srinath wrote on 05/02/13 at 18:55:57:dustystranger wrote on 05/02/13 at 17:02:02:Yeah yamaha did sell a 650 custom called the special that had all those extra spokes. But the xs650 standard had a typical 36 spoke rear wheel.
Yea makes sense ... I have only had a few of em specials ... I never could figure out what made em so special ...
Cool.
Srinath.
Almost a perfect clone of a 1954 Triumph/BSA joint design prototype that resulted (10 years later) in the unit construction Bonneville. The Yammie was a touch more oil tight, had marginally better electrical parts, and much nicer wheels. A really clean set of 650 Special 60 spoke wheels is worth as much as a complete, but not running, cast wheel standard version...