I'm fairly new to the forum, this is my first thread. I've always just followed and read through em all - which by the way has helped alot. There are alot of guys with alot of knowledge on here, so I'm hoping that someone can point me in the right direction.
I just recently purchased an '82 Yamaha XJ 650, they guy was asking $1500 for it, I wrote him a cheque for $800. So I started off strong. I've been looking for an XS650 but it seems like the only ones I can find are on ebay, and there usually south of the border (I'm from Lethbridge, AB, Canada) and shipping costs can get very pricey. When I saw this bike I just had to buy it. The girl gave me some shit, but I just told her a bought it for her. Ya right.
So here's a few questions I got for a project on this bike:
Other then the obvious, the engine, what are some other 'big' differences in regards to the XS and XJ 650?
Are the frames of the XS and XJ the same? I know ardcore choppers and a few others will hardtail the frame for a few hundred bucks.
Are all XJ650 electric starts? No kickstarts? What do I need to do to make the XJ a kickstart? Is it worth installing? Is it possible to kickstart that huge 4 cyl?
What can I do to change it from a shaft drive to a chain drive?
Have you or anyone you know, done a project bike on an XJ? If so show me some pics.
It seems easier to do an XS project rather then the XJ but I got it for a good price and the thing runs very well. It only has 27,000 KM on it as well. Which is roughly 17,000 Miles.
Give me some feedback.
Thanks guys.
Here's some pics the bike:
I just recently purchased an '82 Yamaha XJ 650, they guy was asking $1500 for it, I wrote him a cheque for $800. So I started off strong. I've been looking for an XS650 but it seems like the only ones I can find are on ebay, and there usually south of the border (I'm from Lethbridge, AB, Canada) and shipping costs can get very pricey. When I saw this bike I just had to buy it. The girl gave me some shit, but I just told her a bought it for her. Ya right.
So here's a few questions I got for a project on this bike:
Other then the obvious, the engine, what are some other 'big' differences in regards to the XS and XJ 650?
Are the frames of the XS and XJ the same? I know ardcore choppers and a few others will hardtail the frame for a few hundred bucks.
Are all XJ650 electric starts? No kickstarts? What do I need to do to make the XJ a kickstart? Is it worth installing? Is it possible to kickstart that huge 4 cyl?
What can I do to change it from a shaft drive to a chain drive?
Have you or anyone you know, done a project bike on an XJ? If so show me some pics.
It seems easier to do an XS project rather then the XJ but I got it for a good price and the thing runs very well. It only has 27,000 KM on it as well. Which is roughly 17,000 Miles.
Give me some feedback.
Thanks guys.
Here's some pics the bike:
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