Description
H&H Classics @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
Wednesday 12th July, 2023 | From 9am
1971 Yamaha XS 650
Estimate
£3, 200 - £4, 200
Registration No: WWT807J
Frame No: Sthe details below
Engine No: Sthe details below
CC: 650
MOT: Exempt
Displaying just c. 27, 039 miles
Sought after 'classic Yamaha'
Will require a check over before use
The Yamaha XS650 is a mid-size motorcycle made by Yamaha Motor Company. The standard model was introduced in October 1969, and produced through 1979. The XS650 began with the 1955 Hosk SOHC 500 twin. After about 10 years of producing 500 twin, Hosk engineers designed a 650cc twin. Later the Hosk company was acquired by Showa Corporation, and in 1960 Yamaha had bought Showa with Hosk's early design of 650cc twin. When the Yamaha XS 650 was launched in October 1969, it had one of the most advanced engines in its class of large parallel twin motorcycles.
Finished in Red with Black, the XS650 is reported by the vendor to be in good running order, however it will require a check over before use. It’s a tidy example of an increasingly sought after ‘classic’ Yamaha and displaying just c. 27, 039 miles.
