Pato’s XS650

GENERAL:
Year and Make: 1979 Yamaha
Model: XS650
Fabrication: Mostly me.
Hardtail by: Slice’n’Dice Kustoms
Assembly By: Me
Time: About 18 months
FRAME:
Year: Front half is the original 1979 model XS
Fab: Frame cut down to fit the hardtail section
ENGINE:
Year: 1979 – Model: XS650
Rebuilder: Greg Gaskin of Ride! Motorcycles,
Tamworth.
Ignition: Original points ignition
Displacement: Re-bored to third oversize so
it’s probably about 670CC
Carb: Mikuni VM-34 round slides
Air Cleaner: Cheap shit pods
Pipes: 2 inch car exhaust pipe bent up by The
Muffler Man, Tamworth
FORKS:
Type: Original unmodified XS forks
WHEELS:
Front: Original XS mag
Rear: Original XS mag
Brakes: Original XS
PAINTING:
Painter: Me.
Colour: 2K Black
ACCESSORIES:
Bars: Keystone 7/8” bars from Biltwell Inc.
Risers: Original XS
Front Fender: Nil,
Rear Fender: Is a trailer fender
Headlight: Bates style
Taillight: Sparto
Speedo: Some generic mini 2.5” speedo I
found on EBay
Front Pegs: Made from modified second
hand highway pegs
Rear Pegs: Are you kidding me?
Electrics: Custom. I threw away the XS harness
and rewired everything from scratch
Gas Tank: Sportster
Seat: Sprung saddle