Fever Dog
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This was My first street bike EVER!! jockey shift wit no front brake and a rear brake that had a mind of its own. I bought this bike in Campabello SC from a group of builders that appeared to be XS junkies and they passed the fever to me. The engine is an ’81. This is the best running XS that I have ever owned, Kicks first time, never left me stranded, and has made trips from Nashville TN to Aiken SC and back many times(800+ round trip).
It has grenade kick, One off goosneck frame which tracks like a rail, fake stretch sporty tank, impaler sissy bar, and real double barrel pegs with the site pin still on the tip. The seat leather is from the top layer of a western horse saddle and still retains the texas makers mark in the tooling. The ignition/electrics box is a project box from radio shack w/ a lawnmower ignition switch and two dollar toggles from AAP.
As I stated above, this is the bike that started it all for me and broke me in to jockey shifting. I have sinced sold it and moved on to other XS’ but every once and a while I see it pop up on the web and it brings back memories. I figured i would give it a permanent home and post it as I remember it….on the best site to represent the culture!!! thanks to everyone who posts….I can’t get enough of XS650chopper.com
Valley House Customs inc.
I think this bike has real potential and has a really rad stance. I would like to have a cleaner seat. The way the leather just drapes over in the front looks unfinished to me, but I’m just another asshole with an opinion. Great job on your first bike and it seems reliable (the most important part: if it looks awesome and goes no where, it’s worthless). Keep it going.
thanks Gig..Yeah I really didn’t know what to do to with that bike except ride it at the time. The guy who bought it changed the seat immediately.
You should have kept it – with another seat & different fender it would look killer
Complete rat!!! Love it to bad you sold it
It made me very happy to hear this bike was still around and you had a great time on it. Took me long enough to find it again. If you know where I can find some updated pics since it left your hand I’d appreciate it. Like to see what it looks like today
Wade,
I sold it to an older couple from Alabama. I know that they sold it not too long after that. I found this video about a year later.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EIQzS7Wqkg
It took me forever to find it again. Looks like the guy swapped up the seat and tank…everything else looks like your work. I think she’s still terrorizing the streets somewhere! I miss that damn bike !!