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Discussion in 'Hangout Lounge' started by DragonRider, Jul 16, 2018.

  1. DragonRider

    DragonRider New Member

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    Joined a while back after I acquired a 1981 XJ650 from a friend. The bike had been sitting in his garage for 20 years and hadn't seen the light of day for that long. After doing some minor dismantling and replacing a few parts, like the throttle cable, air filter, and battery, I rebuilt the carbs, flushed front brake and refurbished it to working condition and it ran like a top. It only has a little over 21,xxx miles on it. Once I made sure it ran I proceeded to do a basic cleanup getting 20 years of dirt and grime it had accumulated. I was left with this little gem. I have decided to keep it for now instead of selling it and really don't know how much it would bring right now. So here are a few pics of it. The only distraction is the tank, the paint has spider webbing in it under the clear coat.
     

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    Toomanybikes Well-Known Member

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    Hey @DragonRider nice bike and all original by the looks of it.
    If you don’t keep it she will bring good $. IMHO a good starting price .. $1700.
    But she’s a keeper, in that condition they are getting very hard to find.
     
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    Totally original, it had a windscreen and sissy bar and luggage rack on it when I got it. Didn't like the screen or the sissy-bar, will likely put the rack back on it.
     
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    Chitwood Well-Known Member

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    If you plan to ride it at all, is recommend getting some new tires. The Bridgestone Spitfires are still available with the solid white lettering...just saying
     
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    Nice bike ...keep it that way please they are getting hard to find in stock condition and chitwood is spot on replace tires, and brake hoses ..safety first.
     
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