1975 277 Rephased Yamaha XS650 Flat Tracker Cold Start

Here's a cold start of my 1975 Yamaha XS650 flat tracker. Motor is a 277 rephased powerplant with a total loss ignition. Any questions feel free to ask in the comments, enjoy.
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[@dawsonangell1884]

GOD I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE 2 STOP DREAMING ABOUT THIS BIKE BRO YOU BOYZ HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD I NEED THIS BIKE I NEED IT

[@jiyushugi1085]

Bitchen! Sounds great. Wish I'd known about rephrasing back when I was racing mine in the mid-seventies. Phil Irving (Vincent designer) was the first to suggest rephrasing as a cure for crank issues and vibrations on British parallel twins. But it took some time for the idea to catch hold. A Triumph 500 owner in the U;K. was, I believe, one of the first to try this, and his bike got a nice writeup in 'Classic Bike'. Shame that it took so long for the Yamaha guys to figure it out, because the splined crank makes it a very simple upgrade compared to the old Brit bikes.

[@klausl.2212]

A piece of Art! Yammie

[@rickrussell4348]

Pure music

[@dawsonangell1884]

THATS FUCKIN PERFECT THIS IS MY DREAM BIKE

[@teamgonzo9289]

Going to build something real close to this. Bigger bore longer stroke. Looking at 830 cc , Rephrase 277 by "Hues Handbuild" Three actually. Street tracker/ always wanted to ride to the track, and race. My son is building a half-faring, (piranha) 'Cafe' " racer. My daughter wants a "Scrambler " she's short, Want to put her, lower to the ground. But part of the pack. And bumble bee yellow racing livery!!! 👍

[@rickrussell4348]

Shave the mag case put ice studs in and slide sideways on the ice. Loved mine

[@NickyCakewalk]

now you've got me thinking 🤔

[@rickrussell4348]

@@NickyCakewalk we used a Yamaha MX 100 magneto ( or a total loss system) to give us room to cut an angle on the mag case this is needed to slid her into the corner or you will tip up on the cases and pick the tires off the ice , these are so much fun on the ice and love the sound of it twisting up down the straight away , have fun :-)

[@NickyCakewalk]

@@rickrussell4348 awesome!

[@williamknutson6163]

Stud those tires and hit the ice....

[@NickyCakewalk]

you've got me thinking 🤔

[@GordysGoodworks]

Not trying to start a comment war, but in your mind, what was your reasoning for the rephase? I've heard people say it hooks up better. I've also heard from more than one of the crazy Australian sidecar MX guys with 1000cc+ XS twins that the reason they rephased them was to stop the lethal vibrations that were causing the cases to fracture.

[@jiyushugi1085]

Less case cracking was certainly a nice side-benefit, but the traction benefits were real, made them hook up like Harleys.

[@freedomrides747]

Stunning , sounds amazing. What's the make of the rear shocks

[@NickyCakewalk]

They are discontinued vintage Works shocks 👊🏼

[@davidsizemore9906]

sounds great. i'm wanting to build one of these for the street. where could i get the tail section and a fuel tank like yours? thanks

[@NickyCakewalk]

this specific tank is from an 80's BSA. check out Goon Glass and Rubber. He makes awesome tracker tanks and tails!

[@bumblebee2989]

Beautiful bike! Starts so easy, sounds so good! I've been having carb issues with my 650 and am considering replacement. If those are not stock, what are they?

[@Crosshatch1212]

Mikuni, 37 ,I think but mikuni,single bore are better than the cv big dffrnce all round .

[@bumblebee2989]

@@Crosshatch1212 mikuni 37, single bore? Umm OK. And why do you say they are better than CV? I don't think you have a clue what you're talking about.

[@huxxx]

are those exhausts custom made? trying to look for a similar pair..

[@NickyCakewalk]

Yes, they were made by Jemco a while back.

[@peteloomis8456]

What swing arm was used on this build ?

[@NickyCakewalk]

stock swinger detabbed

[@johnnuthers8180]

Nice Bike. I also have a 1975 xs65 . Can you tell me the Brand and Model of handle bars on your bike. Thanks

[@NickyCakewalk]

these handlebars are #10 flat track bend with about 1" cut off of both ends. I prefer a taller/narrower bar. There's a few different companies that make them, just look for #10 bend!

[@timryerson6733]

have you raced this yet

[@NickyCakewalk]

only a little bit. this one is mostly a garage queen/backroad cruiser.

[@TheLukeOProject]

What handlebars are on the bike?

[@NickyCakewalk]

#10 bend handlebars

[@omardmg]

2 to 1 carb conversion?

[@NickyCakewalk]

nope it's a dual carb!

[@Marquant]

Is this a 19 inch on the back?

[@NickyCakewalk]

Yep 👊🏼 19” front and rear

[@Marquant]

@@NickyCakewalk Thank you!

[@aidanunhold4541]

I’ve seen this for sale on marketplace

[@NickyCakewalk]

you're right she just sold!

[@aidanunhold4541]

@@NickyCakewalk nice!

[@edquier40]

I like your bike stand, I cannot kick start my XS 750 on my Harbor Freight stand..

[@NickyCakewalk]

I've made that mistake before. The brand is Pitbull, only stand I ever buy now.

[@edquier40]

@@NickyCakewalk Sweet! Thanks for sharing info!

[@edquier40]

​@@NickyCakewalk One other question, is that a Trackmaster framer? So, what stand model is that?

[@Quinn1229]

Do you see the unclean smoke? probably burned your oil 😂