Comments on: NMAXXS’ Yamaha XS650SG http://www.vintagebikeriders.com/2009/07/04/nmaxxs-yamaha-xs650sg/ A community of vintage motorcycle enthusiasts Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:53:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: NMAXXS http://www.vintagebikeriders.com/2009/07/04/nmaxxs-yamaha-xs650sg/comment-page-1/#comment-17 NMAXXS Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:51:52 +0000 http://www.vintagebikeriders.com/?p=145#comment-17 I primarily used my 1977 as a guide, although there were quite a few things unique about the ’80 vs. the ’77. I downloaded all the parts manuals from the Yamaha website (they actually had them for the older models!) and from various enthusiasts sites. I also got a lot of help from an e-mail list (http://micapeak.com/mailman/listinfo/yam650); a great bunch, always willing to help and quite a few with a great deal of knowledge about the bike. I believe that the XS650 was the longest built model (between the years ‘68 and ’83) and they were popular back then. That makes it easier to find used parts. I’ve noticed in the last few years, though, that the model is sought after by a lot more people, making it harder to find parts. MikeXS actually sells quite a range of new parts for the XS650. I primarily used my 1977 as a guide, although there were quite a few things unique about the ’80 vs. the ’77. I downloaded all the parts manuals from the Yamaha website (they actually had them for the older models!) and from various enthusiasts sites. I also got a lot of help from an e-mail list (http://micapeak.com/mailman/listinfo/yam650); a great bunch, always willing to help and quite a few with a great deal of knowledge about the bike.

I believe that the XS650 was the longest built model (between the years ‘68 and ’83) and they were popular back then. That makes it easier to find used parts. I’ve noticed in the last few years, though, that the model is sought after by a lot more people, making it harder to find parts. MikeXS actually sells quite a range of new parts for the XS650.

]]> By: I Love to See This Enthusiasm | Vintage Bike Riders http://www.vintagebikeriders.com/2009/07/04/nmaxxs-yamaha-xs650sg/comment-page-1/#comment-16 I Love to See This Enthusiasm | Vintage Bike Riders Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:29:39 +0000 http://www.vintagebikeriders.com/?p=145#comment-16 [...] did you all see the post from July 4th: NMAXXS’ Yamaha XS650SG?  What I thought was so cool about this was that here’s another person that (at least it [...] [...] did you all see the post from July 4th: NMAXXS’ Yamaha XS650SG?  What I thought was so cool about this was that here’s another person that (at least it [...]

]]> By: BT http://www.vintagebikeriders.com/2009/07/04/nmaxxs-yamaha-xs650sg/comment-page-1/#comment-15 BT Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:18:14 +0000 http://www.vintagebikeriders.com/?p=145#comment-15 First, thank you very much for posting. Second, I'm curious how bad it was to figure out how to put it all together and find the missing parts. I've come across a few similar situations but stayed away in fear that I would discover that too many little hard (or nearly impossible) parts were missing. First, thank you very much for posting. Second, I’m curious how bad it was to figure out how to put it all together and find the missing parts. I’ve come across a few similar situations but stayed away in fear that I would discover that too many little hard (or nearly impossible) parts were missing.

]]>