1975 Yamaha XS650 revving up.....

[lucky51762]

Now this one sounds right!!

[bigredmax123]

this is an absofrekinlutely beautiful piece of awesomeness!

[IRSFRAUDEXPOSED]

i pick up a 76 in less than a week what exhaust is that other wise im choppen off

[SCAREDofSTICKS]

what kind of exhaust is that? sounds awesome!

[NephilimFree]

Sweeeeet. My dad has a 71XS and I had an 81 XS Special. Torquy motors.

[trollocaust]

Nice to see one looking so well restored!

I'm torn between chopping my 1980 special II or or just going for a full stock restoration.

BTW, nice license plate!

 LFOD!

[sagnbaby]

I just bought a 81 650 maxim for 300 and cant wait to get it running!!! good sounding bike!!!!

[civoheavy55]

Very nice bike

[bootrepair26]

Very nice bike. I really like the color scheme, the green is awesome. I have a '79 special with the mag wheels. I would love to have an older model with the spoke wheels like yousr tho, I think they go better with the overall styling. Awesome job on the resto, your bike looks great.

[VIPKINGsStalker]

Oh wow...absolutely beautiful resto, man. Top notch.

[BloddyVam]

beautiful bike

[btracing]

Looks and SOUNDS nice :-) , nicely restored!

[LockHoodlum]

That's how bikes are supposed to sound... When revving up, the dogs should start barking & the neighbor's kids should start to burst out in tears >:)

Love it!

[jaymayisback3]

i like how the sound goes off whenever you zoom in haha. nice bike. you think $800 for a '75 with about 16000 miles? over here in milwaukee these are a dime a dozen and i cant wait to buy mine!

[dfinkie]

Sounds good

[CodyNS07]

Hey i have a '78 xs..just wondering what that whining sound is..because I like it lol..is it an exhaust leak?.

[NateK1977]

No, it's not an exhaust leak....not sure what it is, but it does it every once in awhile when you first start it (only when it's cold). I have asked plenty of mechanics about it and none of them really know for sure. So I say, if it ain't broke, don't fix it..LOL Thanks for the comment....

[pablobasstb]

dude, that is nothing to worry about, that is a little noise made by the stroke chain inside the engine opening and closing the valves, the sound is because the oil is still a bit cold, but when it gets warmer, the the noise is gone. so keep enjoying your machine and keep everything properly oiled!!!

cheers man!!

[cpokay]

@NateK1977

May be the cams - You didn't really show the left side of the engine, so I can't see a bevel drive for cam gears, so maybe cam chains? Oil's all down in the crankcase when you first start it up, top end is cold and oil starved for a minute or two?

[jimmtpicornell]

Try to check the your exhaust manifoild lol i'm not even sure if its cold exhaust manifoiled try to check if its fited correctly.

[Sharriboogaroo]

Such a sweet machine. Truly a classic. I had a 1981 Special II. My Dad had a 1971 model when I was a kid.