This was definately worth a mention.  Another one of our visitors has a beautiful Yamaha XS650 – this one a 1977 speciman. 

Gymi writes, “I’ve been kicking around the idea for a few years now. Building a XS650 street tracker, basically because it cost thousands less than doing a Sporty street tracker. I am also very fond of bobbers, and I’m kinda stuck between wanting to build a bobber and wanting to do a street tracker.”  You can read more about it on his site: http://vintagedirtbikes.blogspot.com/2009/07/1977-yamaha-xs-650.html

Gymi – Thanks for visiting and commenting.

The other day on the way home from work, I saw a guy with a Honda Super Magna that was also filling up at the gas station (the picture here is NOT his, it’s just one that I found online).  This is the first time I have actually seen one of these in person.

What a gorgeous bike!  I think this may be what I need to get next.  Since they were only made for two years, they’re somewhat rare.

Unlike those certain people that ride a certain brand and are too busy striking a pose and too cool to speak to you unless you have the same brand, this guy, like most vintage bike owners, welcomed me coming over to talk to him about his bike.  It was pure stock and looked brand new.

Anyway, yeah – I eould have to say the Super Magna is definately one of the most beautiful bikes ever made and with any luck, I’ll announce the acquisition of one sometime next year.

I think this may need to be next year’s project.  This picture is from a guy selling it on Craigslist.  I think these are awesome bikes and I love 2 strokes.

I probably would have considered getting some cash together and buying this, but there’s some sort of silly battle on Craigslist between the guy selling this and the former owner.  It’s one of those situations where being able to get a title for it is questionable.  From what I understand, a company called Broadway Title (www.broadwaytitle.com) is able to get titles for bikes that are missing them.  It’s a couple hundred bucks, but probably worth it if you’re not looking to fix up the bike to turn a profit.