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A Café-Racer 1975 Yamaha XS650 Hits the Market

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— FOR SALE: MODIFIED 1975 YAMAHA XS650

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A meticulously café-racer-converted 1975 Yamaha XS650 has been listed on the auction site Bring a Trailer. Completed in 2005 as a comprehensive custom build, it retains the bones of the celebrated XS650 while being reconstructed with a modern sensibility — a finish that still turns heads years later.

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Motoo Kajimura

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The XS650 is the eternal go-to base for café racers. That air-cooled parallel-twin frame reflects the builder's skill honestly. The fact that a bike finished in 2005 still holds value on the market today is proof the work was genuine. Who built it and how they finished it, put the real thing in front of me and I could stare at it all day.

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