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Offline jack82

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YAMAHA XS650----PRE 70 ??
« on: April 03, 2013, 06:02:18 pm »

I have an XS650 motor sitting in the shed. Been looking at the Wasp/Rickman copy frames and would love to build up a bike using one of these frames.I'd probably road register it but it would be great if I could slip in a race meet now and then.

Am I right in thinking I could race this in the pre 70 class??

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Re: YAMAHA XS650----PRE 70 ??
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2013, 06:45:34 pm »
You can race a road framed XS650 in pre68 sidecars I'm told but not in a Wasp frame or similar. We could probably make up a Wasp solo(featherbed copy) if some one is keen enough. We make Wasp copy sidecars to bolt onto road/trail frames from time to time. Mostly onto XTs and DRs.

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Re: YAMAHA XS650----PRE 70 ??
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2013, 06:55:15 pm »
Xs650 engines are you would just have collect the correct cycle parts.
MK 3 metisse?

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Re: YAMAHA XS650----PRE 70 ??
« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2013, 09:21:29 am »
Would/do make a great dirt tracker. And look smart on the road in dirt track guise.

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Re: YAMAHA XS650----PRE 70 ??
« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2013, 09:43:10 am »
MOMS 18.5.3.9 yamaha xs-1 and xs650 engines are eligible
all engines are eligible in all classes you can run a 2.5 litre cases in a xs-1 frame

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Re: YAMAHA XS650----PRE 70 ??
« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2013, 06:35:44 pm »
Xs650 engines are you would just have collect the correct cycle parts.
MK 3 metisse?

Noel

Yes Noel.....MK 3

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Re: YAMAHA XS650----PRE 70 ??
« Reply #6 on: April 04, 2013, 06:42:01 pm »

Thanks everyone. Good news about the later motors......the one I have is a 78.

Should be fun in a straight line......not so sure about the corners... ;D

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Re: YAMAHA XS650----PRE 70 ??
« Reply #7 on: April 04, 2013, 06:51:39 pm »
http://i1343.photobucket.com/albums/o785/dr500/CD6_XS650_dirt1_zpsc9c23ec8.jpg.
I use this in pre 78 sometimes.As you say great in a straight line.

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Re: YAMAHA XS650----PRE 70 ??
« Reply #8 on: April 05, 2013, 05:19:15 pm »

Thanks everyone. Good news about the later motors......the one I have is a 78.

Should be fun in a straight line......not so sure about the corners... ;D
The corners are the most fun on mine :D :D :D :D :D