Father Rich Long and his sons Aaron and Nate Long talk about how they stay connected through their AMA dirt-track racing addiction. AmericanMotorcyclist.com caught up with them at the Ashland County Fairgrounds half-mile, part of the AMA Vintage Grand Championships, held during AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days July 24-26, 2009. … motorcycle dirt track racing flat vintage days ama grand championships xs650 tracker rich aaron nate long
Yamaha’s XS650 is one of the all time favorites to convert into replica flat trackers. This bike, spotted at the local VME club meet was nicely done. Punched out to 750cc and period correct pipes are what set this bike apart.
I just bought this ’79 XS650 from a loving owner who pampered it and rode it on Sunday’s and kept it neatly tucked away in his garage. I painted it flat black, drilled out the pipes, re-jetted it, threw some moto bars on it and am now enjoying adding to it’s 7700 original, adult ridden miles before I take a sawzall to it. Poor little guy had an easy life up until now.