Spotted: Classic Yamaha 650 Special

[Guest tx2sturgis]

Saw this bike at A&M Cycles in Amarillo. They do a lot of my work. Enjoy.

Edited September 7, 2009 by tx2sturgis

[wes0778]

Nice Bike!!!

And the ignition key is not in the heat like mine, but I hope they don't start it, 'cause there is no oil in the sight glass...

[dksmith196958]

good eye ... it doesnt show any oil on the lean but if you stand it up it may...looks like a nice bike has a lott of miles left in it:2cents:

[mm482]

I had a 76 650 and I sure had a lot of fun on it.

 

Earl

[Yammer Dan]

I had a 74 that I "Dusted" a lot of Hardley's with from stoplight to stoplight!! And could head off road when I wanted!! Those were the days!!! First time I strapped crutches to the back of one!!

[cecdoo]

Yep I had one of those, mine was Blue, with a set of shorty pipes, Craig

[eusa1]

nice looking bike, but its gloss black...not (SPOTTED)

I had one of these back in the day

[Guest tx2sturgis]

nice looking bike, but its gloss black...not (SPOTTED)

I had one of these back in the day

 

 

Keep looking...there are some spots on it!

 

[thumper1]

i've owned 4 of those things over the last thirty years and had a great time on every one. except for the cam chain problems that always developed they were fun bikes. ride safe and be cool, thumper1

[BOO]

Yep Yep I had one of those also, 1978 650 special, not "heritage" just a special and the color was a purple sort of. Nice little bike, put several thousand miles on it, bout like riding a Triumph or BSA but fun.

Mine had a chain oiler---actually a seal was leaking on the shaft of the primary sprocket and it would sling oil all over the back of my tee short or whatever I happen to be wearing. Kept the chain oiled though.

Also had a 1100 midnight special but that's for another thread.

BOO

[Guest tx2sturgis]

Nice Bike!!!

And the ignition key is not in the heat like mine, but I hope they don't start it, 'cause there is no oil in the sight glass...

 

Wow...yep good eye, but the bike was leaning pretty far to the left, thats a sloping drive there.

[DragonRider]

One of the best looking bikes Yamaha ever built...........they ought to do a retro, I bet it would be a big seller for beginners and those who had one and wished they hadn't sold it......:doh:

[BOO]

Interesting that this came to the top again. I noticed the local dealer has one also and it's in the color I had. It is for sale, $3,500.00. Think I paid around $500 for mine with some 6,000 miles of course it was a few years ago.

BOO

[Ponch]

Pregnant LilBit in front of my '73 XS650.

 

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