May 10 2010

New to me xs650

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This is a 1980 xs650 I recently picked up. I haven’t documented what I’ve done so far but here’s how it looks now.

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I only came across the first xs650 chop I’d ever seen about 3 months ago. I can’t believe what I’ve been missing. It’s not done by any means and I’ll do my best to keep updating.

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Kirk Bassingthwaighte

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6 Comments on this post

  1. Ron said:

    hey man cool bike, long and smooth.. is that a tail you built or g&l mabye? anyway good job…

    May 11th, 2010 at 7:34 pm
  2. chris said:

    nice build! i like seeing the stock tank. i’m curious on how you dropped the forks in the trees??? i have a 79, it doesn’t seem to be possible?? i like the way you dropped them instead of the disassembly and cut method.

    May 12th, 2010 at 12:03 am
  3. kirk bassingthwaighte said:

    If anyone can tell me where this frame came from I would appreciate it. It’s not a hardtailed job, it’s a custom frame. Does anyone know?

    May 12th, 2010 at 4:59 pm
  4. Matt said:

    that almost looks like a harley frame. is it?

    May 18th, 2010 at 10:36 pm
  5. chevy53 said:

    that looks like an xs frame to me. cool lookin bike exept for that square oil tank and chain guard.

    July 1st, 2010 at 3:27 am
  6. norm younger said:

    cool bike. nice and low. i like the frame.

    September 4th, 2011 at 12:18 pm

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