wicked vizion
Im just a lucky man
The bike started life as a 1983 yamaha xs650 special. I cut off all of the parts except the front half of the frame. I built a new back half on to the existing frame and then modified the existing neck to fit the 41mm wide glide HD front end. The rear sports a 300mm tire and the front is 21in. The wheels are from a stock bigdog motorcycle thanks to ebay. Read More
MULLIGAN MACHINE: LOWER YOUR XS650 FORKS; LOW BUCK GARAGE TECH
THE PROPER WAY TO LOWER YOUR XS650 FORKS
As of late, I have been trying to gather pics and information to start some low buck garage tech tips. One of the easiest and cheapest mods to do, would have to be lowering the front forks. When lowering my forks a few months ago, I attempted to take a couple pics of the whole process. As I sat down to write this very article, I realized that I do not have what it takes to make a full article from beginning to end. In usual form, I failed miserably at taking the time to stop and snap pics of each step. With my camera in hand, I start to step into the garage to snap some photos of the whole process (again). Right before Read More
Rephased xs650 chopper
A Interview with Hugh on his Rephased xs650
A couple days ago I got in touch with Hugh who has been busy working on a Re-phased xs650 chopper. Hugh was nice enough to talk with me a little bit and give me the scoop on his crazy cool project. Hugh a Industrial Design student at Appalachian State University put a lot of work into this XS project. It is pretty apparent that thought and attention to detail was put into every single component on his machine. Read More
Metalho’s 81 XS Bar Hopper
I had a seriously good time building this bike
Metalho: Started this build in October of 08. Had just an engine to begin with and hired the skills of Joe Wise Guys Choppers to hardtail a frame for me. Ass end has a 4″ stretch, 2″ stretch to the back bone, 36 deg rake, 21″ HD front wheel, stock 18″ xs rear. Read More
project: xsive force
Write about your XS650.: Well here it is my 1978 650 special. I just got this bike from a storage auction,it only has 2,836 all original miles. The engine is pretty clean, other than a broken tappet cover. The oil hasnt even started to discolor, i dont think this bike ever made it to its first oil change, before it was put up. I do plan on hardtailing it. other than that i dont have much of a plan. i will try to keep up to date pics along the way. Read More
xs650 Bratstyle Make-Over!
1980 yamaha xs650 bratstyle chopper…Finally on the road… irishpugs13
Yamaha XS650 Bobber Rat bike
A fun one kick Yamaha comes out of the garage. Great shakedown ride. Can’t wait to build another!
xs650 charging system how-to
Brian Durk sent in this helpful video a couple weeks ago. I was waiting to post it until I had time to put together a wiring schematic I’ve been working on buttt youno, I have been busy.. So here it is. Thanks Brian..
xs650 Chopper - Bobber wiring your charging system. DO NOT waste money buying a “chopper wiring” diagram online and more importantly, use parts you probably have laying around. I’ve done the struggling and managed the frustration for you. Here is my video on how to wire a charging system to your yamaha xs 650 twin motor. It’s very simple and I hope it will come in handy. Read More
XS650 Scrambler
XS650 from Indonesia..
Write about your XS650.: This is my first XS650 project…because before this bike ready for ride,,i just ride little japan classic motorcycle..
this is my classic motorcycles picture: Read More
My XS650 Build, Project: Yama Choppa
I ended up getting a ton of Harley Deuce parts for free from a guy
Write about your XS650.: Here are some pictures of my XS650 chopper that I’m building which I’ve named Project: Yama Choppa. I bought it as a basket case for $300 with the intent of putting together a cheap bobber or chopper. I had originally started to build it as an old school style bobber. I chopped the stock frame and put on a TC Bros hard tail section. I had done a rough mock up of it with a HD style rear fender, Le Pera solo seat and bitch pad, sporty peanut tank and front fender, stock xs front end and wheels. A few months later I ended up getting a ton of Harley Deuce parts for free from a guy off of Craigslist including wheels, seat, oil bag and all kinds of other parts so decided to use the wheels and some of the other parts for my bike. Shortly after that, I got busy with work and didn’t have much time to work on the bike so it sat untouched. Read More
