Back From The Dead
I bought this bike after a few hacks had there go at “chopperizing” it… Didn’t go so well… Brought it home and started knocking bondo off the frame. Oh man! These guys loved bondo! Well they needed it to cover up the hideousness they tried to pass off as welds. The stays on the hard [...]
Reincarnation 1977XS
Cold Steel 2nd Phase xs 650 This is the 2nd. Phase of this bike. I was not totally satisfied with the 1st. Has a 3” extended swing arm with 10.5” progressive shocks. The seat rails where lowered 1 ½”. All unnecessary mounts, brackets and factory gusseting was removed and necessary joints were re-welded for strength. The [...]
1980 xs650 “Salt Shaker”
Write about your XS650.: Hey Ted. I wanted to send in some new pics of my project. I put on a Firestone rear and an Avon front. Made the faux oil bag for the elecs and that is where it’s name came from. My wife said it looked like I was making a salt [...]
Hardtail XS650
Picked this up from a local builder. Always wanted a bobber, but never had the time to build. Too many projects going on. Saw this one on the net and had to have it.
How To: Refresh an old speedometer
This is not directly related to an XS650 chop, but I did this for my XS650 chop – which is in it’s very early stages (read: getting the damn thing running). I apologize for some of these pics. I was almost finished with this project before I started taking any pictures. I wish I had [...]
Angi’s xs650
This is a bike I’m currently building for my girlfriend. It started out as a stock ’79, and only ended up keeping the motor. The motor was completely re-built by thomas racing service. It was basicaly built back to stock specs except for the boyer brandsen ignition, and mikuni round slides.
1975 xs650 bobber
200mm 18″ rear, 21″ front. 57 degree rake with a yamaha r1 front end , clip on handlebars. 750 big bore kit from mikes xs. custom machined engine cover with external oil cooler.
Pedal to the metal – kicker mod for low bucks
There are surely variuos ways to put a pedal to your kicker arm.This is how I did – and it works fine. Picture 1: At first you have to cut the “knob” from your kicker arm wich fixes the rubber, Now you can pull the rubber off. There are different diameters of the arm depending [...]
MY BRATTY XS650 IS ALIVE
Well after about 14 of fiddelin with my xs I finally got to go for a ride. I took about an hour of messing with the timing and carbs and such but she fired right up. The boyer ignition is worth its weight in gold. shes a one or two kicker. Now that I know [...]
