1979 Yamaha XS650 'Street Tracker' Custom
No Reserve

Registration No: NMA 536T
Frame No: 2F0168404
MOT: Exempt

• Superb custom street tracker build completed c.2020
• Painted as a tribute to Yamaha racer Kenny Roberts
• Not used since 2020 and fully deserves to be shown

Produced from 1969 to 1985, the Yamaha XS650 was a very long-lived machine, and it’s not hard to see why. Classic Bike Hub summed it up when it said the XS650 is “what many still consider to be the best all-round Japanese classic there is.” Or, as British importer Tony Hall put it, “They’re just like an old Triumph twin, except you don’t have to push them home!” The 654cc SOHC parallel twin (Yamaha’s first four-stroke) certainly was most obliging, and well-matched with a five-speed transmission and front and rear disc brakes. It was said to be capable of producing 54bhp and reaching 105mph.

Little is known about the history of this 1979 XS650, but it appears to have been imported, having been registered with the DVLA in 2020. It is thought that it was then restored and refashioned in this most attractive street tracker style, borrowing the famous livery of flat-track racer Kenny Roberts, before entering the present ownership in 2021. Although not taxed for the road since 2020, it was MOT’d with no advisories in 2021 and 2023. Now requiring light recommissioning, this unique and well-crafted machine will make a fantastic addition to custom bike shows. It is supplied with the current V5C.

For more information, please contact:
Mike Davis
mike.davis@handh.co.uk
07718 584217