Halco Tuning - Yamaha XS650 Specialist 

Nice to see this again as forgot my dad did it. Good memories and still ride my XS which I've had for 17 years because of him.

I fell in love without Yamaha XS650 Specials in '79.

I'm 68 years old and just sold my big and heavy Sport Touring Bike. This Saturday im looking at my first Yamaha XS 650 cafe racer.. I'm taking a trailer and cash to pick it up. Great Video. THANKS

I used to drive by Halco tuning in. Y truck, and would regularly stop and have a chat, he was a genuinely nice fella, I was 21 then, now 43 and have just bought my first xs650 chopper, I've waited all these years, this film makes me happy and sad, a man very sadly missed, and the 860 he made scared the shit out of me, what a bike,

To bad Tony Hall passed away in 2004. Meanwhile the XS650 booming proved Tony right : the XS is still alive and kicking, more than ever before.

The motors are basically indestructable and they put out a good note as well still got my 78 in the shed one of the easiest bikes to work on

I've got one of these in my shed with the 880 in it . The number plate reads " Halco tuning the XS650 people . I've had it ten years now and intended to flat track it . For sale on ebay soon as we have sold the house and are going into rented so we can do a self build . I have all the original parts plus a spare set of barrels and a brand new wiseco big bore kit . It is a matching numbers custom . Memories of my youth .

Met Tony a few times, a very sad loss. RIP

Beautiful bikes, keep on building them!

It's a great bike and engine, because it's main influence was a german vertical twin called a Horex (Horex had been making vertical twins since 1932, predating triumphs efforts by a year or so) and that's why it doesn't look much like any British vertical twin ever made. The over head cam idea was a German one as it relates to this design.

The good old days!

Back in the Day the XS 650 would torch the XS 750 - 850 all day long. Great mill and quick!

I had one back in 1979 it was a great bike, didn't handle brilliantly but a workhorse. I had Girling rear shocks and a lovely 2 into 1 side winder. The best model was the early 650 Special with wire wheels and the rear light on the mudguard. Shame Yamaha didn't bring a new version out with the new XSR 700 twin engine.

Great stuff, keep making them.

Like #169! Beautiful share! Nice video! 😍😍🌹🌹👍👍

Just picked up a 1980 xs 650 special 1850$ and stoked

Great bike for any occasion...I own 3 of these models all in perfect running state.

i love this sort of shop. the specialist. YAmaha seems to have long running models. the XV535 is another. the xv 535 is simply splendid. do you have a video covering Virago xv535 ?

Had one in HK before, road well every time.

Wow, that's moving! RIP Doctor XS! I remember so well this shop and also the XS club at the time (for me in the mid '90s) I got his big-bore but still all in pieces in the cellar hoping to put it back together after this summer. Does anybody have the contact of Rob his mechanic?

Tony's death was a great loss to the XS-650 community.

funny you think with the retro sales going up yamaha would re-intro it ..but with efi and updated brakes ...would sell easy the sr 400 is just to small for some and no power .. this as a 750 or 850 would fit right in the current market..

Sadly Halco no longer exists, due to Tony Hall's demise, He had a viable business as a specialist for XS650's which had a growing demand due to the availability of american imports into the UK, needing restoration. Someone in the UK must have seen the potential in the continuation of this business? Maybe someone out there can respond and inform where XS650 owners can go for specialist service and parts.

The master at work,my xs650 bobber is the best twin on the planet,the only day it goes is the day i go.

sorry do you know if they are open i m looking for a xs 650

I spy a very shady Rob Haynes in the back ground

are youstill open ?