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Post by orforester on May 27, 2006 18:31:31 GMT -5
If you are just about to get it finally the right street tracker look and along comes another 650 pic that drives you to built it into bobber, and your wife just doesn't get it!
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Post by billxs650se on May 31, 2006 7:54:07 GMT -5
You know you ride a XS650 because, no matter where you go someone tells you they used to have one. Greg My neighbor's friend and him went out riding this weekend and sure enough the friend stopped over to check out my '78 XS650SE and mentioned HIS first was a 80-something 650 Special II. I just about cracked up. |
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Post by Diesel on May 31, 2006 21:28:32 GMT -5
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Post by chopperbbad on Jun 1, 2006 19:55:38 GMT -5
All the girls/ladies you take for a ride have wobbly legs and a big smile at the first rest stop.  All your buddies you take for a ride run for the washroom at the first rest stop.  People duck and roll when your downshifting in the rough parts of town.  You win bets at the local bar when you prove your bike really can go in reverse.  (with or without even sitting on it) Your bros think you have big bucks coz they think you have a different bike every spring.  The Bling Bling hanging around your neck on the gold chain is actually a new points plate.  Your horn won't work when the brake light is on or signal lights are blinking. Dam I'm just having to much fun with this tread. Rick |
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Post by gregleroy on Jun 4, 2006 8:12:28 GMT -5
When on the freeway, or anywhere you "putt" at 55mph or above, you don't even bother trying to discern the blurred colors in your rear view mirror but automatically do a quick head whip before changing lanes...
This story fits in with this thread.
I was once visiting a bud who was trying to convince me to buy one of his pre-unit Triumphs. "No way," I guffawed, as I got ready to jump start my 81 XS to life. "Those things have the most unreliable electronics on the planet". You guessed it. My yamy did not even grunt as I kicked. About three weeks later, after my friend drove it home in his pickup, I finally was able to find a ground short...
greg
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Post by billxs650se on Jun 4, 2006 9:51:06 GMT -5
...you take a '78 XS650SE that has been sitting for 12 years, perform all the recommended maintenance to get it prepped to run and convince yourself that it won't even start and when you try the electric starter just for giggles, it turns right over surprising you, your wife, and your neighbor from across the street.
Ok, maybe I should've said if you ride a possessed 650...
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vtbiker
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83 xs650, 81xs650 streetracker, 83 honda vt500ft ascot,92 suzuki vs1400,82 honda xl500r, 77 kawasaki
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Post by vtbiker on Jun 8, 2006 22:07:36 GMT -5
.......... you have several other bikes but find yourself always going back to riding your XS....cuz it's so damn much fun!!
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Post by bidule3859 on Jun 10, 2006 22:21:27 GMT -5
...you spend more time on the Web looking for parts and tricks than talking with your parents, brothers, sisters and friends all together!
...you are convinced mirrors are great looking parts, that's all.
...you never felt so strongly what incompetent really means!
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Post by crashinturtle on Jun 13, 2006 12:59:18 GMT -5
Re: You know you rida an XS650 if...you have at least 2 replacement rear brake light bulbs on hand at all times!
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Post by shifty on Jun 13, 2006 14:51:52 GMT -5
... the reflection you see in rear view mirror is just a blurrrrrrrrr
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seleena
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1984 XS 650 Heritage Special
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Post by seleena on Jun 29, 2006 9:13:29 GMT -5
........you get off your bike after a 2 hour ride and promptly drop your bottle of water because you lost all feeling in your fingers from the vibration and your other hand is cramped from using the clutch.
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Post by kzjim on Jun 30, 2006 17:34:12 GMT -5
.. you pull up to the gas pump after a long ride and you could have sworn you put at least one foot on the ground.. but fall over anyway because your numb from the waist down.. and you have another burn from the exaust on your calf.
true story.. top of the 'grapevine' in ca...
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Post by chemist on Jul 2, 2006 20:07:00 GMT -5
You feel like you've been married for 30 years. I just got a 650 this spring, rode it for two weeks, and now the charging system won't work so I haven't ridden for three weeks |
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Post by billxs650se on Jul 7, 2006 15:27:16 GMT -5
Oh man...don't talk to me about muffler burns...
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Post by logan944t on Jul 7, 2006 22:55:36 GMT -5
You check e-bay on a daily basis ... just in case there's a part you MIGHT need in a few months
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