She will rock 19'' wheels front and back, a girder front end, and be lean and low. We started with the frame we built last winter and have a solid engine and tranny to start with, it came off a nicely running bike with low miles and should just need a freshen up. In 1968 only the Laverda 750S, also launched that year, matched the XS 650's modernity of unit construction and SOHC valve operation. Yamaha XS650 The bike is currently in pieces because I was working on it. Hi, Im currently putting together my 1972 cb250 (just trying to get a bike on the road), and have been thinking about Norton featherbed motorbikes and the like (Norley, Noriel and Tribsa come to mind), with a view to making something of that ilk for a big bike when I get my category A test (trying to sort my A1 currently).
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The XS650's engine was used in AMA Professional Dirt Track Racing by national champion Kenny Roberts. Going for some sort of cross between boardtrack racer and bobber, with a touch of salt flat. She will rock 19 wheels front and back, a girder front end, and be lean and low. The standard model was introduced in 1968 and produced through 1979. The engine and gearbox are unit construction with the crankcase split horizontally for ease of assembly whereas almost all contemporaries in its class in 1968 are either unit construction with a vertically split crankcase or pre-unit construction with separate engine and gearbox. 1982 YAMAHA XS650- Project The Yamaha XS650 is a mid-size motorcycle made by Yamaha Motor Company. When the Yamaha XS 650 was launched in 1968 it had one of the most advanced engines in its class of large parallel twin motorcycles. Girder front ends get their name from the classic structural shape of the Girder.
They were easy to manufacture and could be constructed in a very wide variety of shapes and sizes. The girder front end is one of the earliest types of both bicycle and motorcycle front suspension. Later the Hosk company was acquired by Showa Corporation, and in 1960 Yamaha had bought Showa with Hosk's early design of 650 cc twin. Hardtail Sportster with Girder front end. After about 10 years of producing 500 twin, Hosk engineers designed a 650 cc twin. Springer - In Line Style Front End for all custom bobber and chopper style motorcycles Regular price From 869.99 USD Regular price Sale price From 869. The XS650 began with the 1955 Hosk SOHC 500 twin. The "Special" cruiser model was introduced in 1978 and produced through 1985. The Yamaha XS650 is a mid-size motorcycle made by Yamaha Motor Company.