2020. 2. 23. 02:39ㆍ카테고리 없음
Hi fellas,I'm new to the forum and returning to the world of XS650. I had an XS2 when I was in high school 25 years ago. I had to sell it when I went in the Navy. I recently came across another - this one is barn fresh. The odometer is at 11,000 and change and the bike looks new.
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I've got to give the tank some paint to remove the traces of barn living, but otherwise she's pristine.The title has a VIN on it that is different from the numbers on the engine. Is there a serial number somewhere on the frame? I started checking this when I noticed my fork ears are chrome.
The 72's had painted ears, so I suspect either someone has swapped the forks or it isn't a 72. The engine numbers and the numbers on the title are S650-121xxx, which according to the list are 72, but I'm puzzled because the numbers don't match. They are 85 off from each other, so they are close.
I know older Honda's don't always match and they use the frame ID on the titles - is it the same with these XS2's? Where do they hide the number?Thanks for any pointers you can give, and I look forward to posting some photos soon.-Rich. Ludlow, do you have any other pictures of the bike?
Passenger pegs, seat, tank, carbs, front wheel, rear fender, etc? You may have a later year bike with an early motor, or an early bike with a later front end. Or any combination really. The numbers should be on the neck. If not, it might be a bike that someone lost the title for and removed the numbers off the neck, or stolen like someone else said. I'd be damn tempted to scrape some paint away from the neck to see if you can't find any numbers or traces of them being removed. Click to expand.I would tend to agree your bike was built in 1969.
Given that the XS1's serial numbers began with s650-000101, I think it's pretty safe to say you have a very early bike. I acquired an XS1 a couple years ago that was in very poor condition, and wasn't much more than an engine, frame, and front wheel, and that was the lowest I'd seen - it was 0006xx.My recommendation is that you don't do anything to your bike to alter it permanently - assuming it hasn't already been chopped up, of course. Restored, it will be worth quite a bit.