XS 650 Chopper Rei in progress
Greetings from Costa Rica this is my XS 650, 1981 I build, frame, battery box, Chain Tensioner, Electronics / Fake Oil Tank and seat.
The backyard project
Gary D – Started out with a much neglected 79 XS. Took off all the bits that are really needed, stretched the swing arm and mounted a Honda front fender to the swing arm. Left only the controls that make it go down the road on the handle bars. Put all the other electric in [...]
Hater Cycles model Kombat
XS1/2 build Jason – Almost finished with a little XS1/2 build, just a few finishing touches to go. The build started with a seized barn find XS2 and an unfinished XS1 chopped up horribly and unfinished (frame and motor only). Pulled the XS2 engine out for boring and started on the frame and tin. My [...]
Vintage Customs – The Drifter XS
The Drifter XS Jay – I’m very proud of this build. I’ve been building XS650′s for a few years now out of my small shop; Vintage Customs, in central Florida. My first bike was a XS650, “Norma Jean” (posted on xs650chopper a while back) and I’ve been building them primarily ever since (Norma Jean, The [...]
Rockfords building choppers
Cory – well this all starts at a small shop on the west side of Rockford, were many things are built by hand, not only motorcycles but sculptures, heavy equipment even down to hand made jewelry.
More shrek no more
Tables – As promised here is an update of the rebuild of Shrek. To recap – Originally I wanted to build a Bobber but as things panned out I ended up buying a ‘survivor’ chopper, so that is what I worked with. I didn’t want to cut the frame so I had to revise my [...]
