May 24 2009
77 refurbished
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Write about your XS650.: This started as an already complete hardtailed bobber. This was the Reefkeeper bobber that i just couldnt keep my hands off of. The bike had a 4″stretch which i cut down to stock length. It has a KD175 frontend as i wanted to go with the 21″ front wheel and hub brake. The tank will be black and gold with some lace. Finishing the bike has slowed down a bit but its getting there!
Thanks Harold Dear
faster faster with the progress…..
pretty please.
Love it.
very kool bike.when do you think it’ll be on the road?
Thanks for the compliments! The kids and third shift have slowed me down quite a bit but i hope its on the road here in a couple months.
Hey Guys does anybody know what the tank on this bike is off ??
The tank is a wassel knockoff.
I gotta have that rear fender! I’m in the “collecting parts” stage right now, like hard -tail, forward c’s,velosity S’s, Spoke wheels, F&B. Now I need rear fender, Rear light, batt box, I’d like to make the stock-to-Bobber jump and not miss out on a So. California summer w/ the Bike down for 7or 8 months. Gonna get rid of those ‘81 emmision carbs so can put some adjustable carbs to feed some real pipes. I got a real deal question, HOW does everyone get/have their engines n wheels polished! I’ve been trying the hard way n that can’t be the prefered method. So ! Hows it done? Sand blast? And then Bead blast? Who n where? Every XS is like chrome, yet no one mentiones the incretible polish jobs and how its done. Whats up w/that rear fender, and how do you get the Eng.,wheels, n Alum polished out?
The fender i got off ebay. Just do a search for ribbed fenders and you will find it. There is a seller on there doing the repops and they are pricey but very nice. As far as polishing, as of right now there is no polishing done to that bike. I detailed and preped the engine and sprayed it with high temp silver. All my covers are sprayed that color also but just temporarily. I have extra covers waiting to be polished. Im not very good at it as i dont have the patience so im looking for someone to do them. Oh, and i believe this tank to be a Beck. There is one on ebay right now and if you go to thechopperunderground.com there is a wassel tank with nice paint ready to go for $200.
Here is the fender i bought but there are cheaper used ones on there.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/5-5-POLISHED-Alloy-RIBBED-DUCKBILL-FENDER-bobber-chop_W0QQitemZ330335107018QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotorcycles_Parts_Accessories?hash=item4ce981b7ca&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A1171%7C240%3A1318
One of the cleanest I’ve seen. Bitchin!!!
Hey man can I get more info on your frame? That has the perfect stance
It is a 4″ stretch Kansas Kustom hardtail cut down to stock length.
Could you give me some more info on the tank?
The tank is, from what i can tell, a wassel knockoff. Probably mid/early 70s? Beck.
Hey man anyway I could get your email I would love to pic your brain on a few things if I could.
Sorry mine is scottylook@msn.com
You said you went with a KZ175 front end because you wanted a 21″. Why did the 21″ not work with the stock front end? How much lower is the KZ front end compared to the stock 650 one?
hey man Ive got a few of those mags (xs650) that you are lookin for search slimsfab on chop cult, SLIM
Dude, I gotta ask, how did you get the jug and head so clean. I’ve tried everything that I can think of, but can get mine to clean up. I’m planning on painting them flat black just to cover up the ugly.