter sunday 2005 thats me with the dark red 400 april 2007 easter saturday video clip line up look at us buggly uggers this pic was in classic motorcycle mechanics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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