New T-shirts are in..
Pre-Shrunk 6.0 oz 100% Cotton T-shirts! The UPS dude dropped of a couple Boxes packed full with new xs650chopper.com T-shirts the other day. There was nothing really “wrong” with our old graphic but I decided to remix it a little bit and try to improve it. I took in some constructive criticism and also looked [...]
1971 Yamaha XS XS650
Extremely rare 1971 Yamaha XS650. On Ebay, “1971 was the first generation of this iconic bike, and it quickly became known in it’s day as “The Triumph without the trouble”. It was made painstakingly similar to the bonneville in aesthetics and overall design, but much more reliable, the lack of which is what ultimately led [...]
sweet trade
This is my 81 xs 650, i traded a basket case for it.this is it as i got it. its pretty cool but theres a few things im gonna change. the seats getting recovered, new narrow apes. and ill prolly powder the hubs and spokes black and switch to a 21 up front.
My Version
Write about your XS650.: Here is my version of what I wanted my xs chopper to look like. I kept the suspension and lowered the seat frame 3 in. 16 in apehangers.
Sprung at last…
Write about your XS650.: I posted early but i thought id send in a few more with the new front end. I built it in about a month. Rides ok, not alot of travel, but it feels right to me.
Angi’s xs650 update
Finally… I got my tins and frame back from paint and powder. The oil tank had some touching up to do, so I thought I would share some pics of what it looks like now.
