Metal Head Fabrication XS650 boardtracker

This here’s my wannabe boardtrack style xs650. I got the motor for the bike in in Feb 09 and have worked on it off and on till now.  The donor was a good running 82 that had 13,000 original miles. The frames been hacked up real good. The only stock part of it left is the lower motor mounts and the neck. It should have been made from the ground up, but I was to lazy at the time. The forks are ones I made for another bike that ended up sitting around for a while.  Me and a couple friends have tinkered with it in bits and pieces to get it where it is. Nothin to serious.

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It seems like Japan is in the middle of a chopper renaissance.  There are so many talented Japanese cycle builders cranking out killer rides. Its crazy. I caught up with Yoshio at Double Motor Works in Japan. He was cool enough to take a minute out of his busy schedule to give us a few details on his new xs650.

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Twist into that shape

This is a bike my brother and I built over the past year.  We got a lot of influence from the Japanese biker mags and tall, narrow Tokyo choppers.  The highlights of the bike are of course the paint and all the twisted metal accents, all done by myself and my brother.  The beauty of the paint is that it only cost $10!  Yellow artist ink applied over machine turned bare metal to stain it, then clear laquered over.  The highlights in green are a spray on tinted clear from a can.  Pinstripes by myself.   Nothing too technical but you get it in the sun (pretty rare here in Seattle) and it just dazzles!   Read More

Narrow, nimble, and fast.

1978 xs650, started out as complete bike which in the end i only used the motor and rear wheel. I built the pipes, bars, motormounts, electrical box, fender, shaved the fork lowers and alot of other odds and ends.. Ricky Reyes from the Anchor motorcycle shop built the footpegs and sissy bar. Frame was found off ebay, seller had no idea who built it, however it is a full rigid frame. Read More

Shes also my only transportaion so she sees it all

Her name is Delilah. She was my first ride ever. I picked her up for a few bucks from some old farmer whod only used her around his property, and when she quit running in the 80s, let her rot. First things first got the motor running. Didnt take a lot, and hasnt taken much to keep her going. She only had 11000 miles ha. Read More

DADDYGCYCLES out of NEW YORK

1979 XS650 with TCB hardtail, battery box/oil tankfoward controls. WiseGUY manifolds, ARDCORE SEAT, and of corse you got to add MIKES XS. All of these guys are great and parts are perfect. I did something different on this build and polished up the battery box and oil tank and came up nice. Bike was built low and to go. Read More

Covered in dust for 10 years

This bike has been in my family for over 20 years. My old man got it stock and rode it in the mid nineties then stuck it in a shed when it needed a ring job because he had another bike. When i was 17 we pulled it out after being covered in dust for 10 years and did a rebuild on the motor. That summer i rode it 500 miles threw the Smokies and into North Carolina.

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Form the island of Puerto Rico

This is my first full build. I’m form the island of Puerto Rico and my passion it has been always the motorcycles but as many people I’m a working man with a little budget. This bike started as a 1979 xs650 that i got for $700 running but not charging. Read More

After seeing Lance riding the hell out of his Tokyo thug chop, I got re-inspired to get chopping on my own XS.  I’ve been a fan of Shinya Kimura’s samurai style for many years now, so I just hd to goose neck the frame.   Read More

HI i´m from Finland and i bought this bike couple of years ago, i did have already noticed that xs were build with fine taste in japan and seen that bratstyle bike in dice magazine. I´m big fan for long bikes and lovin the 70´s style build choppers. Read More

I have never really been into bikes until just this past summer I was surfing the net and found xs650choppers.com. That was it I was hooked and had to find a bike, so I got a 1977 XS650. I just thought I would share with everybody what I have come up with so far. Read More

This is my first chopper build. I love the simplicity of the XS 650 twin, and am tired of overpriced shopping cart bling bling TV show bikes. You know what I mean. ( BIG thanks to The Horse mag) Got this one for $700 and an hour later half of it was in the dumpster. Read More

I picked up this 1980 xs650 about a month ago on Craigslist for $170 in portland, Or. This bike was just a rolling frame with a motor and extra parts in the box. I brought it home and the first thing i did was start to tear it down lol it was about 9pm and I just started digging in, off with the exhaust, rear springs exc. Couldnt sleep at all that night I was so excited about cutting it all up. Read More

I digging thru my hard drive and found some pics of my old “cafe” XS. That thing had so many random parts from random bikes it was crazy! I built it back when I used to work at a local motorcycle salvage yard, so I had access to ALOT of stuff to play with. Some of the parts on the parts list are just educated guesses, as the yard I worked at wasn’t very well organized. Read More

Suppose I should mention the forks & yolks are off a Triumph 955 with a Harley wheel & Bandit calliper. The head bearings on the Trumpet are the same size as the Yam but the stem had to be extended by an inch or so. At which point the lock stops were built inside the head stock. John at DRS sorted the spindles, spacers & rear axle plates. Read More

“The Glori-Rat”

So, this is my latest build called “The Glori-Rat” because she’s a Glorified Rat-bike (more than just flat black and basic) that’s just meant to be ridden. I had a great time building her because I did whatever I wanted to based off of what I saw in my head.  Most everything I either hand-made and home-built or scrounged up. It sounds great and rides tight! She just went off with her new owner last night, and I’m sure Ian will treat her right and have a blast!!  Read More