May 20 2010
Brat bike all done and sold
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Joel Mekolites Bratstyle
Well I ended up doing all the bodywork and making her pretty. I sold it a couple weeks later. LOl I ended up buying another xs for $275. I cant wait to get started on her. Here is a video of the details of the bike.
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How much did ya get for her?
$4200
Awesome Bratstyle!
A couple of quick questions.
1. What type of security camera battery did you use. How much did it cost. Cheaper than the motorcycle battery?
2. What was your final seat height?
Said it before, say it again – LOVE THIS BIKE!
Really wish I can get my hands on a cheap one to get something going similar to this!
It was an interstate battery was around $40 i didn’t want a monster car battery showing so I went this route. The xs’s are getting hard to find. Everybody want a boatload for them. alot havent been started for years and some don’t have a title and they still want a ton for them.
Thanks for the info Joel.
I got mine for $200 but hasn’t been registered since 1999. Still trying to get her running. Found on craigslist
Have another one coming for free from a neighbor who wants it out of her garage…hasn’t run in 14 years.
I see about 3-4 runners a week here in MN going for $500-900.
Problem is getting one with a title. In MN it might as well be worthless without a title.
There was one guy selling 3 untitled bikes for $500. Running 650 maxim, running xs750 both without title and a titled non running xs650. I already had mine so I passed.
we are in the same boat here in ohio. I have seen a ton but a lot with no title. They are wanting 1200-2000 for most around here. When I stood over this one the seat pan was at the bottom of my knee
By far one of the nicest most SWEET xs650′s I’ve seen anywhere on the interweb! Dude, you are a freakin artist…period.
Yeah it is silly how much these are going for lately, especially the ones that don’t have titles and don’t run.
Joel, once again, I’d like to say that you did a fantastic job on this bike. So many people slap the “Bratstyle” tag on ANY bike with suspension, and it’s extremely annoying and totally discredits the work put into the name. Your bike does justice to the name Bratstyle here in America. Unlike so many others, you “got” it. So great fuckin’ work, man.
3k for none runner in australia, 5k to 9k for running to rebuilt
Holy fuck on the 5 to 9 k! Nice to see you got a good dollar on her. Had mine for sale and got bullshit offers from kids with no money and wanted a joy ride.
joel – Congratulations on sale. A work of art for sure. It was cool to see you work through different tanks and color schemes until you found “it”. I got rid of my alien tank and am waiting on a sliced down sportster tank because of this bike..
Cool bike did you true the rims yourself??Was it hard??I really like what you did to the tank and I like the bike pedals you have on there
I just laced the wheels I didnt have the patience to true them. LOL
Nice bike .
i friggin LOVE the paint scheme on this bike…..sick ride…..really sick!
man this bike is one of my favorite xs650 choppers great work……..
such a sick bike very inspirational