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Friday, October 28, 2011
Project Purple Rain
I went for a bike ride and found this gem at a local yard sale. All I could think of when I saw it was Purple Rain, Puuuurple Raaaaiiiiiiiin! So with all its gayness I decided the price was right so I picked it up. It is a 1979 Yamaha XS650 Special. Back in the day when this bike was new I never gave these little machines a second look. All I wanted to do was go fast and if it did not have a 3 cylinder 2-stroke or an inline 4 cylinder UJM I was not interested. I have been noticing a few of the XS's Modified and I am impressed with the results. The plan for right now is to get it running and mechanicly sound to make sure we have a solid foundation to chop from. I will leave it a swing arm bike as Western NY roads are pothole riddled and the only way to ride fast is with a suspension. I plan on doing the entire build myself just like when I was younger and a lot more broke and had no choice in the matter. We will see where this takes us Stay tuned.
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You soooo need to find that fairing, or a pair of 6 bends at the minimum.
and Apollonia on the back...
Prince rolled a Honda 400A AKA Hondamatic.
"Prince rolled a Honda 400A AKA Hondamatic."
Yea I know but that is all I that ran through my head when I saw it plus XS650 Special does not have the same ring as Purple Rain!!
The sad thing is that a Purple Rain clone is on my list of bikes to build if I find good donor on the cheap.
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