BLACK WIDOW THE REBIRTH
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Larry AKA blackwidow
Larry- Man I am so excited I finally finished my home remodeling and had time to work on the bike and things went rather smoothly. I was bummed thinking about redoing everything but as I tackled one piece at a time it just flowed. I went with alot of the same things on the bike. I rebuilt the front forkes and I had to polish the fork tubes as they were like blued up from the heat. I shaved the forks where the front brake bolts to and the front fender so I can no longer put that back on.
I went with more of a rounded mirror this time as I didn’t like them other pointy tear drop ones I had. I had to fix one peg on the fwd control and refab a rear liscense plate bracket as those two things slid across the highway along with the handle bars and actually helped save the rest of the bike. The tank is the same the rear fender is the same the electrical tube is the same everything had to be rebody worked and painted of corse.
I had to paint the motor because the black stuff on it did not come off.I was so excited I drove the bike in 25 degree weather and snow on the ground minus the streets they were mostly cleaned.
Here are some pics You can tell it’s redone because before I did not have the engine painted and a few other small things that are changed. I hope ya like it.
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Congrats on getting your ride back on the road!
Nice to see it back to black and not all burnt up. Mine is apart and in the process of finish welds and paint. Back on the road in the spring. Great job Larry
Congrats! Back from the dead now – thats fine.
Man nice bike. I think it looks better than before. That’s also a nice low rider I see back there!
Looks good man nice to see it back on the road.
When I first saw the bike all burned up, I was like
Now I’m like
Thanks for all the compliments guys I’ve been riding it in super cold weather because I”m so happy that it’s done. Now I need to build my other bike up I’m just unsure what I want to do with it
very nice. its the same but different.
Thanks jeff, So I brought the bike to work tonight I had to work a double so I figured I had a couple of loose ends I could mess with and now it should be good to go even better
Nice resurrection, man…!
Hey, are those Avon Gangster tires? What size are you running?
The bike has a very balanced overall look to it.
‘Brett
those red pipes are awesome. they really grab your attention. sometimes misfortunes like you had can be a blessing since you got to go back and perfect the bike. bcuz now that thing looks super clean. you did a kick ass job
Hey Brett they are maxxis classic white walls and unfortanutely they are no longer available and man that sux I really love these tires and so does everyone else.I am running a 100/0/90/19 in the front and a mt/90/16 in the rear
Thanks Jeff thats exactly the reaction I was looking for I mean I had the red on the wheels but it wasn’t enough I needed something else to make it pop
hey larry nice ride saw it on craigs,but it got flaged some lil puss keeps flaggin mine too.anywho good luck and nice to see other fellow colradoins on this site.great work.
Yeah I only put it on there for trade for an older car but I’ll probably just keep it I really like the bike but I’m a big car guy also.. Is that whats happening on craigslist it’s just some punk messing around or what??
I put a car on there for a friend a 56 belair and it keeps getting flagged and it’s throwing me on a drag.
@blackwidow- It’s awesome that you’re able to get your bike back together. This proves that the 650 is a tank.
I ride her harder than ever. Even with this cold weather I’m still out there doing my thing
just curious what are you askin for your bike? or what would it take to buy it. i had mine on craigslist, ebay and couldnt get any luck. mines the one titled jeffs second bike on here. I think the bidding went up to $2600. i just wana see where im at on price. thanks
Holy shit mate, is that white shit snow? How the f#ck do you ride a bike in that? Mate a cloud in the sky makes me colder than a witches tit let alone on a bike!!!!
Good onya for gettin it back together, enjoy the ride but holy shit mate not in the snow thats just soooo wrong!
PS can you give me the rear tyre brand and size number etc.
Cheers and have a good one.
Hey jeff I was talking to this guy who wanted to buy it before the accident and we were talking in the range of 4500 I don’t know if thats high or he would of paid the full 4500 so hope that helps.
HaHA billybobba I got to get out there and ride and can’t let a little breeze slow me down
but the rear tire is a maxxis classic white wall and it’s an mt/90/16
blackwidow….very nice ride, one of the nicest 650′s I’ve seen. I’ve just gotten started on mine, its on a milk crate like you had your on. Was wandering if you could tell me what your rear fender is/off of? Really fits the tire well.
Hey Tim, I asked him the same question and I think he said he got it off ebay.
Yeah I got the rear fender off of ebay
Hey is that just a peanut sportster tank???
I believe so Jim I got it off a guy who used it as mock up on bikes.
I”m going back and fourth about selling this bike and I don’t know if I can let it go
I dont want to bother you man but where did you get the whitewalls?? I just welded my hardtail in. Trying to price out things!! What are the sizes front and rear?? You have great taste man!! Dont let her go!!!!!!
The front white wall is a 100/90/19 it’s a maxxis classic wide white wall but it’s no longer in production so it’s very hard to find one if at all. I bought my first one for 80 bux then when it burned the second one was hard to find and cost me 160.. The rear is a mt/90/16 same brand and that one you might be able to find.Hope that helps and don’t worry about bothering thats what we should be here for is to help each other out.;)
Thanks buddy, you know how is it though some guys suck!!!!! I want the same rear fender too. Just started cleaning the motor, gonna paint it a mix of semi gloss, gloss, and leave some chrome. I hope I can get this together by spring!!!!!!! Need to find a rear fender and lights
I think a downpayment might be made on my bike today so I’m not gonna have nothing to ride I didn’t even get a chance to get my liscense yet
Well I sold the bike on 02/09/10 so it’s back to the drawing board on my 1977. I”m gonna try and put a few twists on this one to set it apart from all.I’ll keep xs650chopper updated but it might be a little while before I get to it.
NICE BIKE DUDE! Are those pipes red ceramic??
No I used that hi temp 1200 degree header paint it worked pretty good. I prepped them for paint then I sprayed them and put them on the bike then you have to run the bike at idle for 15 min then let it cool then run the bike at idle for 20 min then let cool then you ride the bike around for 30 min then let cool and it sort of cooks on
great bike, sorry it’s sold
what kind of paint did you use on the engine?
grtz Tre
Nice Job!!!
Congratulations….
I used oven paint like bbq paint but I wasn’t happy with that I would use regular hi temp engine paint if I were to do it all over again
Awesome bike.
The bike looks better with the motor painted black.