XS650B
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Hi Terry It has 13k original miles, it had
not been started or used for 10 years, I drained
the oil and changed all the filters, fuelled her
up and it started first kick or first button push. I spent about 6 months looking for
an upsweep exhaust system, I have always liked the
high pipe look, the fact is back when I was around
22 I made a set of my own pipes. When I found Jon Eastern at Jemco,
his type of pipe design and style suited me, the
pipes John makes have the pipes on the right hand
side so when the bike is on the side stand there
are there to show off. Of course the original
racers had them on the other side to suit the
tracks they were racing on. I bought the upsweep pipes off Jon
in June of 2013 and had them posted to a friend of
mine in Montana, they had to be made and arrive
before August because that coordinated with me
going over to the Bonneville Salt Flats speed
week, which I have been going to for 7 years (That
is another story) anyway I packed the upsweep
pipes into my suitcase along with a heap of other
parts for my Plymouth and Dodges and brought them
home. I think I was home 2 days and I
had the pipes on the bike unpainted, the first
photo is that first day and then I decided to
paint them black for maintenance reasons. I have had some great rides on my
XS650 and it certainly turns heads, not only
because it sounds great, but it also at bit
different, not a bad look and sound for $480.00 Oz
dollars at the time. Cheers Mate ~ Mike
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