LOW, LOUD, AND BLACK: MOTOCREW’S 1979 XS650 CUSTOM

Post by **weeksy** » Fri Mar 18, 2022 6:39 am

https://www.bikeexif.com/yamaha-1979-xs650

I'm going to keep posting sometimes good and sometimes shit motorbikes

until y'all get with the programme

Post by **Count Steer** » Fri Mar 18, 2022 7:27 am

The seat doesn't look very brown.

Otherwise it's pretty much a very well made full house of horrors.

If there's one thing dafter than two bar end mirrors it's one!

Nice to start the day with a good laugh.

Post by **Trinity765** » Fri Mar 18, 2022 7:30 am

This is complicated. I'm conflicted. From the front it looks ok. I like the minimalism and the plain black. Not so good from the side - why the handbag storage again which makes it look too long and out of proportion along with the big, fat front wheel. It's got better braking than it needs, but stopping is good so I'll let them off that one. Not that ugly bit of plastic at the back of the seat though - is that a lunch box?

DefTrap · Post by **DefTrap** » Fri Mar 18, 2022 7:40 am

I don't hate it.

The XS650 was the poor man's "Brit twin" back in the day. (I wanted one, but then I also wanted a Ural combination ffs). These days it's just the wealthier man's rose tinted spectacles to see past a fairly average air cooled twin from his youth.

Post by **Rockburner** » Fri Mar 18, 2022 7:41 am

Another one that couldn't afford a pipe bender

Post by **Scotsrich** » Fri Mar 18, 2022 8:32 am

Honestly I’d rather have the standard bike.

Le_Fromage_Grande · Post by **Le_Fromage_Grande** » Fri Mar 18, 2022 9:46 am

Honestly, I'd rather not have any bike with an XS650 engine.
Lot's of it annoys me, but I'll reserve a special hatred for the down pipes

darthpunk · Post by **darthpunk** » Fri Mar 18, 2022 10:07 am

I dont hate it, but I agree the pipes need to be bent, the whole "weld a bit" is trying a bit too hard. Especially at the end.

And I guess it's only going to be useful if you don't have to check what's coming on the right hand side?

Le_Fromage_Grande · Post by **Le_Fromage_Grande** » Fri Mar 18, 2022 10:12 am

I do wonder if the people that make these bikes know that you can buy stainless pipe bent to your requirements quite cheaply.

Post by **Taipan** » Fri Mar 18, 2022 10:23 am

Looks like I'm in a class of one, but I quite like it. It does look like its been very well done.

v8-powered · Post by **v8-powered** » Fri Mar 18, 2022 11:05 am

I'm in the 'Like' camp too - would have formed or bent pipes rather than welded though....

Dickyboy · Post by **Dickyboy** » Fri Mar 18, 2022 1:00 pm

Clearly not proud enough of it to pay for a decent photographer

Post by **mangocrazy** » Fri Mar 18, 2022 6:00 pm

I have only two criticisms of that bike.

1. Those fucking welded headers.

2. The rest of the fucking bike.

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