Yamaha XS650 Starts after 15 years idle.
September 20th, 2011 | Uncategorized | 23 Comments »My new XS650 project.Bought off my good mate Ian Marshall (Bobbers motorcycles, Cardiff) Been standing in Ian’s shop for 15 years. I cleaned the carbs out, put a new battery on it, Fresh petrol and it fired up. Amazing!!!!! Bratstyle here we come….
outstanding Lee looking forward to seeing it…
Cheers Stevie. Call down my house when you get a chance.
what does er,’Bratstyle’ mean?
the in-line twin can make for a clean looking bike. i’ve seen some triumph choppers and they looka dn sound really nice. the xs would do well. whats the firing order of that engine by the way?
the drip looks awesome haha like like it sbeen in a hospital for too long. bobber really turned out well
told you it would start!no smoking either !you look after my yam now and dont forget you promised to keep it at least as long as i did,and the shrunken head heard you !maybe you could start a new “shrunken” style,luv u x
Hi Jasonstred ,Happy new year mate.Bratstyle is a website from Japan specializing in XS650, Triumph, Harley customs. love all the japanese stuff, Check it out.
XS650..Strong motor..Very interested in seeing how this project turns out. Sent you message recently, hope you find time to reply…Cheers.
marvelous mr dog.
ahah love the iv gas bag
i had a XS650 special sit for 3 years with gasss in it drained the tank put gas in and fired after about 15 seconds of cranking. Mine has electric and kick start
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carbs need a good cleaning sounds like the main and high speed jet is pluged.
Ohoho she sounds brutal. Sort of, metallic! It’s wonderful breathing new life into a forgotten motorcycle. Good work!
15 years idle? Why did you leave it running for so long?
mabey he forgot it was on
Unbelievable!
LOL
LMAO
i want a brat bike
IT’S ALIIIIIIVE!!!
Couldn’t do that with a Harley after 15 yrs idle.
bellissima dove ne trovo una?
voglio anche una flebo di benza………
I just got my 1981 Yamaha 650 Special II running after 15 years of sitting…I cleaned the spark plugs, got a new battery, cleaned out the carbs and gave it some new gas, and it started on the second kick. It wouldn’t idle untill it worked all the old gas out of its system, but it ran. Now all i gave to do is buy new tire trubes to replace the old dry rotted ones…