Just got a xs750, what should I do with it?

[400bandit]

As the title suggests, I have got a xs750 for pretty much nothing, it runs and only really needs tyres pumping up and the rear brake bleeding.

What do people think I should do to it? bobber? hardtail? One problem with it is that it's shaft drive.

Here's the tank

https://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh258/JoeSnowden/14072008256.jpg

https://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh258/JoeSnowden/14072008254.jpg

I took the carbs off to give them a clean but they pretty damn clean so i didn't strip them further.

But yeah, what should i do with it?

Joe
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Current Bikes 650 Honda Bros, VTR1000 Firestorm // Past Bikes: Sachs Madass 50/110cc - Bandit 400 - FZR750
(+ a XS650 in lots of pieces in my garage and other places...)

[.Chris.]

Leave it standard!
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Chris
1985 Kawasaki Z550F

[Eddie Hitler]

Get it nicely clean / MOT/ Tax and sell it.

[virus]

this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7tVvO9d5Qo





Cheers
John
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own: 81 xs1100g...
owned: 85 rat CG (sold), 91 GS500e (stolen), 84 gsx400f (scrapped), 81 z250 (siezed, siezed, scrapped), 83 cb250rs (sold), 84 gpz750r ratfighter (killed) 84gpz400 (sold), '80 cb650 ratfighter (wrote off) 95gsx6/12f ratfighter (killed) 91 xj900 (sold)
stinkwheel Well I just had my hands up a pigs fanny. Which makes your concerns pale into insignificance.

[Kickstart]

Hi

If it runs without any carbs then sell it back to Yamaha for millions.

Don't think they are worth that much (and they had a few mechanical nasties), but it looks basically sound so could be interesting to put back to good stock condition.

All the best

Keith
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[400bandit]

Oh I completly understand the usefulness of shaft drive, the draw back from it in this case is making the frame a hard tail. I've just found a cool(ish) looking bobber xs750 on youtube which has given me some ideas on how to make the rear sit nice and low. I'm not going to restore it as I wouldn't be happy with it unil it is perfect (and I don't want to spend that much on it)

So far I'm thinking matt black (not a rat bike mind) chopped and lowered rear end, straight bars, forks through yokes a little and then heat wrapped down pipes and exchange the muffler.

What do you think?
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Current Bikes 650 Honda Bros, VTR1000 Firestorm // Past Bikes: Sachs Madass 50/110cc - Bandit 400 - FZR750
(+ a XS650 in lots of pieces in my garage and other places...)

[virus]

sounds good.

Also don't worry about hard tailing a shaftie, no problems as long as you don't hard tail it so low you cause undue stress on the linkages.


Cheers
John
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own: 81 xs1100g...
owned: 85 rat CG (sold), 91 GS500e (stolen), 84 gsx400f (scrapped), 81 z250 (siezed, siezed, scrapped), 83 cb250rs (sold), 84 gpz750r ratfighter (killed) 84gpz400 (sold), '80 cb650 ratfighter (wrote off) 95gsx6/12f ratfighter (killed) 91 xj900 (sold)
stinkwheel Well I just had my hands up a pigs fanny. Which makes your concerns pale into insignificance.

[D O G]