

It has a new battery, newly rebuilt front brake, and some spare parts to go with it.

This particular example should have the older carburetors (desirable) but has been updated with a proper electronic ignition, and even better, a pro engine rebuild (although that was a few years ago). These were sold until the mid-’80s, depending which market you were in (the latest Canadian model I’ve seen is an ’84). Here’s a pretty clean example of a Yamaha XS650 Special II, a bike that is often maligned by owners of “real” XS650 models (the standard-shaped version), but has some cool history to take into account. This month, we’re checking out a cool 1979 Yamaha XS650 Special II for sale in Sundridge, Ontario. Welcome back to the Find of the Month, where we share some of the cool bikes we find on autoTRADER.ca.
