If you have followed BikeBound for long, you know we have big love for the Yamaha XS650. This punchy parallel twin lends itself to tracker and scrambler builds. In fact, our senior correspondent Rick Brown […]
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Yamaha XS650 Street Tracker: “Oval 79”
The Yamaha XS650 is one of our favorite platforms for a custom build. I personally own an ’81 model, and the air-cooled parallel twin makes an especially solid street tracker. Enter Felix and Patrick of […]
Yamaha XS650 Scrambler by Therapy Garage
The Yamaha XS650 is one of our favorite platforms for custom builds. That parallel twin is a beauty, reminiscent of the British twins of yore, and the bike makes a killer tracker or scrambler. So […]
Garage-Built XS650 Brat Tracker: “TruNorth”
It’s hard to beat the Yamaha XS650 for character, durability, and ease of customization. The lines lend themselves readily to all kinds of builds, from choppers to trackers, and what the parallel twin lacks in […]
XS650 Scrambler by Dime City Cycles: “XS744”
Rick Brown, BikeBound’s senior traveling correspondent, recently had the opportunity to spend an enjoyable and educational afternoon with Herm Narciso and the crew at Dime City Cycles in Largo, Florida, including a tour of the […]
XS650 Street Tracker by Michel van Rossen
Today, we’re thrilled to feature a bike we’ve loved for years: Michel van Rossen’s XS650 tracker. The Netherlands has become a hotbed of custom motorcycle culture, and Michel van Rossen, a native of Amsterdam, is […]
Yamaha XS650 Scrambler by Ironwood Motorcycles
We’ve always been big fans of the Yamaha XS650. It’s simple, well-built, has good grunt and sound, and it just lends itself to customization, whether it be bobber, tracker, cafe racer, hard-tail, or scrambler. On […]
Yamaha XS650 Bobber/Tracker by The Fat Guido
Here we have an interesting bobber/tracker/brat hybrid by Instagram user @thefatguido. The spoked wheels, fork brace, flat seat, and slightly knobby tires scream tracker, while the peanut tank and old-school bars, grips, and mirrors […]
Rugged XS650 Tracker Build by Three Pence
This is one rugged, minimalist XS650 build by Wesley Case of Three Pence. Beefy inverted forks, no front brake, Hella off-road headlight, slap seat, cheap rear shocks, dented tank, wiring loom stuffed in fork bag? […]
XS650-Powered Tracker by Red Max Speed Shop
Red Max Speed Shop turns out some of the sexiest street trackers on the planet, and this XS650-engined machine is no exception. The frame is a GNC replica, and the motor has been re-phased […]
